Professional Research 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 Professional Research

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

Assistant Research

Appointment

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Appointment up to the annual salary rate for Research, Step 3	None	Dean	None
Appointment if annual salary rate is more than Research, Step 3	CAP	CP/EVC	None

Reapppointment, Merit & Promotion Reviews

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Reappointment and merit increase when the salary increase does not exceed one and two-thirds steps	None	Dean	Including accelerated promotions
Reappointment and merit increase if the salary increase exceeds one and two-thirds steps	CAP	CP/EVC	None
Reappointment and promotion to Associate rank up to the campus off-scale salary limit	DCAP	Dean	Including accelerated promotions
Reappointment and promotion to Associate rank above the campus off-scale salary limit	CAP	CP/EVC	None

Associate Research

Appointment

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Appointment up to the annual salary rate for Research, Step 4	DCAP	Dean	None
Appointment if the annual salary rate is more than Research, Step 4	CAP	CP/EVC	None

Reappointment, Merit & Promotion Reviews

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Reappointment and merit increase when the salary increase does not exceed one and two-thirds steps	DCAP	Dean	None
Reappointment and merit increase if the salary increase exceeds one and two-thirds steps	CAP	CP/EVC	None
Reappointment and promotion to full Research rank up to the campus off-scale salary limit	DCAP	Dean	Including accelerated promotions
Reappointment and promotion to full Research rank above the campus off-scale salary limit	CAP	CP/EVC	None

Salary Increase Only Reviews

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Salary increase actions for candidates at Step 4 that do not exceed the equivalent of two-thirds of a step	CAP	Dean	None
Salary increase actions for candidates at Step 4 in excess of two-thirds of a step	CAP	CP/EVC	None

Full Research

Appointments

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Appointment to Steps 1-5, up to the campus off-scale salary limit	DCAP	Dean	None
Appointment to Steps 1-5, above the campus off-scale salary limit	CAP	CP/EVC	None
Appointment to Steps 6-9, up to the UC Salary Threshold	CAP	CP/EVC	None
Appointment to Steps 6-9, above the UC Salary Threshold	Not Applicable	Provost-Academic Affairs, UCOP	Send to APO for processing
Appointment to Above Scale, up to the UC Salary Threshold	CAP	Chancellor	None
Appointment to Above Scale at a salary higher than the UC Salary Threshold	Not Applicable	Provost-Academic Affairs, UCOP	Send to APO for processing

Reappointment & Merit Reviews

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Reappointment and merit increase to Steps 2-5 and 7-9 when the salary increase does not exceed one and two-thirds steps	DCAP	Dean	Does not include accelerated merits or advancements involving Step 6
Reappointment and merit increase to Steps 2-5 and 7-9 if the salary increase exceeds one and two-thirds steps	CAP	CP/EVC	None
Reappointment and merit involving Step 6	CAP	CP/EVC	None
Reappointment and accelerated merit	CAP	CP/EVC	None
Reappointment and merit to Above Scale at a salary up to the UC Salary Threshold	CAP	Chancellor	None
Reappointment and merit to Above Scale at a salary higher than the UC Salary Threshold	Not Applicable	Provost – Academic Affairs, UCOP	Send to APO for processing
Reappointment and merit to further Above Scale up to the UC Salary Threshold	CAP	CP/EVC	None
Reappointment and merit to further Above Scale, above the UC Salary Threshold	Not Applicable	Provost-Academic Affairs, UCOP	Send to APO for processing
Merit to Further Above Scale, above the UC Salary Threshold with merit increase greater than 10%	CAP	Provost – Academic Affairs, UCOP	None

Salary Increase Only Reviews

Actions	CAP/DCAP Review	Authority	Notes
Salary increase actions for candidates at Steps 5 and 9 that do not exceed the equivalent of two-thirds of a step	CAP	Dean	None
Salary increase actions for candidates at Steps 5 and 9 in excess of two-thirds of a step	CAP	CP/EVC	None