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or to pursue special fields of study. Such leave shall be approved by the Board
of Regents and shall be governed by terms and conditions set by the university
and the approving authority. Approval of sabbatical leave shall be based on
the potential benefits to the university programs that may accrue from such
leave.
Section 10.1. Compensation. During the period of the approved sabbatical leave,
the faculty shall be paid full salary and other benefits to which he is
entitled. Such salary shall not be considered as additional
compensation for services rendered during the preceding seven (7)
or more years, but as contemporaneous compensation during the
sabbatical leave for better efficiency and greater service to the
University.
Section 10.2. Transportation. The actual cost of minimum first class transportation
by the direct route may also be availed of if within the Philippines.
The actual cost of transportation shall be subject to availability of
funds, a travel aid of ₱ 1,000.00 if abroad; provided, that the purpose
of such sabbatical leave shall rendered sufficient benefit to the
University.
Section 10.3. A faculty who was granted Sabbatical Leave irrespective of length
of leave shall not be allowed to be reinstated to the service untill after
he/she submit his/her output and upon satisfaction by the USDC.
Section 10.4. A one-year Sabbatical leave shall be granted subject to conditions
set by the USDC and approved by the Board of Regents.

Section 11. Leave of absence without pay, not to exceed one year at a time shall be
granted for good cause provided that the employee shall not engage in
moonlighting. Application for prolonged leave without pay shall be submitted
through the campus head or officer in charge then to the president at least 30
days before its effectivity date.
Section 12. In order that the leave of absence of a faculty without pay will not affect the
operation of the University, the president shall direct the dean through the
campus head or OIC concerned, to determine the feasibility of allotting the
functions of the faculty applying for leave to the remaining members of the
faculty or to employ a substitute. The dean or the campus head shall make a
corresponding written report thereon.

Section 13. Any faculty of the university who got absent without approved leave shall be
declared on Absence without Official Leave (AWOL). The faculty who extends
AWOL shall be dropped from the service after notice. Habitual AWOL shall
subject the erring faculty to disciplinary action.

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