On-campus employment according to the terms of a scholarship, fellowship, or assistantship is regarded as a part of the academic program of a student. In consequence the student is allowed to work as a Resident Assistant or Teacher’s Assistant prior to the start of the school year, if the DSO certifies the date of the employment’s beginning as the start date noted on the SEVIS I-20 Form. Other kinds of non-academic on-campus employment, such as working for a bookstore, are not allowed to begin more than 30 days before the start of the school year.