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