Standard Retirement
The faculty member continues with standard workload until the final semester. The faculty member may continue with their standard workload, or:
Tenured and Tenure-Track faculty may request the final semester be free from teaching
Non Tenure-Track faculty may request up to 50% reduction in teaching for the final semester.
Non Tenure-Track faculty are not permitted to go below 50% teaching
Process
Faculty member discusses plans with department, program or center chair or director.
Faculty member submits request for retirement in a Word document to the department chair/director.
The chair/director forwards the request for retirement document to CAS Faculty Affairs (CAS-Faculty@colorado.edu)
CAS Faculty Affairs submits a form to the unit, dean, and the Office of Faculty Affairs* (OFA) (if applicable) for signature with a copy to the Graduate School or the Research and Innovation Office (if applicable), Human Resources Service Center and Department Coordinator.
* Office of Faculty Affairs will create the faculty retirement agreement for OFA-overseen faculty
Reviewed 25 January 2024