Masters of Advanced Study (MAS) Programs Appointment Procedures

MAS programs are executive education programs for engineering professionals which lead to a graduate degree.

What is an MAS Degree?

  • Advanced professional education and advanced liberal studies in a variety of flexible and conveniently scheduled formats.
  • Offers UC-quality instruction in a manner that accommodates the schedules of working adults.
  • Unlike more traditional master's degree programs, the Master of Advanced Study program will concentrate on a set of coordinated coursework with culminating projects or papers rather than emphasizing student research.
  • Program generally features a number of interdisciplinary offerings to meet the changing needs of California's workforce.
  • Offers working professionals who have already completed a bachelors, and sometimes a masters, a more convenient way to acquire an additional, specialized masters degree congruent with their professional and personal interests.

MAS Appointments Presentation (*.pptx)

For more information about our current MAS programs and MAS staff contacts, please visit the MAS webpage.

In order to request an appointment, please work with the appropriate Academic Personnel Department Contact

All courses must have an instructor of record who has an appropriate academic appointment at UCSD.

The following appointments for MAS program are routed through the Jacobs School Academic Personnel Dean's Office:

Title Selection for Individuals Teaching in MAS Courses

Lecturer (Unit 18) Overload Recall Lecturer-Misc Adjunct Appointments Visiting Professors Intercampus appointments
  • Non-Academic individuals from Outside UCSD
  • Current UCSD Staff
  • Specialists
  • Project Scientist
  • Research Scientist
  • FTE Faculty

Only and only if the fullfil their Department Courseload requirement (note that cannot be on sabbatical in the AY and they cannot have an approved reduced teaching load and receive overload)
  • Retired UCSD Academic
  • Individuals teaching 1-3 hours
  • Non-salaried
    Complete Salary Status form (here)
  • New Appointments
    (Must fulfill academic requirement for Teaching, Research, and Service)
  • Faculty from another University
    (must perform research in a lab but who will also teach in an MAS)
  • Currently appointed another UC Campus
  • Retired from another UC Campus
  1. Lecturer Files-Unit 18
    Appropriate for individuals without current faculty appointments at UCSD who will be teaching or co-teaching a course. These individuals must have a Master's degree or higher. They can be from industry or outside the University, or they may have a current non-faculty appointments at UCSD. Any individual with a current appointment at UCSD may not exceed 100% total appointment time. This may cause their current appointment to be reduced. Make sure to coordinate with all departments in which the individual has an appointment.  For more information on Unit 18, refer the bargaining unit contract.  You can also reach out to the Dean's Office AP staff to assist in answering questions and providing guidance.
  2. Overload Teaching Agreements
    Appropriate for faculty meeting a full teaching load and teaching in an MAS program beyond their normal duties.
    1. Overload Teaching Agreement Form
    2. Overload teaching policy and procedures
  3. Recall to faculty positions
    Appropriate for individuals who have retired from the UCSD in an academic tile and are now returning to teach.
  4. Lecturer-Miscellaneous
    This title is appropriate for individuals who are being proposed to teach a course or courses for more than two weeks in a quarter, but less than a full quarter, who do not hold a title with the University, who are brought to the University for their expertise in a given subject, and who are paid a "By Agreement" (BYA) salary. These should be done rarely and should be done after consultation with Dean's Office Staff.
  5. Adjunct Appointments
    On a case by case basis, a department may wish to appointment an Adjunct Faculty member to teach. Adjunct appointments require contributions to research, teaching, and service and are made on a two or three year basis (depending on rank and step). Typically the faculty member is appointed as "non-salaried" and is then brought onto salary status to teach the course. This is typically initiated at the department level, so contact the appropriate AP Department contact for initial discussions and the Jacobs School Dean's Office for further guidance.
  6. Visiting Professors
    Appropriate for faculty coming from another University to perform research in a lab but who will also teach in an MAS program. These are initiated by the Department.
  7. Intercampus appointments (including intercampus recall appointments) for faculty positions.
    Appropriate for individuals who are currently employed at another UC Campus in an academic title and who will be teaching here at UCSD. Also appropriate for individuals who have retried from another UC Campus and are being recalled to teach here.

Note: Any appointments for individuals already appointed at UCSD whose home department is outside the School of Engineering must be coordinated with the home department. The MAS staff person would initiate the appointment and work with the home department to complete the appointment. The type of action and required paperwork will depend on the individual's current title. Contact AP staff in the Jacobs School of Engineering (Mindy Schroeder, mschroeder@eng.ucsd.edu or Tina Nguyen, tinguyen@eng.ucsd.edu) for guidance.

Academic Personnel does not handle:

  1. Teaching Assistants
    These individuals are usually appointed through HR, but department processes may vary. Contact Vanessa Torices vtorices@eng.ucsd.edu or Tina Nguyen,tinguyen@eng.ucsd.edu for assistance.

Appointment Procedures

All courses must list a faculty member as the instructor of record.

For individuals with current academic appointments in a Jacobs School department.

  1. All appointments for individuals whose home department is currently in one of the six Jacobs School of Engineering Departments (BE, CSE, ECE, MAE, NE, or SE) must be requested by the home department.
  2. MAS course assignments are the responsibility of the Department Chair(s).
  3. The MAS program will provide the department with the relevant details (i.e. course schedule, the amount of compensation per course, the number of hours per course, the date or dates on which the individual will be teaching, the program in which they are teaching, any other pertinent details.)
  4. The Department will determine the appropriate appointment type, prepare, and submit the file to the Deans' Office.
  5. The Dean's office will review and route the file as appropriate and notify the department of the final action.
  6. The home department will input the appropriate payroll entry.

For individuals with current academic appointments at UCSD but not in the Jacobs School

  1. MAS shall work with the home department to determine the appropriate appointment.
  2. Except in the case of an overload teaching agreement*, once the appropriate appointment has been determined MAS staff will work with the Director of the MAS program determine which Engineering department will be responsible for the file.
  3. The Engineering Department will then work with the home department and MAS staff to prepare the file.
  4. The Dean's office will review and route the file as appropriate and notify the department of the final action.
  5. The payroll entry will be made by the Engineering department which prepared and submitted the file.

*Overload teaching agreements will be initiated by MAS staff and sent to the home department for review, approval, and submission to their Dean's Office.

For individuals with no UCSD appointment

  1. Each MAS program is affiliated with academic departments. The file will be prepared by the most appropriate department affiliated with the MAS program (see table above). Work with your Faculty Director to identify the correct department.
  2. Once the correct department has been identified, contact the appropriate AP Contact who will then determine the appropriate appointment type, prepare, and submit the file to the Dean's Office.
  3. The Dean's office will review and route the file as appropriate and notify the department of the final action.
  4. The home department will input the appropriate payroll entry.