UCLA Faculty Handbook and Resource Guide - Section III


 

 

                                              
 faculty rights and  responsibilities

 



academic personnel


ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Academic freedom is essential to teaching and research at UCLA. The University's policy on academic freedom is based on a statement originally made by the President of the University in 1934. In a certain sense, this principle still stands as the official policy of the University on academic freedom. The following quotes are excerpts:

"...Where it becomes necessary, in performing this function of a university, to consider political, social, or sectarian movements, they are dissected and examined – not taught and the conclusion left ... to the logic of the facts....

"The University is founded upon faith in intelligence and knowledge and it must defend their free operation.... Its obligation is to see that the conditions under which questions are examined are those which give play to intellect rather than to passion. Essentially the freedom of a university is the freedom of competent persons in the classroom.... It therefore takes great care in the appointment of its teachers; it must take corresponding care with respect to others who wish to speak in its name.

"The University respects personal belief as the private concern of the individual. It equally respects the constitutional rights of the citizen. It insists only that its members, as individuals and as citizens, shall likewise always respect – and not exploit, their University connection.

"The University of California ... will not aid nor will it condone actions contrary to the laws of the State. Its high function ... the University will steadily continue to fulfill, serving the people by providing facilities for investigation and teaching free from domination by parties, sects, or selfish interests...."

The Academic Freedom Committee of the Academic Senate understands academic freedom to include the following principles:

  • Faculty are entitled to full freedom in research and in the publication of the results, subject to the adequate performance of their other academic duties
  • Faculty are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject, but they should be careful not to introduce into their teaching controversial material which has no relation to their subject
  • Faculty are citizens, members of a learned profession and officers of an educational institution. When they speak or write as citizens, they should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but their position in the community imposes special obligations. As scholars and educational officers, they should remember that the public may judge their profession and their institution by their utterances. Therefore, they should at all times exercise appropriate restraint, show respect for the opinions of others and should not attempt to speak on behalf of the University.


FACULTY CODE OF CONDUCT

The Faculty Code of Conduct contains a description of professional responsibilities, ethical principles and types of unacceptable behavior. In summary, faculty are entitled to the rights of free inquiry; to present controversial material relevant to a course of instruction; to freedom of expression; to participate in University governance; and to peer review in matters of promotion, tenure and discipline. The section on responsibilities includes ethical principles regarding students, scholarship, the institution and colleagues. These responsibilities are integral to all faculty positions at the University; persons who fail to meet them may face serious disciplinary sanctions. The complete Faculty Code of Conduct is reprinted as Appendix I of this publication or access it at http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/apm-015.pdf.


SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The University of California has a strict policy prohibiting harassment, exploitation or intimidation in all forms, including sexual. The University is prepared to take whatever action may be needed to prevent, correct and, if necessary, discipline behavior which violates this policy. Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

(a) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of instruction, employment or participation in other University activity

(b) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for evaluation in making academic or personnel decisions affecting that individual, or

(c) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive University environment.


ACADEMIC PERSONNEL POLICIES

Appointment and Advancement
The University has a complex review procedure to build and maintain its excellent faculty. This review mechanism is designed to ensure that individuals are judged by their colleagues in accordance with fair procedures solely on the basis of professional qualifications in matters of appointment, promotion and salary increases. Candidates for appointment and advancement are evaluated on four main criteria: teaching; research and creative work; professional competence and activity; and University and public service. For a descriptive statement of these criteria, see Section 210-1 of the Academic Personnel Manual: Instructions to Review and Appraisal Committees; for the complete text of policies on review and general procedures which apply to most faculty titles, see Section 220-80. All academic titles and categories are detailed in UCLA’s policy and procedure manual, The CALL. The APM can be accessed at http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm and The CALL can be accessed at http://www.apo.ucla.edu/call.

Academic PromotionThe Process
The procedures through which decisions on academic promotion are made are very clearly defined. The following is a summary of the process by the Council on Academic Personnel (CAP):

  1. Department informs individuals eligible for promotion
  2. Department prepares the dossier
  3. Whenever extramural evaluations are to be requested, the faculty member is invited to suggest names of possible referees. The department will select some of these persons (and some from its own list) from whom to solicit evaluations
  4. Department reviews the case and submits the departmental recommendation to the Dean's Office; it is then forwarded to the Academic Personnel Office
  5. Dossier is forwarded to CAP, which nominates an ad hoc review committee when appropriate
  6. Review committee reviews the case. The major function of the review committee is to give a sustained and careful analysis of the candidate's record, especially of the most recent and most significant publications
  7. Review committee's final report reaches CAP and the Dean or Provost. A report is sent to the Dean, who makes a recommendation and sends it to the Academic Personnel Office; the dossier is forwarded to CAP
  8. CAP deliberates on the case and makes its own recommendation
  9. Should there be disagreement between the recommendations of CAP and the Dean or Provost, procedures are established by which the matter may be resolved; this may require discussions among the parties involved
  10. The dossier is sent to the Vice Chancellor for final action.

Faculty Voting Rights
Bylaw 55 of the statewide Academic Senate sets policies for faculty voting rights at the departmental level. For the complete text of this bylaw, revised in May 1995, see Appendix IV.


ACADEMIC PERSONNEL OFFICE

The quality of the UCLA faculty is maintained primarily through an objective and thorough review process for advancement or appointment. In support of this process, the Academic Personnel Office serves as a resource on policy interpretation, provides training workshops and disseminates information regarding the appointment and advancement of academic personnel. 3109 Murphy Hall, http://www.apo.ucla.edu, (310) 206-9515.

Services provided:

  • Processing academic dossiers
  • Interpreting policies and procedures related to The CALL, the Academic Personnel Manual and other academic personnel guidelines and providing updates as required
  • Training on academic policies and procedures through a certificated in-service training program
  • Annual workshops for faculty administrators
  • Disseminating to campus units all changes and updates to policies issued by the Vice Chancellor, academic personnel and/or Office of the President on matters affecting academic appointees
  • Policy and procedures for faculty reviews
  • Statistical data
  • Providing Deans' offices with required forms/items for dossier preparation
  • Conducting annual orientation for new faculty
  • Maintaining the UCLA Faculty Handbook & Resource Guide
  • Annual announcement of academic action deadlines and eligibility listings
  • Status of current faculty actions
  • Maintaining historical data on each academic appointee such as current count on service limitations for certain academic titles, salary and advancement history, etc.

Contact this unit for inquiries regarding:

  • Ad hoc reports or mailing labels for the campus community
  • Requests for exceptions to academic policy and procedures
  • Policies and procedures for processing online actions
  • Verification of count toward eight-year limit
  • Verification of count toward limit for Unit 18 academic personnel
  • Verification of faculty sabbatical eligibility and/or accruals
  • Additional compensation (including summer compensation) policy
  • Removal expense policy
  • Temporary Faculty Housing Allowance policy
  • Faculty appointment and/or advancement policy
  • Guidelines on incremental adjustments for recommendations to above-scale and/or off-scale salaries
  • Deadlines for submission of dossiers requiring Chancellor’s approval
  • Deadlines to comply with AAU and intercampus transfer requirements
  • Deadline and preparation of recommendations requiring submission for presidential and/or regental approval
  • Emergency faculty loans.

teaching


UCLA faculty members engage in research and the discovery of new knowledge and are equally dedicated to disseminating their findings in the classroom. Indeed, excellence in teaching is essential to appointment or advancement and tenure is granted only with clear evidence of teaching ability. Distinguished Teaching Awards are among those most highly prized by UCLA professors.

The Teacher’s Guide provides an overview of University policies, procedures and resources in reference to undergraduate instruction. It also features useful tips and lists many resources and services available on campus to support instruction. The booklet is published by the Office of Instructional Development, 60 Powell Library Building, (310) 825-9149.

In addition, the University's Faculty Code of Conduct (Appendix I) contains language on the professional rights and responsibilities of faculty regarding teaching.


EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION

Good teaching can be defined, very simply, as activities which promote student learning. Sources of information for evaluating effective teaching include student ratings, self-reviews and peer evaluations. The campuswide Evaluation of Instruction Program, (310) 825-6939, provides and processes students' teaching evaluation forms. Classroom videotaping is also available without charge to instructors for self-improvement in conjunction with Faculty Consultation on Teaching. Teaching evaluation serves two main purposes: to provide ideas to the instructor for improving teaching and to be a source of information for such administrative decisions as promotion and merit increases. For more information, contact the Office of Instructional Development, (310) 825-9149 or see Section IV.


DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARDS

Each year, the UCLA Alumni Association presents Distinguished Teaching Awards to five Academic Senate members. The highly prized awards are presented at the annual Alumni Association Awards Ceremony and selection of recipients is based on recommendations of the Academic Senate Committee on Teaching (see Section II). Nominations are solicited from academic departments during the Fall Quarter. The Office of Instructional Development also presents Distinguished Teaching Awards to three non-Senate faculty members each year; all non-Senate faculty who are nominated by their departments are eligible. For more information, please call (310) 206-0523.


MENTORING GRADUATE STUDENTS

Success in training graduate students means treating them with respect as junior colleagues. Faculty are urged to take an interest in their professional development, encouraging them to publish, to present papers, to participate in student government or on key committees. Include funds for support of research assistants in your grant proposals and meet regularly with your graduate student teaching assistants. If you have questions about campuswide policies affecting graduate students, call the Graduate Division at (310) 206-6086.


SERVICE ON DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

Prior to a graduate student's advancement to candidacy for the doctoral degree, a dissertation committee is formed, consisting of at least five UCLA Academic Senate faculty members. The committee, appointed by the Dean of the Graduate Division on the recommendation of the department or program chair, is responsible for ensuring that University and department requirements for the advancement to candidacy are met through the supervision of both written and oral examinations.


ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND STUDENT DISCIPLINE

Effective Spring 2004, UCLA has a campuswide site license from iParadigms, inventor of “Turnitin.com”, to assist faculty in the detection of plagiarism. Students electronically submit assignments, papers or examinations for comparison with other student work product and a vast array of publicly-available documents on the Internet, including encyclopedias, journals, books to produce an “Originality Report.” Originality Reports are returned to the instructor, permitting the instructor to make the judgment whether to investigate a suspected partially or completely unoriginal student assignment further with the student involved or to refer the matter to the Office of the Dean of Students. In addition, Turnitin.com retains a copy of each submitted student assignment to permit comparison to future student assignments.

An automatic interface to the Turnitin.com service is now provided on each instructor’s MyUCLA page (http://my.ucla.edu), next to the icons for the Electronic Gradebook and for real-time Course Rosters.  The use of the Turnitin.com service is at the discretion of the course instructor, whether it is to be a course requirement for all enrolled students or it is used as an ad hoc check of an individual suspicious student assignment.

Academic Senate Regulation A-306C, dealing with cheating and plagiarism states:

The final grade in a course shall be based upon the instructor's evaluation of the student's achievement in the course. When on an examination or other work submitted by the student, the student is suspected of having engaged in plagiarism or otherwise having cheated, the suspected infraction is to be reported to the appropriate administrative officer of the University [usually the Dean of Students] for consideration of disciplinary proceedings against the student. Until such proceedings, if any, have been completed, the grade DR (Deferred Report) shall be assigned for that course. If in such disciplinary proceedings it is determined that the student did engage in plagiarism or otherwise cheat, the Administrative Officer, in addition to imposing any discipline, shall report back to the instructor of the course involved -- the nature of the plagiarism or cheating. In light of that report, the instructor may replace the grade DR with a final grade that reflects an evaluation of that which may fairly be designated as the student's own achievement in the course as distinguished from any achievement that resulted from plagiarism or cheating.

If you determine to issue a grade of DR, which you will later replace with a final course grade, you must write a letter to the Dean of Students, with copies to the student and the Dean of the school or college, stating your reasons for assigning the DR. If the basis of the allegation is the “Originality Report” provided by Turnitin.com, a copy of that report should also be included. The Dean of Students will inform you as to the outcome of the investigation. Obviously, prevention of cheating and plagiarism is much to be preferred. For a detailed discussion of strategies that faculty may use in preventing such behavior, see the Teacher's Guide published by the Office of Instructional Development. Turnitin.com also has useful information to provide students about what actions constitute plagiarism, the rules of citation, etc.

The policy regarding plagiarism, student copyright, and  the use of Turnitin.com is now available in the Official Notices section of the UCLA Schedule of Classes at http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/soc/notices.htm#AnchorPlag.

.In the event of suspected cheating or plagiarism, consult the Office of the Dean of Students. 1206 Murphy Hall, http://www.deanofstudents.ucla.edu, (310) 825-3871.


research


As one of the largest research universities in the world, UCLA has more than 5,000 funded programs in progress at any given time. The University encourages a broad spectrum of research and creative activity of the highest quality, from basic to applied, across the full range of academic disciplines. Graduate students, selected as research assistants based on achievement and promise, assist faculty with scholarly research. Faculty members are evaluated in part on their abilities to demonstrate creative and productive work through published research and/or creative activities.


ORGANIZED RESEARCH UNITS

One focus of UCLA's research efforts is a group of Organized Research Units (ORUs) which provide an interdisciplinary approach to the search for knowledge. ORUs are study centers and research institutes, established by The Regents, which consist of faculty and students from various departments who engage in continuing research of particular subjects. ORUs do not offer courses of instruction or degrees, although several work in conjunction with Interdepartmental Instruction Programs (IDPs) which lead to bachelor's and/or advanced degrees.

UCLA's ORUs fall into six major categories: Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences, International Studies & Overseas Programs and Arts & Humanities. Within each division, there are also representative groups and programs which, although not formally established as ORUs, are nevertheless doing important research in their respective areas. For a full listing of UCLA's ORUs, see Appendix V.


OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH

The Vice Chancellor for Research is responsible for providing leadership over all areas of current and planned research conducted by UCLA faculty. The Vice Chancellor is responsible for the Office of Research Administration, which includes all activities related to research from contracts and grants to patents and intellectual property. See Section IV.

The information provided here concerns the rights and responsibilities which apply to faculty in the practice of their research. If you have questions concerning the application of any of the policies and procedures referred to in this section, or would like to see copies of the referenced materials, call the Office of Research Administration at (310) 825-4031.


UNIVERSITY FUNDING OF RESEARCH

The University endeavors to provide space, funds and facilities for the research programs of faculty. Independent of extramural sources, funds are made available through departments, equivalent units, organized research units, the Senate Committee on Research or other intramural funding sources.


SENATE COUNCIL ON RESEARCH

The Academic Senate Council on Research/Faculty Grants Program funds individual faculty research projects, provides airfare support to eligible faculty presenting research findings at conferences and provides intercampus travel support for Senate members, all subject to an application approval process. The Council also formulates and advises on issues pertaining to University research policy. For more information, call (310) 825-3853 or see Section II.


ACCEPTANCE OF RESEARCH FUNDING

All contracts, grants and gifts are subject to conditions, restrictions and review procedures established by the Chancellor, in conformance with University wide policies and procedures. UCLA Policy 910, Management of Sponsored Projects, describes the responsibilities of principal investigators, Department Chairs, Deans and central administrative units for the management of projects supported by contract and grant funds.  UCLA Policy 921, Accepting Private Funds in Support of Specific Research Projects, sets forth the University's definition of grants, contracts and gifts.  Both are included in the UCLA Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual.


PUBLICATION

An essential part of academic freedom is that the investigator be free to disseminate the results of research. The Academic Senate has affirmed the right of faculty members to make public the findings of their research, orally or in writing, free from censorship or restraint. University policy precludes the acceptance of research grants or contracts in which the principal investigator's rights to full disclosure of research findings are abridged.


USE OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL SUBJECTS

The University requires that all research, including classroom research, involving human subjects be reviewed by the UCLA Human Subjects Protection Committee. Refer to UCLA Policy 1120, Protection of Human Subjects, in the UCLA Policy Manual. See Section IV.

University policy specifies common procedures to assure the continued maintenance of high standards of animal care and use within the University. For more information, refer to the University Policy on the Use of Animals in Research and Teaching.


USE OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

University policy prohibits the use of University facilities for work conducted for the benefit of an outside organization, whether profit-making or not, unless there is a written agreement between the University and the sponsor which sets forth the conditions under which the work is to be conducted. In general, the University should not provide outside organizations with goods or services that are readily available from industrial or commercial sources. For more information, see Appendix VII: Policy on the Requirement to Submit Proposals and to Receive Awards for Grants and Contracts Through the University.


OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT

The opportunity for faculty to engage in consulting and professional activities outside the University is a privilege long recognized as beneficial to both the individual and to the University. These activities contribute to the enrichment of teaching, extend the bounds of research and creative activity and share faculty expertise beyond the academic and University communities.

The University's Policy on Outside Professional Activities of Faculty Members states that faculty are expected to contribute to their professions and to the community and that the same standards of performance should be applied to their outside professional activities as to any other areas of their academic endeavors. The one restriction is that these activities do not interfere with the faculty member's primary responsibilities to the University. For the full text of the policy, see Section 025 of the Academic Personnel Manual. The APM can be accessed at http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/.


CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CONFLICT OF COMMITMENT

Specialized policies address a range of issues related to faculty obligations and duties, the acceptance or offering of gifts, participating in decisions involving intellectual property in which individuals have an ownership interest, the disclosure of financial interests in private (non-governmental) sponsors of research, or financial interests related to research supported by certain federal agencies or University of California managed programs.  Many of these policies are derived from State of California law.  Others reflect federal regulations.  See UCLA Policy 150 at http://www.adminvc.ucla.edu/appm.

Disclosures of personal financial interests related to extramural funds must be completed in conjunction with proposals submitted for research support and acceptance of certain gifts.  A faculty committee reviews the positive disclosures to determine whether those financial interests constitute conflicts of interest.  If the Committee determines that conflicts of interest exist, they will make recommendations about proposed action to reduce, eliminate, or manage those conflicts of interest to the Vice Chancellor for Research, to whom they are advisory. See UCLA Procedures 921.1 and 921.2 at http://www.adminvc.ucla.edu/appm.


PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All employees are required to sign an agreement mandating that they disclose to the University all patentable or potentially patentable inventions they develop.  Disclosure is required when the inventions arise within the individual’s scope of employment whether or not University facilities or resources were used.  After disclosure, the interests of the University are determined and a decision made as to whether patent rights will be assigned to the University or released to the inventor. If the University successfully licenses an invention to industry for commercialization, revenues are shared with inventors according to the University's Patent Policy (see Appendix VI).

Copyrights are usually owned by the creator.  In certain circumstances when copyrightable work is part of the scope of work under sponsored research, the ownership may vest in the University.

Consult the Office of Intellectual Property Administration, (310) 794-0558, for assistance with the disclosure process, details about patenting and licensing inventions, questions about royalties, equity, or assistance in the interpretation of the University's patent and copyright policies.


REPRODUCTION OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS

Since U.S. copyright law protects against unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted materials and the law directly impinges upon the activities of faculty as teachers and scholars, it is important that faculty members be aware of the law and acquaint themselves with the University's Policy and Guidelines for Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials for Teaching and Research.

A major limitation on the copyright owner's exclusive rights is the doctrine of "fair use," which permits certain limited copying for educational or research purposes without the permission of the owner. Under the "fair use" interpretation of the Copyright Act of 1976, you are permitted to photocopy and distribute portions of copyrighted works for educational use without securing permission from the owner or paying royalties only if certain conditions are met for "fair use." Because the law itself is not sufficiently clear and specific in defining "fair use," the University of California has agreed to abide by the provisions of the "Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying in Not-for-Profit Educational Institutions," which are included as Appendix 1 to the University's Policy and Guidelines for Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials for Teaching and Research found online at http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/uwnews/copyrep.html.

 

service


Public service is the third of UCLA's basic missions, interwoven with teaching and research. A public university has a particular responsibility to respond to public as well as scholarly concerns. UCLA's service-oriented activities are constantly updated, new programs are introduced and old ones phased out as the needs of the community and society change. Such programs present a variety of challenging opportunities for faculty, while students are offered direct experience in their fields and valuable services are performed for the community.

Some of the most visible contributions to the community have been made in the health sciences. The UCLA Medical Plaza offers outpatient services in more than 80 specialty clinics and UCLA health care providers staff several medical and dental clinics situated in low-income areas of the city. In other fields, UCLA Extension, (310) 825-2362, offers lifelong learning for more than 70,000 adult students each year and UCLA Alumni Association, (310) 825-2586, volunteers engage in a broad array of community activities ranging from lobbying in Sacramento to painting houses for the elderly to teaching literacy.

Many members of the faculty serve on local, state and national government boards and service agencies. They testify frequently at legislative hearings, provide consulting services and share their expertise with committees of the federal government.


ASSISTING THE MEDIA

From time to time, faculty may be asked to assist the news media in their coverage of current events and trends relating to your research or areas in which your expertise can lend perspective.

The UCLA Office of Media Relations coordinates all news media inquiries, arranging interviews between faculty experts and the media which may take place over the telephone, on campus, at a local broadcast studio or even electronically. Media relations staff can help faculty members prepare for the interview.

This office also generates stories in the media about faculty accomplishments and University achievements. Faculty are encouraged to keep your media relation's representative informed of significant research developments, new teaching methods, national and international awards or honors, or any suggestions you may have for feature stories about campus personalities or events. Please call the Office of Media Relations at (310) 825-2585 for assistance with media relations involvement or to locate the media relations representative from your professional school or the College of Letters and Science.


CAMPUS SERVICE

In keeping with the University's tradition of shared governance, faculty routinely participate in campus decision-making through service on departmental, administrative and Academic Senate committees. Academic departments usually have standing faculty committees to deal with curriculum, academic personnel decisions, student affairs and other pertinent issues. Administrative committees, usually appointed by a senior administrator, address non-academic issues that concern the entire campus community such as safety, buildings and grounds and distribution of student fees. Service on any of these committees would be beneficial for junior faculty to meet their senior colleagues and begin a service record.

Academic Senate committees establish academic policy and advise senior administrators on a variety of campuswide issues such as budget, faculty hiring and welfare, establishment and disestablishment of academic programs and capital projects. For a full list of Senate committees, see Section II or call the Senate office at (310) 825-3851.

faculty benefits


University of California faculty members enjoy a broad range of benefits, some of which apply to all employees and some which are unique to faculty. The paragraphs below deal with the special situations of faculty; for information on those benefits common to all UC employees, such as health insurance, vision and dental care, life insurance and retirement plans, call Campus Human Resources at (310) 794-0830.


PAY SCHEDULE

Academic-Year faculty serve for a nine-month period, but salary payment is spread over 12 months in a fiscal year beginning July 1. Fiscal-Year faculty serve year round. Paychecks are distributed the first working day of the month and may be sent to your academic department or directly to your bank account via electronic transfer.


SICK LEAVE AND VACATION

UC faculty do not accrue sick leave. In general, being a professional means you have great discretion in managing your time and should be able to balance your personal needs with your teaching and research obligations. Absences due to short-term illnesses can usually be covered through consultation with the Department Chair; leaves for major illness are arranged on an individual basis.

Fiscal-Year faculty accrue vacation leave at the rate of two days per month. Consult with your Department Chair for scheduling.


PARENTAL LEAVE

Female faculty are eligible for up to six weeks of childbearing leave (see Section 760 of the Academic Personnel Manual). Parents of either gender may request up to one year's parental leave without pay for the purpose of caring for a child.


SABBATICAL LEAVE

For every quarter you work at least 50 percent time, you accrue credit toward sabbatical leave. Faculty are eligible to take one quarter's sabbatical leave at full pay after nine quarters of qualifying service, or a leave at fractional pay after only six quarters of qualifying service. Many combinations of qualifying service, number of quarters on sabbatical and percentages of salary are possible. For details on sabbatical leave, see the accompanying charts or refer to Section 740 of the Academic Personnel Manual.

Access the APM at http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/.
 



Sabbatical Leave Credit

Academic-Year Appointees -- Quarter System
APM 740 Chart I

Qualifying Service** 1 Quarter 2 Quarters*** 3 Quarters***
6 Quarters 0.67 salary*
9 Quarters Regular Salary
12 Quarters 0.67 salary*
15 Quarters 0.83 salary
18 Quarters Regular salary or 0.67 salary*
21 Quarters 0.78 salary
24 Quarters 0.89 salary
27 Quarters Regular salary
* Or regular salary if sabbatical leave is taken in residence.
** Academic-Year appointees accrue three quarters of sabbatical leave credit per calendar year, excluding periods of leave of absence without salary.
*** Salary is an average which may be paid unequally in different terms of leave.
 

Revised 8/1/89

 


Sabbatical Leave Credit

Fiscal-Year Appointees -- Quarter System
APM 740 Chart II

Qualifying Service** 1 Quarter 2 Quarters*** 3 Quarters*** 4 Quarters***
6 Quarters 0.67 salary*
9 Quarters Regular Salary
12 Quarters 0.67 salary*
15 Quarters 0.83 salary
18 Quarters Regular salary or 0.67 salary*
21 Quarters 0.78 salary
24 Quarters 0.89 salary or 0.67 salary*
27 Quarters Regular salary or 0.75 salary
30 Quarters 0.83 salary
33 Quarters 0.92 salary
36 Quarters Regular salary
* Or regular salary if sabbatical leave is taken in residence.
** Fiscal-Year appointees accrue four quarters of sabbatical leave credit per calendar year, excluding periods of leave of absence without salary.
*** Salary is an average which may be paid unequally in different terms of leave.
 

Revised 8/1/89

 


Sabbatical Leave Credit

Academic-Year and Fiscal-Year Appointees -- Semester System
Regular Sabbatical (off-Campus)

APM 740 Chart III

Qualifying Service 1 Semester or 6 Months* 2 Semesters or** 1 Year*
4 Semesters or 2 Years 0.44 salary
5 Semesters or 2 1/2 Years 0.56 salary
6 Semesters or 3 Years 0.67 salary
7 Semesters or 3 1/2 Years 0.78 salary
8 Semesters or 4 Years 0.89 salary or 0.44 salary
9 Semesters or 4 1/2 Years Regular salary or 0.50 salary
10 Semesters or 5 Years 0.56 salary
11 Semesters or 5 1/2 Years 0.61 salary
12 Semesters or 6 Years 0.67 salary
14 Semesters or 7 Years 0.78 salary
16 Semesters or 8 Years 0.89 salary
18 Semesters or 9 Years Regular salary
* Fiscal-Year appointees accrue sabbatical leave in half-yearly intervals, excluding periods of leave of absence without salary. Six-month or 1 year sabbatical leave credits apply to Fiscal-Year appointees only.
** Salary is an average which may be paid unequally in different terms of leave.
 

Revised 7/1/96


 


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