Governance Handbook > Part 3: Academic > 3.1 Personnel > 3.1.5 Teaching Faculty > 3.1.5.11 Sabbaticals and Leaves of Absence > 3.1.5.11.1 Sabbaticals

3.1.5.11.1 Sabbaticals

(Charter)

1. Eligibility

   1. A tenure-track or full-time non-tenure-track teaching faculty member is eligible for one quarter of sabbatical leave following eleven quarters of employment, exclusive of other leaves.

   2. A tenure-track or full-time non-tenure-track teaching faculty member with a newly completed terminal degree may apply for one quarter of sabbatical leave to take place following six quarters of service. The sabbatical is to continue a research program and to prepare papers for publication.

   3. Up to three quarters of sabbatical leave may be accumulated.

   4. Faculty will be notified annually of their service history and eligibility for sabbatical leave.

   5. Prior to the sabbatical, faculty should inform the chairs of the governance committees of which they are a member of the quarter they will be absent.

2. Conditions

   1. Sabbatical leaves will be granted for study, research, writing, or other experience of professional value.

   2. A faculty member may receive and is encouraged to seek supplementary grants or other awards while on sabbatical leave, though such additional grants or awards may be received only if the conditions for accepting the additional resources do not interfere with the "purpose" of the sabbatical leave.

   3. A faculty member must return to full-time teaching following the sabbatical leave.

   4. Summer sabbaticals are preferred and will be supported with a stipend.

      Non-summer sabbaticals will be granted without stipend subject to the department's ability to maintain its essential function. When the University is unable to accommodate the faculty member’s absence, the sabbatical will be deferred, and service credit will accrue beyond the limit in 1c above.