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Page 3 of 10 regular work hours for such work hours as stipulated in Sections 02.03 a. and b. Travel time to and from work during such "on call" hours is not considered • work time. 02.02 Categories of Employees: There are five categories of employees at the university: Faculty, Administrative Officers /Exempt, Unclassified /Exempt, Classified /Non- exempt, and Student. a. Faculty are those employees with a specified academic rank holding a teaching appointment for a fixed term as determined by the president and approved by the Board of Regents. Faculty positions meet the federal FLSA definition, conditions, and requirements of a "professional." Therefore, faculty positions are exempt from overtime. b. Administrative Officers /Exempt employees meet FLSA definitions, conditions, and requirements of either an executive, administrative, or professional employee and who the university designated as administrative officers in accordance with Board of Regents' guidelines. These employees serve without fixed terms. Administrative employees are eligible to participate in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). Administrative officers at Texas State are the president, vice presidents, and academic deans. Administrative employees are exempt from overtime. c. Unclassified /Exempt staff are those employees who meet the FLSA • definition, conditions, and requirements of either an executive, administrative, or professional employee and who are appointed without fixed terms and serve at the pleasure of the president. Certain unclassified /exempt employees are eligible to participate in the ORP. Unclassified /Exempt employees manage or participate in the management of a department or unit or perform a function requiring specialized expertise or professional training. Unclassified employees are exempt from overtime. d. Classified /Non- exempt staff are those employees who are subject to FLSA overtime provisions and who are appointed without fixed terms and serve at the pleasure of the president. e. Student employees are those employees who hold positions that are reserved only for students of the university. All student employees, except for selected graduate student employees, are non - exempt and are subject to FLSA overtime provisions. UPPS No. 07.07.03 Student Employment Procedures, UPPS No. 04.04.03 Staff Employment, UPPS No. 07.07.06 Salaried Graduate Assistant Employment Procedures, and the University Pay Plan provide additional information on student employees. 02.03 Full -time Classified /Non - exempt Employees • It is university policy to keep classified /non- exempt employee paid hours in excess of forty to a minimum. Supervisors should monitor and manage work schedules to avoid authorizing non - exempt employees to work in excess of forty hours per week. However, as a condition of employment, a department may