The appropriate timeline and deadlines are as follows:
- April 1 (3 semesters before proposed sabbatical academic year)– Submission to Division Chair for review and approval. Note: it is the sabbatical applicant’s responsibility to arrange colleague coverage for all teaching and service that would normally be assigned to the applicant during the sabbatical period. A plan for colleague coverage should be submitted to the Division Chair for review and approval along with the other application materials.
- May 1 (3 semesters before proposed sabbatical academic year)– Submission to SOP Executive Committee for review at the May Executive Committee Meeting and approval at the Sept Executive Committee Meeting
- October (2 semesters before proposed sabbatical academic year)– Submission to OHR
- January, semester before proposed sabbatical academic year – Notification to successful applicant