Q: When will I receive access to my FSU account?
A: Your FSU account is activated after all required hiring paperwork is completed. If it has been more than two semesters since you last taught at FSU, you will need to be rehired before your account can be reactivated.
Q: When will I receive my contract?
A: Day program faculty contracts are typically issued 30 days prior to the start of the semester. You will receive your contract through your FSU email and acknowledge it through myFramingham.
Q: How do I know my payment for the course?
A: Day program Visiting Lecturers are paid at either the Non-Unit or Unit Member rate:
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Non-unit VL rate:
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Unit (Day contract) VL rate:
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Effective Fall 2026:
$1,807.78 per credit hour
($7,231.12 for 4-cr course)
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Effective Fall 2026:
$2,493.48 per credit hour
($9,973.92 for 4-cr course)
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These rates should be used for guidance only. Please keep in mind that certain courses are compensated according to unique workloads based on the course type and subject. The contract will list your official salary.
Q: Am I eligible for the Unit Member rate?
A: Per the MSCA contract, part-time faculty teaching in their third consecutive semester at the University, are entitled to Unit Member status. It is important to note that it is required that the semesters be consecutive.
Effective June 30, 2027, any person who has held a part-time appointment for three or more semesters within three consecutive academic years shall then become a unit member at the start of the next semester they teach (i.e., in their fourth instructional semester in a three-year period in the day program).
After receiving Unit Member status the bargaining unit status of a part-time unit member shall not be affected by an interruption of
service of six (6) consecutive semesters or less.
However, after two consecutive non-instructional semesters, the faculty member is no longer considered an active employee at the University and must be rehired to the University. Unit member status will be determined independently of the rehiring process.
Q: Who should I contact with additional questions?
A: For hiring and onboarding questions: hronboarding@framingham.edu
For questions about payment rates and contracts: institutionalprocess@framingham.edu