The UC Outside Activity Tracking System (OATS) is an easy-to-use, web-based application through which university faculty members can report outside activities and income, in accordance with UCOP conflict of commitment policies. It employs a simple, yet interactive format that facilitates the collection of information about outside professional activities, and helps faculty understand the related policies.

UC OATS Introduction Video

In UC OATS you can easily comply with policy. Report and manage your outside professional activities, submit and view your forms online, and track your total time. For Health Sciences Compensated faculty, Deans and Faculty Administrators, you can also track your earnings. Additionally, UC OATS will generate an automatic report for you to certify your annual activities at the end of the year. Click the video for a step-by-step guide on how to use UC OATS.

Training Schedule

For the Faculty and Approver/Reviewer training schedule please click here.

Training Resources

Training Resources
Faculty	Training materials for faculty	https://info.ucoats.org/pages/training-faculty
Reviewer	Training materials for administrators and staff responsible for reviewing category 1 prior approval, student involvement forms, annual certifications, or other forms.	https://info.ucoats.org/pages/training-reviewer
Approver	Training materials for department chairs, Deans, Vice Provosts, or similar responsibilities for approving category 1 prior approval, student involvement forms, annual certifications, or other forms.	https://info.ucoats.org/pages/training-approver
Application Admin Training	Training materials for application administrators.	Coming soon.

Questions

For questions related to the policies covering outside professional activities, please consult with the academic personnel expert in your department.  Department staff with policy-related questions should consult with their dean’s office.

For technical questions or feedback about using OATS, or this website, please contact oats@uci.edu.