Frequently Asked Questions

For the latest pay scales for your component, please refer to the University of Victoria’s “Salary Schedules” page.

You get paid for courses by units, so you earn the same total amount for teaching a 1.5 unit course regardless of when in the year you teach it. The pay scales in the Collective Agreement are not well explained. The amounts in the pay scale are monthly and get multiplied by 4 for the total gross pay amount for the course. That amount is then spread over the pay periods for the duration of the course. Essentially, you should see bigger paycheques over the summer, but the total for the course will be the same as if you taught in fall or spring.

For Example: If you are teaching a 1.5 unit course at Step 1 of the pay scale (2024 rate) the total amount of gross pay will be $1700 x 4 for a total of $6800; that amount will be broken down into more pay periods in the Fall than in the Summer.

The following information is taken from the Component 3 Collective Agreement, Article 13.02

1. The Unit Allocation for a Continuing Sessional is calculated by the average number of units taught over the last four years. The average will be rounded to the lower 1.5 unit increment. When the number of units taught in the most recent of the four years is higher than average, the average will be rounded to the nearest 1.5 units. If the average is equidistant, and the number of units taught in the most recent year is higher than average, the average will be rounded up.
2. If you teach in more than one department, your total units taught will be considered but there will be a separate calculation for each department based on the number of units taught in each department.

For how the calculation of eligibility for Continuing Sessional Lecturer status works, see the Continuing Sessional Status Calculation page