Determine the type of employee you are hiring based on the following criteria.
For more information about types of positions at the university, visit Position Definitions (Policy 7000).
Adjunct Faculty
- Are part-time, non-benefit eligible, temporary faculty positions paid on a per-credit basis.
- Can work no more than 11 credits per semester.
- Don’t have a PCN.
- Are hired with either the Letter of Appointment (LOA) spreadsheet
OR are hired directly in Bronco Hub.
Visit the Adjunct Hiring Checklist for steps to hire an adjunct.
Graduate Assistants
- Assistantships are offered by the departments/units on campus and overseen by the Graduate College.
- Full-time positions are 20 hours per week. Part-time positions are 10 hours per week.
- Don’t have a PCN.
- Are hired in Bronco Hub.
Visit the Procedures for Hiring a Graduate Assistant for steps to hire a GA.
Student, Intern and Work-Study Employees
- Are enrolled in six credits a semester for undergraduate.
- Enrolled in five credits a semester for graduates.
- Can work no more than 29 hours per week. Work-study funded employees can work no more than 20 hours per week. International students can work no more than 20 hours per week when school is in session. For more information about work-study limits visit the Work-Study Resource Guide.
- Interns need sign-off from their instructor.
- Don’t have a PCN.
- Are hired in Campus Solutions.
Other important notes about student employment:
- A student in a Graduate Assistantship needs permission from the Graduate College to be hired into a secondary student position.
- Current staff and faculty cannot be hired into a student position.
Visit Student Employment Guidelines for Supervisor for steps to recruit and hire student employees.Â
Regular Employees
- Includes professional, faculty and classified employees.
- Are benefit-eligible employees.
- Have a PCN.
- Work 20 or more hours each week for five or more consecutive months.
- Are hired in PageUp.
Visit the Welcome Experience website for steps to hire regular employees.
Temporary Employees
- Are non-benefit eligible employees.
- Don’t have a PCN.
- Work 19 hours or less each week, or work 20 or more hours for less than five months.
- Are hired in Bronco Hub.
Visit the Temporary and Non Benefit Eligible Employee Checklist for steps to hire temporary employees.