On Campus Employment
As an international student in f-1 or J-1 status, you are eligible to work on a part-time basis at Monterey Institute if you are currently attending the Institute and maintaining your student status.
- New international students who are in "initial status" cannot begin work until the beginning of the semester in which you begin your studies. This is an institutional policy.
- You can participate in on-campus work throughout your studies as long as you are maintaining your student status.
- You are limited to 20 hours per week during the academic session.
- You can work full-time (20 hours or more) during official school breaks (i.e., summer vacation and winter and spring break).
- You cannot engage in on-campus employment when you complete your program, although it is possible to work in your field of study at Monterey Institute when you have completed your program, but you must specific approval.
- You can continue to work on-campus between programs if you are changing levels at the Institute, i.e., if you are moving from a language training program to a degree program or from undergraduate level to graduate level.
- A student can only engage in on-campus work at the school who issued his/her Form I-20. If you are enrolled in more than one school, this means you can only work in the campus which issued your current Form I-20.
