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Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences VCHS
  1. VCHS
  2. Administration
  3. Academic Affairs
  4. For Faculty & Academics
  5. Faculty Compensation
  6. Academic Program Unit

Academic Programmatic Unit

Academic Programmatic Units (APUs) are a group of 5 or more HSCP faculty members whose activities are programmatically similar. An APU shall comprise faculty with similar clinical, teaching and research responsibilities. The characteristics of the group (type of activity, potential for income, etc.) are used to determine the base salary scale. All members of an APU share the same salary scale.

 

Different Types of Departmental/School Change Requests

  1. Faculty Member(s) Changing from One APU Code to Another
  2. APU Definition Changes
  3. Entire APU Code Changing Scale
  4. Expired APU Profile Form (typically every 5 years) 

APU Process Flowchart

APU process flowchart

Memo Guidelines

Memo from Chair/Dean which should include the following:

  1. Description of the requested changes and the effective date
  2. Justification for the changes, including their impact on any Faculty.
  3. Confirmation that the Faculty members are in good standing.
  4. Confirmation that the department accepts any 415(m) liability that may result.
  5. Confirmation that all the members will be able to maintain the covered compensation rate for at least 3 years, provided the faculty member still meets the defined criteria.
  6. Note: For APUs with fewer than 5 members, provide justification for the exception. 

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