Note: Effective September 8, 2025 this policy no longer applies to employees represented by the Union of Tenure System Faculty (UTSF), which includes tenure system faculty and continuing system librarians. Consistent with its scope, this policy is applicable only to faculty and academic staff who are not represented by a collective bargaining unit.
This change reflects the certification of the UTSF as the exclusive bargaining representative for these employee groups.
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: 2/17/44
Amended: 7/26/91
Retired Policy No. 03-17-06