Folks,
        I am graduate student under F1. I have regular graduate assistantship. I did a different project during summer and my professor wants to me continue the project this semester.  it is not included under assistant ship ( i mean its different payment). i am wondering that may i hold that job in addition to my assistanhip. Because full time student can hold 20 hrs work during class. I did Google search but it says no. Is there any ways i can continue my project in addition to my assistantship?

Regular School DSO just resigned and one guy is working for transition period ( he is not regular DSO) and he doesn't have any idea about the laws. so i have to make sure myself. I am graduating December. so please, share your ideas, experience. it will be appreciated. Thank You

u cannot work more than 20 hrs during your school time even if u r on CPT. if ur GA is 20 hours then u cannot work in another billable projects.

but if ur prof. want you to work on project then u can tell him to pay on  cheque not in form of regular payment; cheque in the sense it will be in your name but for no reason, nothing stated.  suppose i am giving u some money using my cheque it will get it but no record of work. my fren did same as his prof. also agreed. 

so talk to ur professor, if he accepts enjoy otherwise u know.

Hi,

you can work . GRA position is different than the other work given in the US university . for example.  F1 student enrolled in microbiology or any science  Ph D program or master degree program  have to work extensive hour in the lab performing reserach ( sometime 8AM to 10 PM  or even more). if  IF Ph D student doesnt allow more than 20 hour a week in the lab how can they finish their project within 5 year ? GRA work is totally different and they dont pay by hour  it is paid on the basis of semester or based on the yearly GRA grant. I am not sure your position . when I was in the graduate student I used to work more than 40 hour a week in the lab and never had any issue.

haha lots of deal, i am now laughing for ur comments.

when u don't know don't give comments or suggestions  that may hamper their status if followed.

yup GA amount is adjusted for a yr or semester but are accounted on hourly basis while paying.

jhyamma and lostofdeal,
                                    Thanks guys. My GA is semester based. there is no hours specified for GA. GA just  included the tution reimbursement for 6 credits that i am taking this semester which in my last semester.

I am working with same professor for GA and  for the project. the project is also related with the university( i mean i got the payment from financial office of university during summer and its hourly based. I didn't have assistantship during summer thats why i worked full time. If i continue the project, they will pay same way. i got 15 hrs for project.

so here is the question, No specified hours for GA and i am not getting any cheque for GA i.e. it is just tuition reimbursement and i already got it. so what is next? please, your suggestions.

My professor is my buddy and he definitely helps me but i have to tell him all the procedures.
            

Go check I-20, dudes. 

Jhyamma,
              Your second comment is true. Is GA means 20 hrs per week even hrs are not included ? I got trouble because there is not  regular DSO in school. anyway thanks.

Now i got ur GA is quite diff. one where u don't receive payment but get tution waved. But somewhere it should be mentioned that u perform this much hrs of work as GA and ur this much credit tution would be waved. So confirm how many hours u r working as GA. it will be in ur record that u did this much hours of work as GA.

n pyara bro, i know u can work 40 hrs under CPT but not because u r graduating, but becoz u have only 3 credits or so left for last semester. i was talking about when u have regular full load credits.

Jhyamma Bro,

paradeshbasiharu,
                          payment for the GA and  project is almost same amount.

"How abt doing 10 hrs GA+10 hrs other Project..Ur school may allow that provided that ur other job is counted as  ON-Campus JOb.."

 I already got GA and registered the class but the hrs didn't mentioned. If i want to another job, it will start from sep 1.

I think, the project counts as on-campus job because college financial office paid for me hourly based during summer. if i continue then they will pay me same way or hourly based.

I am working under same professor for GA and project. Is that fine if my professor  define GA 10hrs and project (on-campus job) 10 hrs? i am sure professor will do.

If GA define 20 hrs work load then that creates problems. please, any ideas?

New DSO------doesn't know anything, guys.--- not getting any help?

pyara,
          Thanks. I will try to talk with professor about hrs. but one more thing,

if my GA is define full time , can i still eligible for CPT ? this is my last semester and 6 credits define the full time for this college.

Thanks everybody.