Leaves without pay up to one year in length may be granted to academic appointees for good cause. All leaves of absence should be requested in advance.

Leave Request

  1. Submit a Leave of Absence form (AP-UCI-76).
  2. Approval authority:
    1. Seven days or less without compensation: Department Chair.
    2. Greater than seven (7) calendar days and does not exceed one year:  Dean*
    3. Exceptional Cases: Vice Provost.*
      1. Leaves without pay for more than one year.
      2. Leaves without pay that, in combination with other leaves, total more than one year.

*Employment outside of the University requires prior approval by Vice Provost regardless of the duration of the leave.