Appointment Letter

Appointment Letter

Your appointment letter detailing the terms of employment* will be emailed to you by ue-ahr@ucsc.edu. You must respond to the email by the deadline in your letter to accept or decline the appointment.

Until you accept your appointment, we cannot:

  • Add you to the Schedule of Classes
  • Provide access to Canvas
  • Begin to process your payroll.

Please send your appointment-related questions to the AHR team at ue-ahr@ucsc.edu and your Summer Session questions to us at summer@ucsc.edu.

Associate In moving to a Teaching Fellow

If a graduate student advances to candidacy (moving from an Associate In rank to a Teaching Fellow), the department is responsible for notifying the Academic Human Resources Team at ue-ahr@ucsc.edu and Summer Session at summer@ucsc.edu. Notification is required by June 15 to reissue a revised Summer Session appointment letter and ensure appropriate pay for their course(s).

Teaching Fellow moving to a Lecturer

If a graduate student completes their degree (moving from a GSI rank to a lecturer title), the department is responsible for (1) ensuring compliance through UC Recruit and (2) notifying the Academic Human Resources Team at ue-ahr@ucsc.edu and Summer Session at summer@ucsc.edu. Notification is required by June 15 to reissue a revised Summer Session appointment letter and ensure appropriate payment for the first Summer Session. 

*Pending CCI approval of Graduate Student Instructors