Payroll Services
Academic Year Appointments
Faculty are entitled to six monthly payments per semester, with the academic year paid over a 12-month period. Lecturers and Teaching Assistants fall within this employee group.
If you work both the Fall and Spring semesters (full academic year):
Payments are issued over 12 months as follows:
- September through January (Fall payments #1–#5)
- February through July (Spring payments #1–#6)
- August (Fall payment #6)
If you work the Fall semester only:
Fall payments are issued for September through January. The remaining Fall balance
(payment #6) is paid as a lump sum (settlement payment) for **January.
If you work the Spring semester only:
Spring payments are issued in six consecutive installments for February through July.
Salary warrants (payments) are issued at the END of each monthly pay period (e.g. February pay issued on March 1). Academic days differ in workdays for 12 month employees and can be found on this website under calendars. Below are the 3 typical appointments which occur each semester.
| Appointment Type | Pay Periods | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | |
| Academic Year | Fall-1 | Fall-2 | Fall-3 | Fall-4 | Fall-5 | Spr-1 | Spr-2 | Spr-3 | Spr-4 | Spr-5 | Spr-6 | *Fall-6 |
| Fall Only | Fall-1 | Fall-2 | Fall-3 | Fall-4 | Fall-5 | **Fall-6 | ||||||
| Spring Only | Spr-1 | Spr-2 | Spr-3 | Spr-4 | Spr-5 | Spr-6 | — | |||||
Note:
* August pay (Fall-6) is adjusted to represent the final amount due for the entire academic year contract, unless previously issued as a January lump sum.
** May be issued and released with February MASTER pay, if appointment is benefit eligible.
Adjustments to the total semester or academic year payout at year-end typically occur due to late starts, docked pay, salary changes, or time base changes that take place during the semester and/or academic year.
Formula used to calculate settlement to employee: 6 months of pay multiplied by # days to be paid divided by # days in the semester less the payments already received.