This guide will illustrate how to submit your web time as an Hourly Student 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 your Employee Dashboard's "My Activities" section on your screen's right-hand side. Click the "Enter Time" button.

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

• Pay Period: the two weeks associated with a given timesheet report. 
• Hours/Units: the hours processed for a given timesheet report. This entry will be blank for any timesheet report with a "Not Started" status. 
• Submitted On: the date an employee submitted a given timesheet report. This entry will be blank for any timesheet report with a "Not Started" status. 
• Status: the status for a given timesheet report. A submitted and approved timesheet report is marked as "Completed." A timesheet report that has not been started will be 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 the timesheet you have given. 
• It will take you to the calendar view associated with your selected timesheet 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 leave used for this calendar date. Enter the duration used for the earn code you are using. Click "Save" at the bottom of the screen to record your submission.
  • Timesheet notation for worked hours or leave taken conforms to the 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.
• You can select "Add More Time" to submit the leave taken for a different earn code category.
• Once your total leave usage is accounted for, click "Preview before Submission." If you did not use any leave for a given calendar month, you can proceed to click "Preview before Submission."
• Please review your total stated timesheet 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 timesheet report.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What happens once I submit my timesheet?

Your appointed supervisor will review your timesheet after you submit it. Your supervisor can approve or reject your timesheet. Your timesheet 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 timesheet report will have a "Pending" status in your employee dashboard's "Timesheet Report" section. Pending submission or approval, you will not receive an email confirmation.

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.