Payroll & HR
Payroll & HR Questions
Due to privacy restrictions, we are not allowed to discuss payroll with anyone other than the individual or people in the direct chain of leadership for that individual. Program Coordinators are not authorized to address payroll concerns.
For all personnel in the College of Education, hiring and payroll paperwork are entered and monitored by the Dean's Administrative Assistant.
The current Dean's Administrative Assistant is Rae Clements. She can be reached at clements@ucmo.edu or by calling 660-543-4272.
Human Resources can be reached at 660-543-4255, and their page is ucmo.edu/offices/human-resources/index.php.
You can contact Payroll Services directly by calling 660-543-4067 or visiting Admin 316. Their web page can be found at ucmo.edu/offices/payroll-services/index.php. You can also email them at payroll@ucmo.edu.
Interpreting pay stubs can be tricky. UCM uses many different codes, and they aren't always clear. If you are still stuck, reach out to the Dean's Administrative Assistant (info on the Contacts page of this guide). Be sure to include a screenshot of your pay stub so they can see how and where the codes and amounts line up.
Everyone always wants to know when payday is and when the first check will come. Payroll Services has a handy Pay Period Calendar. You can view your pay data by logging into MyCentral and going to the Employee section. Select Employee Dashboard and Faculty Load and Compensation. Once you're there, you can see a few different screens, one of which shows your actual pay dates and one that shows your specific courses that have been locked for processing. Courses that start later in the semester may not be visible on that screen until they are locked. If you have any questions about paycheck dates, please get in touch with the Dean's Administrative Assistant (info on the Contacts page of this guide).
Adjunct Payroll Dates
Full-semester courses: divided into 8 pay periods beginning with the September 15 or February 15 pay date.
First-half-semester courses: divided into 4 pay periods beginning with the September 15 or February 15 pay date.
Second-half-semester courses: divided into 4 pay periods beginning with the November 15 or April 15 pay date.
Field observation assignments (not including student teaching): divided into remaining pay periods for the semester based on when assignments are completed by Clinical Services and Certification (usually follows the second-half semester schedule).
Summer 6-week session courses: divided into 3 pay periods beginning with the June 15 (Session F), June 30 (Session G), or July 31 (Session H) pay date.
Summer 8-week session courses: divided into 4 pay periods beginning with the June 30 pay date.
Summer 12-week session courses: divided into 6 pay periods beginning with the June 15 pay date.
If any adjunct payroll will start later than the expected date, the affected adjunct(s) will be notified.
Adjunct Pay Rates
Instructional Adjuncts:
The pay rate is based on the highest degree earned. Degrees that are ABD or for which we do not have an official transcript on file are not considered for the pay rate calculation.
Undergraduate degree (Bachelor's) = $600 per load hour
Graduate degree (Master's & Ed Specialist) = $700 per load hour
Terminal degree (Doctorate, JD, etc.) = $900 per load hour
Supervisory Adjuncts:
Full-time UCM faculty may see supervision included as part of their semester load in place of a stipend. The faculty member's Dean and/or Chair will determine which method of compensation will be used on a case-by-case basis.
Student Teacher supervisors = $540 per student teacher
50-hour practicum (FLDX 4970) = $125 per student
30-hour practicum (FLDX 3000) = $75 per student
30-hour observation (FLDX 2150) = $50 per student
If any adjunct payroll will start later than the expected date, the affected adjunct(s) will be notified.
New Adjunct Paperwork/Documents
Before you can be added to a course, you need to be officially hired by the University. This means that you need to submit the required paperwork to your office professional. The OP will then route the packet through the chair, dean, and provost before it finally reaches HR. HR will contact you to complete I-9, direct deposit, tax, and background check paperwork. You should not need to do any other paperwork unless specifically instructed to do so by HR.
Due to Department of Homeland Security requirements, the I-9 MUST be completed at UCM or a UCM-designated facility. No exceptions.
UCM uses HireRight for conducting employee background checks.
Be sure to check your spam folder to make sure it doesn’t get missed.
Once the background check comes back clear, you will be assigned a 700 number. If you already have a 700 because you were a prior student or previously worked for UCM, you will use the same 700. At that time, your account status will be changed to "active." You are not officially hired until this point.
Adjuncts do not attend New Employee Orientation.
At this time, the Office Professional will be able to add you to their course(s). The Office of Technology will send account activation information and a temporary password to the email address on your new-hire packet.
All new hires MUST submit the following documents to create their new hire packet:
Letter of Interest (Cover Letter)
Most recent Vitae (Resume)
3 letters of recommendation/reference
Letters that are not on letterhead must be accompanied by a PDF of the email showing it was sent to UCM by the author
All undergraduate and graduate transcripts
All transcripts MUST come from their originating institutions.
These will only be accepted by US Postal Service or hand-delivered in a sealed and signed envelope, with the exception of electronic files with electronic security that are sent directly to the office professional.
They can come from the National Clearinghouse or Parchment if that is what the institution uses.
Your OP will request UCM transcripts from the Registrar’s Office on your behalf.
All items should be addressed to the Chair or the Dean but sent to the Office Professional. With the exception of transcripts, all items can be scanned/photographed and emailed to your OP or sent via the mailing address listed on the Keys, Mail, and Parking page of this guide.
All items will be downloaded and/or saved as a PDF and sent to the Dean's Administrative Assistant.
Graduate Faculty Status
In order to meet the requirements of the Missouri Higher Learning Commission (HLC), all faculty who teach graduate-level courses must have Graduate Faculty Status.
Complete the application for Graduate Faculty Status online at the Graduate Studies Faculty Resources page:
https://www.ucmo.edu/offices/graduate-studies/faculty-resources/index.php
Click on the arrow by “Graduate Faculty Status.” The application will be linked in there. On the question that asks about “Application Level,” you should select “Associate Status Review” unless you will be the chair of a student's capstone committee or a graduate program coordinator.
When completing the form, you must include an updated copy of your resume/curriculum vitae.