Maryland's Public System of Higher Education

II - 1.22 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM POLICY ON FACULTY APPOINTMENT
          LETTERS OR CONTRACTS

       (Approved by the Board of Regents July 7, 2000)


1.   The terms and conditions of every faculty appointment
     shall be stated in a written letter or contract, which
     shall be signed by and which shall be in the possession
     of both the institution and the appointee before the
     appointment is begun.

2.   Appointment letters or contracts for full-time faculty
     shall specify whether the appointee is required to
     serve for the academic year or the fiscal year.
     Typically, academic-year faculty appointments shall
     begin no later than one week before the first day of
     fall classes and end no earlier than the spring
     commencement date, and fiscal-year appointments shall
     begin on July 1 and end on June 30 of the following
     calendar year.  In unusual circumstances, an
     appointment (academic or fiscal) may begin at other
     times or may be for only a portion of a year.

3.   Each institution shall develop a written policy on
     summer compensation for full-time faculty members on
     academic-year appointments.  The policy shall be filed with
     the Office of the Chancellor.