Faculty Leave

 

Unpaid Personal and Professional Leaves/ Sabbatical and Difference-in-Pay Leaves

 

Unpaid Personal Leave

Unpaid personal leaves are available for eligible faculty for a specific purpose and length of time, such as one (1) semester, or one (1) year, or shorter periods of time. A personal leave of absence without pay may be for purposes of unpaid sick leave, parental, family care leaves, or other purposes of a personal nature.

If you are a faculty member requesting a personal leave of absence, complete the Request for Formal Leave of Absence application. 

  • Leave of Absence Request form.PDF File

  • The application will go to your department and Dean’s office for signature and is then sent to HRDI-Total Wellness, Attn: Griselda G. Marquez.

  • If the requested leave is Personal in nature and not related to a parental or medical leave, no other documentation is needed.

 

Unpaid Professional Leave

Professional leaves of absence without pay may be requested by an employee and may be granted by the President or the President’s designee. A professional leave of absence without pay may be for the purposes of research, advanced study, professional development, or other purposes of benefit to the university. Such leaves shall be considered totally voluntary, and for the purposes of workers’ compensation, the time involved shall not be considered time worked.

 

If you are a faculty member requesting a professional leave of absence, complete the Request for Formal Leave of Absence application. 

  • Leave of Absence Request formPDF File Opens in new window .

  • The application will go to your department and Dean’s office for signature and is then sent to HRDI-Total Wellness, Attn: Griselda G. Marquez.

  • Please include a description of the project or work that will be performed while on the professional leave.

 

For additional information on Unpaid Personal or Professional leaves, please contact Griselda G. Marquez in HRDI-Total Wellness at (657) 278-5187 or grgmarquez@fullerton.edu or Contessa Mata, HRDI Total Wellness at (657) 278-4300 at comata@fullerton.edu .

 

Sabbatical Leave/Difference-in-Pay Leave

If you are a faculty member requesting information on Sabbatical or Difference-in-Pay leaves, please visit the Faculty Affairs and Records OfficeOpens in new window website or contact them at (657) 278-2125.