Frequently Asked Questions - Employee classification: Student employees

Are all student employees required to use CalTime and paid biweekly?

Most staff student employees (Student Assistant titles) are non-exempt. They are paid biweekly and report their time in real time — each time they start or stop work — using either computers or CalTime terminals (time clocks), depending on their department’s practices. Students with academic titles (including GSIs, GSAIs, GSRs, readers and tutors) are classified as exempt employees and are paid monthly. Tutors in the Student Learning Center and the Athletic Study Center are paid biweekly pay but do not use CalTime.