This guide will illustrate how to submit your web time as an interim employee at Teachers College.

Submitting Your Timesheet

•  Log into the myTC portal (my.tc.columbia.edu).
•  Navigate to the “Employee Resources” tab.
•  Select "Employee Dashboard."
•  Please navigate to the "My Activities" section of your Employee Dashboard located on the right-hand side of your screen. Click the "Enter Time" button.

You will be taken to the "Timesheet" dashboard. You will see all of your pending and completed timesheets listed beneath your given employee record. The "Timesheet" dashboard has the following columns:

• Pay Period: the calendar month associated with a given leave report.
• Hours/Units: the number of hours processed for a given leave report. This entry will be blank for any leave report with a "Not Started" status.
• Submitted On: the date a given leave report was submitted by an employee. This entry will be blank for any leave report with a "Not Started" status.
• Status: the status for a given leave report. A submitted and approved leave report is marked as "Completed." A leave report that has not been started is marked as "Not Started."
• Please identify any timesheet with a "Not Started" status. To begin and submit your timesheet please click the "Start Timesheet" button on the right-hand side of your given leave report.
• You will be taken to the calendar view associated with your selected leave report. Click on the calendar entry for the dates you took leave.

• Navigate to the "Earn Code" dropdown. Select the appropriate category for the hours worked or for leave used for this calendar date. Enter the duration used for your given earn code. Click "Save" at the bottom of the screen to record your submission.
  • Timesheet notation for worked hours or leave taken conform to the following convention: [hour:minute AM/PM]. For example: a complete "Start Time" entry could read as "09:00 AM." 
  • Please enter time at intervals of 15 minutes. For example, 09:00, 09:30, 09:45.
  • The "End Time" must occur after the "Start Time" for a given Earn Code. 
  • You are not able to submit overlapping Earn Code durations. For example: if you submit an "Hours Worked" entry for a given date with "Start Time" 09:00 AM and "End Time" 02:00 PM then you are unable to submit another Earn Code entry for the same duration for this given date.
• If you did not use any type of leave for the given calendar month then you can proceed to the next step.
• Feel free to select "Add More Time" to submit the leave taken for a different earn code category.
• Once your total leave usage is accounted for you can click "Preview Before Submission." If you did not use  any leave for a given calendar month then you can simply proceed to clicking "Preview Before Submission."
• Please review your total stated leave reporting for a given calendar month. Please review your time entries and summary to ensure proper accounting of your taken leave. Please click "Submit" once you are ready to submit your leave report.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What happens once I submit my timesheet?

Your appointed supervisor will review your timesheet after it is submitted. Your supervisor can approve or reject your leave report. Your leave report will receive a "Pending" status until further action from your supervisor.

I did not receive any notifications when I submitted my leave report. Was it submitted correctly?

A successfully submitted leave report will have a "Pending" status in the "Leave Report" section of your employee dashboard. You will not receive an email confirmation pending a successful submission or approval.

I submitted my leave report but I did not properly account for my leave. How do I proceed?

Please work with your supervisor to ensure that your leave is properly accounted for.