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2. A faculty member who has rendered at least seven (7) continuous years of very
satisfactory service, a doctorate degree holder and with a position of at least Assistant
Professor IV shall be eligible to apply for Sabbatical Leave.

For Post Doctoral Leave, the applicant must have a rank of at least Assistant Professor
IV, a doctorate degree holder and has rendered at least seven (7) continuous years
with very satisfactory rating immediately preceding the leave.

3. Applications for sabbatical or post-doctoral leave should indicate strong
justifications and include program of activities and expected output/s. Upon
approval of the application, the grantee shall sign a contract with the University
and comply with such other requirements prescribed by the Civil Service
Commission.

4. No sabbatical or post doctoral leave shall be approved without the certification
of the Dean concerned that the services of the applicant could be temporarily
dispensed with and that there are capable staff who can take over the duties of
the applicant.
5. Grantees of Sabbatical or Post Doctoral Leave are also required to submit
progress report every academic term and the final output upon the completion
of the leave.

6. Any personnel on sabbatical or post doctoral leave shall not engage in any form
of employment, consultancy and similar activities while on such leave.

7. Sabbatical leave for one year can be availed of every seven (7) years; provided
all the requirements in the previous availment has been complied with.

Section V. Seminars, Trainings and workshops

1. The CSDC will screen applicants and select nominee/s to seminars, trainings
and workshop in response to invitations from local, except for foreign
sponsors. In case the invitation is applicable to all colleges/offices, the
screening and selection will take into consideration equitable distribution,
relevance to the department/colleges/office, individual functions, education,
experience and performance. If the invitation is specific to a college, the
College Advisory Council will do the screening and selection which shall be
forwarded by the Dean to the CSDB and USDB for endorsement to proper
University authority for proper action.