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Student Employment Office

Phone: (E) 956-665-2451


Phone: (B) 956-882-8205


Email: studentemployment@utrgv.edu

The options in which a student can apply for student employment

  • Work-Study (WS, awarded through the Financial Aid Office)
  • Direct Wage (DW non-work-study)
  • Student Experience Internship Program (SEI, awarded by the Career Center)

Students must be enrolled at UTRGV in order to apply and be eligible for student employment on campus.

  • US citizens or residents must be enrolled at UTRGV (some positions may require more credit hours than others).
  • International students must be enrolled as required by the respective guidance from International Admissions and Services
  • Undergraduate student employees may work up to 19 hours per week.

Work-study is a financial aid-based program (Federal, State, or Institutional) that assists students seeking part-time student employment and is designed to assist US citizens or resident students in financing their post-secondary education. Eligibility for financial aid is determined by a number of factors. To learn more about Financial Aid -Work Study eligibility requirements, visit the Financial Aid webpage. Contact information for UCentral is (956) 882-4026 or e-mail ucentral@utrgv.edu.

Direct wage employment offers the student the opportunity to work on campus when the student is not eligible for a work-study award. Any undergraduate and graduate student enrolled in at least 6 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters at UTRGV and meeting SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress), qualifies to work as a direct wage employee.

International students are permitted to work on campus, under the Direct Wage (non-work-study) option. A minimum enrollment of 12 credit hours per semester may be required. To learn more about additional requirements, visit International Admissions and Student Services webpage. Contact information is (956) 882-7092 or email international@utrgv.edu

Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant and Graduate Assistant are three types of assistantships offered to graduate students. Assistantships give graduate students the opportunity to work on campus up to 20-hour per week and are based on college/institutional demands and funds. To apply for assistantships, visit the Graduate College webpage.

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