State law defines a regular, benefits-eligible employee as one who is employed to work at least 20 hours per week for a period of at least four and one-half months, excluding students employed in the positions that require student status as a condition of employment. This includes all appointments at the university added together.

Some positions that require student status as a condition of employment are eligible for insurance. These jobs include the following graduate student jobs only if employed to work 20 hours per week for a period of at least four and one-half months: Teaching Assistant, Teaching Fellow, Graduate Assistant, Instructional Assistant, and Research Assistant.