Appointments

Appointments refer to the offer of employment and acceptance by a person to a position at SDSU. Appointments may be temporary, probationary, or permanent, and include a variety of types of actions such as re-appointments, promotions, transfers, demotions, reinstatements, etc. Initial appointments are either probationary or temporary, depending upon the nature of the position and/or length of appointment. These appointments are made to positions in various job categories, i.e., academic, management personnel plan, administrative, executive, nonacademic, or to an academic-administrative assignment.

Examples

• Administrative Appointment
• AY Appointment
• Department Appointment
• FTEF* Appointment

• IFF** Appointment

• Summer Appointment
• Teaching Appointment

*FTEF is an abbreviation for Full-Time Equivalent Faculty

**IFF is an abbreviation for Instructional Faculty Fraction

Where Data Element Appears

ASIR Public Faculty Data Dashboards and Reports:

• Faculty Workload Reports

See Also

• Full-Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF)
• Instructional Administrative Fraction (IAF)
• Instructional Faculty Fraction (IFF)
• Other Support Fraction (OSF)

Definition Source

"The offer of employment and acceptance by a person to a position in the CSU. Appointments may be temporary, probationary, or permanent, and include a variety of types of actions such as re-appointments, promotions, transfers, demotions, reinstatements, etc. Initial appointments are either probationary or temporary, depending upon the nature of the position and/or length of appointment. These appointments are made to positions in various job categories, i.e., academic, management personnel plan, administrative, executive, nonacademic, or to an academic-administrative assignment."