Vacation Accrual
ASU provides holiday, vacation and sick leave plans to help staff and faculty balance personal and business commitments.
As of Jan. 8, 2024, all benefits-eligible university and classified staff and non-faculty administrators accrue vacation at the same rate as specified in SPP 702-01.
University and classified staff and non-faculty administrators
Benefits-eligible classified staff, university staff and non-faculty administrators accrue vacation on the following schedule:
| Maximum accrual hours per pay period | Maximum annual accrual hours | Maximum carryover hours* |
|---|---|---|
| 6.77 | 176 | 320 |
Accumulated vacation is calculated based on a full-time, eight-hour day.
Employees who work less than full-time but at least .5 full-time equivalency are credited with vacation leave prorated based on the percentage of time worked.
Vacation leave is accrued biweekly. Vacation balance adjustments occur at the end of the pay period, which includes Dec. 31.
SPP 702-01 Vacation Leave - General Policy
Faculty and academic professionals with fiscal-year appointments continue to accrue vacation as specified in ACD 704-01.
Benefits-eligible faculty and academic professionals with fiscal-year appointments accrue vacation on the following schedule:
| Maximum accrual hours per pay period | Maximum annual accrual hours | Maximum carryover hours* |
|---|---|---|
| 6.77 | 176 | 320 |
Accumulated vacation is computed based on a full-time, eight-hour day.
Employees who work less than full-time but at least .5 FTE are credited with vacation leave prorated based on the percentage of time worked.
Vacation leave is accrued biweekly. Vacation balance adjustments occur at the end of the pay period, which includes Dec. 31.
Postdoctoral Scholars
Read more about guidelines for postdoctoral scholars on the University Provost's webpage.
The university’s vacation policy provides postdoctoral scholars with 10 days paid vacation in year one of appointment and 15 days in years 2–4 of appointment.
- Full-time postdoctoral scholars 1.0 FTE — on a fiscal year appointment accrue vacation as shown below. Full-time postdoctoral scholars on an academic appointment do not accrue vacation hours.
- Part-time postdoctoral scholars .5 to .99 FTE — accrue vacation based on the percentage of time worked.
- Postdoctoral vacation hours do not carry over from calendar year to calendar year and are not paid out at the conclusion of the postdoctoral appointment.
| First-year of appointment - first 26 pay periods | Subsequent years of appointment |
|---|---|
| 3.08 hours—up to 10 days | 4.62 hours—up to 15 days per year |