Compensation and Retirement

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Compensation and Retirement 

This section of the faculty handbook is divided into three parts: 

1. Compensation: This section provides links to policies on compensation approvals, adjunct pay, faculty summer pay, overload pay, longevity pay, and outside employment.  

2. Employee Tuition Assistance: This section provides links to policies on employee tuition waivers, other support for education expenses and discounts for spouses and children, and 

3. Retirement: This section includes links to retirement policies, the post-retirement service program, and Emeritus status. 

Compensation 

• Compensation Reporting and Approvals  

• Deferred Compensation Plans 

• Adjunct Faculty Compensation 

• Faculty Compensation during Summer 

• Faculty Compensation for Teaching Credit Courses as an Overload 

• Longevity Pay 

• Outside Employment, Extra Compensation, and Dual Services Agreement 

• Exit Interview/Checkout Procedures for Terminating Regular Employees 

Employee Tuition Assistance 

• Educational Assistance: MTSU Employee Tuition Waiver 

• Faculty and Staff Support for Educational Expenses 

• Educational Assistance: Student Fee Discounts for Spouses and Dependent Children of MTSU Employees 

Retirement 

• Retirement 

• Post-Retirement Service Program for Tenured Faculty 

• Retirement Plans 

• Emeritus Status