myCSUSM
Special Consultants
Under general direction, Special Consultants perform special assignments of temporary nature, based on a particular knowledge, ability, or expertise. Please see the Office of Human Resources page for additional information on hiring a Special Consultant.
Department Admins
If this is a new employee, An ESP must be submitted to grant the Special Consultant
access to MyCSUSM. Once the Special Consultant Agreement Form is processed in our
system, the Special Consultant will automatically have access to enter their hours
into their online timesheet. The deadline for time entry is at the end of each pay
period. Payroll strongly encourages that time is entered as each day is completed.
It is the department and approving manager's responsibility to monitor hours worked to ensure the employee does not exceed the hours on the Special Consultant
Agreement form.
FAQS:
- Deadlines for Time Entry and Scheduled Paydays
Special Consultants are paid on the midmonth payday following the month that the work is completed. Ex. Hours worked in August pay period will pay by the following midmonth payday, September 15th.
- How Do I Report My Time?
You will report your time online in myCSUSM. The deadline for reporting hours worked is 5:00 PM on the last day of each pay period.
If you need access to mycsusm please make sure that an ESP has been submitted by your department. You will receive a separate email with login information once your account has been created. Once your agreement form is received in Payroll, it will be entered into the system and timesheet access will be granted.
Please note that Payroll only requires that you report your time in your online timesheet. Please do not send through a manual timesheet if you have already reported your time by the deadline.
Hourly User Guides:
- How Do I Sign up for Direct Deposit?
To Enroll or make changes to your Direct Deposit:
- Register for a Cal Employee Connect account
- Enable MFA
- Enroll in Direct Deposit
- For more detailed instructions, visit our Cal Employee Connect Page or follow the step-by-step CEC Registration/Direct Deposit Guide
- Please note that you will need to be on campus or connected to the campus VPN via Global Protect to use the direct deposit feature
- I don't have the timesheet link and the deadline has already passed. What do I do?
Check with your supervisor to make sure your paperwork was submitted. If it is still within the month, remember that you have until the end of the pay period to submit your time. Payroll is working diligently to get employees access to their timesheet portal.
- If you have myCSUSM access to your timesheet but missed the deadline, follow the Steps to Print a Timesheet Adjustment to print an adjustment form to manually enter the hours missed. You will need to get this signed by the "Time Approver" listed at the top of your timesheet and email it to payroll@csusm.edu.
- If you do not have timesheet access at all, please check with your department to make sure all required paperwork was submitted and complete the Hourly Employee Timesheet .