{"id":7188,"date":"2019-11-01T10:53:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T14:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=7188"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:56:00","slug":"fws-student-rights-responsibilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/policies\/fws-student-rights-responsibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Work Study &#8211; Student Rights and Responsibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"h3\">Employment Rights and Responsibilities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"line-height-6\">I must have completed of hiring process on Workday before I begin working.<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-6\">I am responsible for maintaining eligibility in the FWS Program:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"line-height-1\">Meet UCF\u2019s Standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress<\/li>\n<li>Be degree seeking at UCF.<\/li>\n<li>Be enrolled and have confirmed attendance at least half-time at UCF.<\/li>\n<li>If I plan to drop or withdraw from my classes, I must notify the SFA office and seek counseling on the possible outcome. The SFA must cancel my FWS award if I do not meet any of the criteria.<\/li>\n<li>Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, eligible non-citizen, or citizen of the Freely Associated States: The Federated States of Micronesia and the republics of Palau and the Marshall Islands.<\/li>\n<li>Have a valid form of identification per UCF HR policy.<\/li>\n<li>Complete all required To-Do List Items.<\/li>\n<li>Complete verification (if selected).<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-1\">Complete the FWS Contract annually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It is my responsibility to read through the FWS guide and FWS website \u201cimportant dates.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>I must adhere to all rules and policies established by my employer, including a dress code.<\/li>\n<li>My employer and I must mutually determine a work schedule that does not overlap with my class schedule before I begin to work.<\/li>\n<li>I must present to my employer the following before I may start working each semester:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"line-height-1\">Award Summary<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-1\">Class Schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I must adhere to the work schedule established.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>If I want a day off or time off from my work schedule, I must ask permission from my employer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I must\u00a0notify\u00a0my\u00a0employer\u00a0as\u00a0far\u00a0in\u00a0advance\u00a0as\u00a0possible\u00a0if I\u00a0am\u00a0not\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0extenuating\u00a0circumstances.<\/li>\n<li>I\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0advised\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0no\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a020\u00a0hr\/wk\u00a0except\u00a0during\u00a0school\u00a0breaks,\u00a0when\u00a0I may\u00a0work\u00a0up to 29\u00a0hr\/wk.<\/li>\n<li>I may\u00a0only have\u00a0one\u00a0FWS job at a\u00a0time.\u00a0\u00a0If I\u00a0have\u00a0an\u00a0OPS\u00a0job\u00a0while\u00a0working\u00a0in\u00a0the FWS\u00a0program,\u00a0I must\u00a0inform\u00a0my\u00a0employer. If my combined\u00a0hours exceed\u00a029\u00a0hr\/wk, then I am advised to contact HR for further information about FICA taxes.<\/li>\n<li>I must\u00a0keep\u00a0accurate\u00a0logging my time on Workday\u00a0and\u00a0submit\u00a0it\u00a0in a\u00a0timely\u00a0manner biweekly;\u00a0otherwise,\u00a0I\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0paid\u00a0late.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>If I\u00a0falsify\u00a0any of my\u00a0time\u00a0sheets,\u00a0I\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0terminated\u00a0immediately and\u00a0have\u00a0disciplinary actions brought\u00a0against\u00a0me\u00a0by the\u00a0University\u00a0of\u00a0Central\u00a0Florida.<\/li>\n<li>When I arrive at work, I need to Check In on Workday.<\/li>\n<li>When I leave work, I need to Check Out on Workday.<\/li>\n<li>I must select the reason for Check Out.<\/li>\n<li>For step-by-step instructions please refer to pages 16 \u2013 17 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/document\/fws-student-employee-manual-2025-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Work-Study Student Employee Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u00a0is\u00a0up to my\u00a0employer\u2019s\u00a0discretion\u00a0to\u00a0either\u00a0transfer\u00a0me to\u00a0their\u00a0funding\u00a0account\u00a0or to\u00a0terminate\u00a0me\u00a0once\u00a0I\u00a0approach\u00a0my FWS\u00a0limit\u00a0per\u00a0semester.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0an\u00a0obligation\u00a0to\u00a0perform\u00a0job\u00a0duties satisfactorily.<\/li>\n<li>My employer\u00a0has\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0terminate\u00a0me\u00a0from\u00a0the job if\u00a0he\/she\u00a0determines\u00a0that\u00a0any\u00a0of the\u00a0above\u00a0expectations\u00a0are\u00a0unsatisfactory.<\/li>\n<li>I am aware that if I\u00a0receive\u00a0a new\u00a0scholarship\/additional aid\u00a0during\u00a0or after\u00a0the\u00a0semester, this\u00a0may\u00a0change\u00a0my FWS\u00a0award\u00a0eligibility.<\/li>\n<li>I must\u00a0give\u00a0a\u00a0two-week\u00a0notice\u00a0for my\u00a0employer\u00a0before\u00a0quitting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"h3 mt-4\">Annual Responsibilities<\/h2>\n<p>The FWS award is not automatically guaranteed each aid year. Eligibility is based on the availability of funding and my federal need. Packaging criteria may vary each year. Therefore, I must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>File the FAFSA by December 1st of each year to increase my chances of being considered for FWS.<\/li>\n<li>Complete my To-Do List<\/li>\n<li>Complete Verification (if selected)<\/li>\n<li>Be enrolled and have confirmed attendance for at least \u00bd time in a degree-seeking program at UCF<\/li>\n<li>Sign the FWS contract.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"h3 mt-4\">Semesterly Responsibilities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I must check my To-Do List often throughout the semester to complete any additional documents that may have been added on a periodic basis.<\/li>\n<li>I must maintain at least \u00bd time enrollment in a degree-seeking program at UCF each semester. If I plan to drop or withdraw from my classes, I must notify the SFA office and seek counseling on the possible outcome.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"alert alert-info mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<strong>*The SFA has the right to cancel my FWS award if I do not meet any of the above criteria*<\/strong>.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the end of each semester, in order to be considered for FWS for the following semester, which is\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum 2.0 G.P.A.<\/li>\n<li>Completing 70% of my attempted hours<\/li>\n<li>Completing degree within 150% of the attempted UCF hour limit for my classification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I must present to my employer the following before I may start working each semester:\n<ul>\n<li>Award Summary<\/li>\n<li>Class schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Employment Rights and Responsibilities I must have completed of hiring process on Workday before I begin working. 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