UCPath Online Quick Help Guide

payroll-button-ucp-online-2x.png The UCPath Online website gives employees 24/7 access to view and manage personnel information and benefits, view pay statements, see leave balances, make life event changes (e.g., marriage, birth of a child), manage direct deposit and more. Managers can view job-related information for direct reports.

How Do I Log Into UCPath Online?

In order to log into UCPath, you will need to have a UCInetID and be enrolled in the Campus Duo Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Your UCInetID is the first part of your email address. It is not your ID number. If you've forgotten your UCInetID password, contact the Office of Information Technology for help.

Where Can I Get Help with UCPath Online?

If you need more detailed help than what is below, the new Employee Experience Center (aka the UCPath Help Desk) will provide functional support for UCPath Monday through Friday. The EEC Team can be contacted at 949-824-0500 or by email at eec@uci.edu. We recommend visiting their self-service portal at eec.hr.uci.edu.

What Can I Do in UCPath Online?

You can do a lot in UCPath. Below is a list of what you can accomplish on UCPath Online and where to find it in the navigation.

Payroll/Tax Changes and Information | Where Do I ...
Claim tax exemption?

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > ...

  • Dashboard Navigation: Income and Taxes > ...

    • For Federal exemption: Federal Withholding (W-4)

    • For state exemption: CA State Withholding (DE-4)

    • For exemption for another state: Out-of-State Tax Withholding. Submit the out-of-state form via the Ask UCPath Center tool on the UCPath website.

In the Claim Exemption section, enter the year for which you want to claim exemption. Select the check box if you meet the conditions for exemption and then click Submit. This must be completed before February 15. If your exemption is not flagged in the system, your record reverts to Single with Zero Allowances.
Enroll to receive my W-2 online in UCPath?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Income and Taxes > Enroll to receive online W-2

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > Enroll to receive online W-2
Request the reissue of my paper W-2?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Income and Taxes > W-2 Reissue Request

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > W-2 Reissue Request
Review my leave balances?

  • Dashboard Navigation: If you have vacation or sick leave balances, your current balances appear in the View Leave Balances widget.

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Leave Balances
Review my online paystub?

  • Dashboard Navigation: View Paycheck pane or Income and Taxes > View Paycheck

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > View Paycheck
Review my online W-2?

Important! When your 2019 W-2 Statement becomes available in late January, you will download it from the At Your Service Online (AYSO) website. See the W-2 page for more information.

Beginning in 2021, employees can download their W-2 here:

  • Dashboard Navigation: Income and Taxes > View Online W-2/W-2C

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > View Online W-2/W-2C
Update my California tax withholding (DE-4)?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Income and Taxes > CA State Withholding (DE-4)

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > CA State Withholding (DE-4)
Update my direct deposit information?

See the Direct Deposit page for more detailed instructions.

  • Dashboard Navigation: Income and Taxes > Direct Deposit

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > Direct Deposit
Update my Federal withholding (W-4)?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Income and Taxes > Federal Withholding (W-4)

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > Federal Withholding (W-4)
Update my non-California state withholding?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Income and Taxes > Out-of-State Withholding (W-4)

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > Out-of-State Withholding (W-4)
Updating Personal Information | Where Do I ...
Add a preferred name to my personal information or update my legal name?

Note: You must update your legal name with the appropriate Federal agencies before you enter your name change in UCPath.

  • Dashboard Navigation: Personal Information > Personal Information Summary

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Personal Information > Personal Information Summary
Generate my employment summary, including dates of employment and earnings (self-service employment verification)?

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Income and Taxes > Verification of Employment
Opt in to the verification of employment data file (for student employees)?

Note: Students are not automatically included in the daily update sent to UC's external partner that performs employment verification activities.

  • Dashboard Navigation: Personal Information > My Current Profile

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Personal Information > My Current Profile
Opt out of the verification of employment data file (for faculty, academic personnel or staff employees)?

Note: Faculty, academic personnel and staff are automatically included in the daily update sent to UC's external partner that performs employment verification activities.

  • Dashboard Navigation: Personal Information > My Current Profile

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Personal Information > My Current Profile
Reopen a recently closed case I had with UCPath Center (UCPC)?

Note: A case can be reopened only once and only within five days of closure.

  • Dashboard Navigation: Ask UCPath Center

  • Menu Navigation: Help / FAQ > Ask UCPath Center
Review my online patent acknowledgement?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Employee Actions > Personal Information > Patent Acknowledgement

  • Menu Navigation: Personal Information > Patent Acknowledgement
Review the status of an existing case that I submitted to the UCPath Center (UCPC)?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Ask UCPath Center

  • Menu Navigation: Help / FAQ > Ask UCPath Center
Set up security questions and answers for UCPath online?

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Security Question Setup
Submit a case to the UCpath Center (UCPC) for myself or on behalf of another employee?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Ask UCPath Center

  • Menu Navigation: Help / FAQ > Ask UCPath Center
Update my address or phone number?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Personal Information > Personal Information Summary

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Personal Information > Personal Information Summary
Update my education information?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Personal Information > My Current Profile

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Personal Information > My Current Profile
Update my employee disclosure forms?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Personal Information > Employee Disclosures

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Personal Information > Employee Disclosures
Update my honors, awards, licenses or certifications?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Personal Information > My Current Profile

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Personal Information > My Current Profile
Making Benefits Changes | Where Do I ...
Enroll in benefits?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Health and Welfare > Enroll in Benefits

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Health and Welfare > Enroll in Benefits
Submit a benefits change or life event – Marriage, birth, adoption, divorce and benefit changes for AD&D, disability insurance or life insurance?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Health and Welfare > Life Events / Benefit Changes

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Health and Welfare > Life Events / Benefit Changes
View and edit dependent summary information?

  • Dashboard Navigation: Health and Welfare > Dependent Coverage

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Health and Welfare > Dependent Coverage
View my benefit elections?

  • Dashboard Navigation: View Benefits pane or Health and Welfare > View Benefits

  • Menu Navigation: Employee Actions > Health and Welfare > View Benefits