Sabbaticals and Leaves

Sabbaticals and Leaves

Sabbaticals and Leaves

Faculty are eligible for sabbatical leave after six years of full-time service:

a. Applications for sabbatical leaves are considered only from tenured faculty members or those who will have tenure at the time of sabbatical leave.

b. A faculty member is eligible for an initial sabbatical leave after six (6) years of full-time service at Boise State University.

c. According to Idaho State Board of Education Policy II. G. Human Resources, Faculty may not count service at other institutions toward their service time at Boise State University when applying for Sabbatical Leave.

d. Faculty who have been awarded a sabbatical leave are eligible for a subsequent sabbatical after six (6) additional full-years of service have been rendered.

Application for Sabbatical Leave Form

Post Sabbatical Leave Report Approval Form

Sabbaticals and family leaves affect staffing in the department. For obvious reasons, these are often scheduled on shorter notice than other leaves. Requests for family and medical leaves go directly from the prospective person on leave to Human Resources. More information is available online at the Human Resources website. Employees sometimes prefer confidentiality during medical leaves, or during the early months of a pregnancy or adoption process.

Coaching faculty about leaves

Talk with any faculty members who are eligible for a leave within the next year or two. Encourage them to take the leave as soon as they're eligible (unless there is reason for delay-see below). Encourage them to plan ahead for a project to work on during a leave, and to apply for external grants that will help them accomplish the project and perhaps even extend the period of the leave.