Step 6 and Above Scale

Step 6:

Advancement to Professor Step 6 may involve an overall career review, however, on the Santa Cruz campus, emphasis should be given to work done since advancement to, or appointment at the rank of Professor. Advancement will be granted on evidence of sustained and continuing excellence in each of the following three categories: (1) scholarship or creative achievement, (2) University teaching, and (3) service. Above and beyond that, great academic distinction, recognized nationally, will be required in scholarly or creative achievement or teaching.

Advancement to Step 6 usually will not occur after less than 3 years of service at Step 5.

Above Scale:

Advancement to an Above Scale rank involves an overall career review, however, on the Santa Cruz campus, emphasis should be given to work done since advancement to, or appointment at a step above Professor Step 6. Advancement to Above Scale is reserved only for the most highly distinguished faculty (1) whose work of sustained and continuing excellence has attained national and international recognition and broad acclaim reflective of its significant impact;

(2) whose University teaching performance is excellent; and (3) whose service is highly meritorious. Except in rare and compelling cases, advancement will not occur after less than four years at Step IX. Moreover, mere length of service and continued good performance at Step IX is not justification for further salary advancement.

There must be demonstration of additional merit and distinction beyond the performance on which advancement to Step IX was based. Documentation normally must include solicited external evaluations.

Further Above Scale:

A further merit increase in salary for a person already serving at an above-scale salary level must be justified by new evidence of merit and distinction. Continued good service is not an adequate justification. Intervals between such salary increases may be indefinite, and only in the most superior cases where there is strong and compelling evidence will increase at intervals shorter than four years be approved.