All academic personnel shall be appointed on either an academic year (AY) or annual basis (AN). Such appointments will normally be considered to cover a twelve-month period, except that temporary appointments may be for a shorter period.
An academic year appointment is for a nine-month assignment of duties and responsibilities including related departmental meetings before registration in the fall and commencement and grade reporting in the spring. Such appointments will normally be for the period August 16 through May 15 of the following calendar year.
An annual appointment is for a full-year assignment of duties and responsibilities including periods of annual leave and paid holidays.
Enacted: February 17, 1944
Amended: July 26, 1991
Retired Policy No. 03-17-06