Sabbaticals
A sabbatical is a scholarly and creative work and professional development leave lasting either one or two semesters (6 or 12 months for 12-month faculty members). It is a privilege for which tenured faculty members are eligible after six years of service to the University of Colorado.
Regent Laws and Policies and CU System policies provide important information about sabbatical leaves.
Policies of the Regents
A sabbatical assignment, which is subject to approval by the Board of Regents, is an important academic scholarship and professional development tool, granted for the advancement of the university, subject to the availability of resources. A tenured faculty member shall become eligible for a sabbatical assignment after six years of service to the university. A sabbatical assignment shall not be granted more than once every seven years. Further information is provided in the corresponding administrative policy statement.
In the case of the Anschutz Medical Campus, subject to specific school/college rules, tenure-track faculty and specialty-track members who have attained the ranks of associate professor or full professor are also eligible for sabbatical assignment after six years of service to the university.
CU System Administrative Policies
Provides procedures for the approval of tenured faculty sabbatical assignments, as required by regent policy 5.C and Colorado law.
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