Adjunct Professor Series | Delegation of Authority Chart

Delegations of authority refer to the assignment of decision-making responsibilities to a specific individual or group of individuals at UCSC. The chart on this page lists the level of review and authority for each of the indicated titles and actions. If you encounter an accessibility issue with information presented in a table, please contact us at apo@ucsc.edu for assistance.

Delegations for Adjunct Professors

Adjunct Professor Series, Without Salary (WOS)

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
All Actions	None	Dean	None

Adjunct Professor Series, With Salary (includes 0%)

The campus off-scale limit for the Adjunct Professor series is the annual salary rate for Professor, Step 9, plus 11 percent

Appointment/Reappointment

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Appointment/Reappointment at more than 50% time, with exception allowing more than 50% of base salary to be supported by state funds*	CAP	Dean	*Chancellor approval of exception is required prior to appointment/reappointment – see CAPM 512.280.II.H.2.a
Appointment/Reappointment with exception allowing appointment at 50% time or less to be supported entirely by state funds**	CAP	Dean	**Dean exception allowance – see CAPM 512.280.II.H.2.b

Actions involving salary above the UC Salary Threshold

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Appointment above the UC Salary Threshold	CAP	Provost – Academic Affairs, UCOP	Send to APO for processing
Merit increase above the UC Salary Threshold but with merit increase of 10% or less	CAP	Chancellor	None
Merit increase above the UC Salary Threshold but with merit increase greater than 10%	CAP	Provost – Academic Affairs, UCOP	Send to APO for processing

All Other Actions

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
All other actions not listed above	CAP	Dean	None