Academic Appointees are required to be in service to the University during prescribed periods of the academic year. All absences during the periods when the academic appointee is required to be on duty fall into one of the following categories:
| MAPP 702 | Sabbatical Leave |
| MAPP 711 | Childbearing and Parental Leave |
| MAPP 720 | Vacation Leave |
| MAPP 730 | Sick Leave |
| MAPP 740 | Jury Duty |
| MAPP 750 | Other Leaves |