Educational Plans for Salary Class Advancement. (Professional Development) -- Each faculty member desiring to take college/university course work or participate in work experience and/or undertake any scholarly or creative works for salary class advancement purposes shall submit a Professional Development Proposal to the Campus Professional Advancement committee through the appropriate department/program chair and manager for approval outlining the objectives of his/her proposed plan, the types of course work, degrees, or credentials sought, and the institution from which the work will be taken or in which work experience will be gained. Faculty are not required to receive prior approval before completing work for salary advancement (except as required by the Vice-President as denoted in section 4.3), but are encouraged to receive prior approval to ensure that their efforts will qualify.
