Eligibility

Faculty and staff qualifying under one of the following guidelines are eligible for benefits:

• A tenured, tenure track, or clinical/professional faculty member employed half-time or more on a continuing basis for more than one year.
• A visiting faculty member employed full-time for a semester or longer. *
• A management / professional staff member employed half time or more on a continuing basis for more than one year.
• A post-doctoral research associate or assistant, veterinary intern or veterinary post-doctoral resident employed full-time for a semester or longer.
• An administrative/professional staff member, extension educator or continuing lecturer employed half-time or more on a continuing basis for more than one year.
• A clerical or service staff member employed half-time or more on a continuing basis for more than one year.
• An operations/technical assistant staff member employed half-time or more on a continuing basis for more than one year.

* Staff in these position classifications are not eligible for retirement benefits.

The following categories are not eligible for benefits:

Undergraduate or graduate students, except as outlined below, temporary employees; fellowship appointees; limited term lectuers; military assistant instructors; visiting scholars; adjunt staff; associate staff; or affiliate staff.

Graduate teaching or research assistants and graduate administrative staff employed 50 percent or more are eligible for coverage under the grad staff medical plan. This is separate coverage. See the grad staff web site for more information.