What is the period of review for a merit increase?
Merit reviews normally occur at two year intervals at the Assistant, I-IV levels) and Associate Professor, I-III levels, every three years at the Associate Professor, IV and V and full Professor levels I-IX, and every four years at the Above Scale level (APM 220-18b). Merit increases from Professor V to VI and from Professor IX to Above Scale are treated procedurally like promotions, i.e. they require extramural letters and generally include evaluation by an Ad Hoc Committee (see below). For Professor VI, the merit review covers the period since promotion or appointment to full professor (i.e., Steps I-V). For Professor Above Scale, the review period is the period since promotion or appointment to full professor, i.e., Steps I-IX. Subsequent Above Scale merits do not normally occur more frequently than once every four years.
