Employment Categories

Probationary Employee is a person who is newly hired or  transferred to a new position and in their first six months in that position.

Full-time Regular Employee is a person who works a minimum of thirty-five hours per week, and has successfully completed a six-month probationary period. Regular full-time employees are entitled to all employee benefits as defined in this manual.

Part-time Regular Employee is a person who works less than thirty-five hours per week, and has successfully completed a six-month probationary period. Regular part-time employees are entitled to state employee benefits on a prorated basis as defined in this manual.

Full-time Temporary Employee is a person who works thirty or more hours a week on an as-needed basis to fill in for assigned employees or to fill a short term position not to exceed six months.

Part-time Temporary Employee is a person who works less than thirty hours a week on an as-needed basis to fill in for assigned employees or to fill a short-term position not to exceed six months.

Exempt Employee is a person in a salaried management or supervisory position as provided by law considered to be exempt from the provisions of the United States Department of Labor’s Fair Labor Standards Act. Exempt employees are expected to work a minimum of forty hours each week plus any additional hours as instructed by the Dean or his designee.