Exempt Professional Leave

To enhance the university's instructional and research programs professional leave may be granted as provided under RCW 28B.10.650.

• Only employees who have been in exempt service at the university for at least four years are eligible for professional leave. Exempt employees with part-time appointments may qualify for professional leave on a prorated basis.
• A completed application (instructions and form available at http://www.cwu.edu/~hr/forms/exproleave.doc) shall be filed with the applicant's supervisor at least six months before the time the applicant wishes to take leave, unless the supervisor agrees to waive the six-month notice.
• The application, with recommendations, shall be forwarded through all appropriate levels of supervision to the president. Upon receipt of the application and recommendations, the president shall prepare his/her final recommendations and present them to the board of trustees for action.

For complete information and detailed instructions see section 4.16 of the Exempt Employees' Code at http://www.cwu.edu/~pres/policies/Part6Exempt-2.pdf.