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Payroll & Check Disbursement

The Bursar's Office is responsible for the disbursement of all university payroll checks, petty cash reimbursements and university travel checks.

Upcoming Disbursement Dates

Please bring your OneCard or other form of photo ID when picking up a check in person.

Date Location Disbursement Type
Wed Nov 27 Lassen Hall, 1001
8:30am-5pm
Staff and Faculty Pay
Fri Dec 13 Lassen Hall, 1001
8:30am-5pm 
Students, Hourly, Overtime, Shift Differential, Stipend, Emergency Pay
Tue Dec 31 Public Safety
9am-11am
Staff and Faculty Pay
Wed Jan 15 Lassen Hall, 1001
8:30am-5pm 
Students, Hourly, Overtime, Shift Differential, Stipend, Emergency Pay

Check Disbursement

Exact disbursement dates and hours listed above.

Category of Payee Date of Issuance Where to Pick Up
Staff and Faculty Generally the 30th of each month
Bursar's Office - Lassen Hall 1001* 
*Unless otherwise noted

Disbursement dates and hours listed below 


Student Generally the 15th of each month
Hourly Intermittent Generally the 15th of each month

Those who wish to have their live paycheck mailed to them must complete the Temporary Mailing of Paycheck request form found in the Bursar section on the ABA Forms page.
Link to ABA forms

Note: this is an electronic Acrobat Signature form that will be sent to the Bursar's Office for processing.

The Bursar's Office is responsible for the disbursement of all Petty Cash reimbursements.

The Bursar's Office is responsible for the disbursement of all University Travel checks for faculty and staff.

  • Travel Advances: Pick-up in Lassen Hall 1001
  • Travel Reimbursements: Mailed to home address

Direct Deposit Information

All eligible employees are strongly encouraged to utilize paycheck direct deposit through Cal Employee Connect (CEC).

*No action is needed for employees who have previously setup paycheck direct deposit through payroll. Paychecks will continue to be deposited into the same account.

Follow the steps below from a Sacramento State desktop or any device connected to Global Protect VPN to submit a direct deposit request via Cal Employee Connect (CEC)

  • Login or Register for Cal Employee Connect (CEC)
  • Select Employee Services
  • Follow prompts to secure your account with Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
    • Helpful hint - you likely already have Duo installed for campus Single Sign-on
  • Select Direct Deposit
  • Fill out and submit form
  • Direct deposit can be expected to take effect on the second pay period (30-60 days) after submitting the enrollment request.
    • New enrollees will receive a live warrant (paper check) while the request is being processed.
    • Live warrants are available through the Cashiering side of the Bursar's Office in Lassen Hall, room 1001. See Upcoming Disbursement Dates section above.

  • Pay warrant and W-2 information are available through CEC
  • Changes to bank information can be made by following the enrollment instructions above. Be sure to select "Change" under "Type of Enrollment"
    • Your first payment into your new account will be within 40 days after your form is received by the State Controller's Office. You may receive a paper warrant during this period if the original account is closed before the change is fully processed.
  • Contact your payroll technician to cancel your direct deposit.

Please login to ServiceNow using your SacLink account to view any of the following internal Sac State articles:

Paycheck Direct Deposit Information

W-2 and Earnings Statements

Cal Employee Connect (CEC) Registration and Resources