# Academic Personnel Leave

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## Sabbaticals

Sabbaticals are requested in the Spring semester for the following academic Fall/Spring terms. For inquiries related to sabbatical credits or for more information regarding eligibility and/or the sabbatical application process, please contact the Academic Personnel Analyst at [AGES-AP@berkeley.edu](mailto:AGES-AP@berkeley.edu).

### Types of Sabbaticals

There are two types of sabbatical:

- Regular sabbatical: Regular sabbatical leave provides salary at varying percentages of regular salary, depending on the amount of accrued sabbatical leave credit and option elected by the faculty member. A faculty on regular sabbatical leave is excused from all regular duties to focus on full-time research and/or study.
- Sabbatical in Residence: \*Sabbatical in Residence is defined as teaching one class which meets regularly at least three hours each week during the sabbatical period; or performing an equivalent amount of instructional service in a course or in a clinical setting. (Directed study, such as 298’s or 299’s, or other similar courses are NOT considered to be equivalent to such a regularly scheduled course, unless they have been reorganized as such under the department’s regular teaching workload policy.)

A Sabbatical Plan must be attached to all leave requests that include a period of sabbatical.

For the full policy, please reference the [Academic Personnel Manual (APM)](https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-740.pdf)

For the Sabbatical Leave Form, please complete the [Professional Leave of Absence Form](https://africam.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/ucb-ap-l2_final.pdf) provided by APO.