Below is a checklist to help you navigate the University and administrative procedures for classes at Metropolitan College. If you have any questions, please contact the MET Dean’s office.

Payroll Forms

Please turn in the New Employee Information Form (available in your orientation packet) to Metropolitan College Finance at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue, 5th Floor. After you have been set up in our payroll systems, you will receive an onboarding email with instructions to first fill out an electronic I-9, along with how to start the process to create a BU email address and log in. Next you will need to visit the HR Service Center during their hours of operation, which are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to finish the I-9 form. An appointment does not need to be scheduled to complete this process. Please bring appropriate identification document(s) to complete this form. The HR Service Center is located at 25 Buick Street, 2nd Floor. The main phone number is 617-353-2380. You will also receive your BU photo ID card at the onboarding appointment.

After your I-9 is verified you can finish setting up a Kerberos account with the IS&T Help Desk, by either visiting them in person to show a valid picture ID, or by faxing a copy of the ID to the IS&T Help Desk. To contact IS&T, please call 617-353-HELP.

Finally you will need to sign into the BUworks Central Portal to update your W4, direct deposit, and to verify your contact information. *Please note: you will not be able to access the BUWorks Central Portal until on or after the first day of your payroll period (typically September 1 for fall semesters, and January 1 for spring semesters.)*

BU Kerberos Account

The Boston University Kerberos account is necessary in order to use campus technology resources and to manage your class. It creates a BU email account (which can be forwarded to any email address) and provides you with login information for online courseware, library reference materials and article databases, grading, and the Faculty Link to access class rosters and other information. All full- and part-time Metropolitan College instructors are required to have a Kerberos login and password.

BU Photo ID

If you did not get your BU photo ID (Terrier Card) during your onboarding appointment, please visit Human Resources (25 Buick Street, 2nd floor), Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. and inform them you are a new faculty member and need your Terrier Card. Known as the “Terrier Card,” this ID card is necessary for building access, borrowing privileges at BU libraries, discounts at Barnes & Noble @ BU, and discounts to University events—as well as other benefits both on and off campus.

Parking Permits

All BU parking permits are virtual and should be purchased online on the Transportation Management Portal. Evening Faculty parking permits are available free of charge for all part- and full-time Metropolitan College faculty members who are only teaching in the evenings or on weekends. If all of your classes are being held after 4 pm on weekdays and/or during the weekend, you will see the free Evening Faculty parking permit as an option on the portal. Daytime permits are also available for a fee.

Information for the MET Dean’s Office

In order to relay important University-related information efficiently and quickly, we must have accurate faculty contact information on file in our database. Please be sure to update your details with us each semester.

  • Teaching Assignment Letters

    Teaching assignment letters will be emailed as a PDF to your BU email address. Please sign these and return them to the MET Dean’s office (1010 Commonwealth Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02215) as soon as possible. We must have these on file for payroll purposes.

  • Syllabi

    Please email us the syllabus for your class as soon as it is completed, even if this is a rough draft version to be edited throughout the semester. We keep copies of syllabi in our office for future reference.

  • Email Address Confirmation

    Along with your syllabus, please confirm your current email address. This is our main form of communication with professors. To ensure that you receive important updates and information throughout the semester, we must have accurate information on file. Please use your BU email address for communication with students.

Final Exams

At the beginning of each semester, you will be receiving an email from the Administrative Coordinators at the MET Dean’s office. The email will request that you review the final exam matrix to find the date and time of your exam and confirm with the office whether you will be holding an exam. Final exam times are fixed by the Office of the University Registrar and cannot be changed. Several weeks into the semester you will receive an email with directions on how to check your scheduled exam time and room. Learn more about final exams.

Attendance Indicator

Several weeks into the semester you will receive an Attendance Indicator, which is a list of students who have not settled their accounts with the University. Please review this list and respond to the MET Dean’s office by fax (617-353-6066), email, or phone (617-353-3000) to indicate whether or not these students have attended your class. Do not send your response by regular mail as this takes too long.

Internal Attendance Verification

You may receive an email at some point during the semester (or after the end of the semester) inquiring about the attendance record of a specific student in your class. This is an internal process regarding a student who has taken a Metropolitan College class but is contesting the tuition payment. It is important to respond to this promptly and accurately with a numeric value of how many classes the student attended, if at all.

Course Evaluations

Around three weeks before the end of the semester, you will receive an email with instructions on how to administer course evaluations during your last class session. Please allow about fifteen minutes of class time for evaluations, and do not remain in the room while the students are completing them. While course evaluations are conducted online now, it is still essential that class time be provided to the students to complete the evaluations.

Submitting Grades

For information on submitting grades, refer to the Office of the University Registrar’s instructions.