Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP)
What is the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP)?
Under the terms of the current CSU-CFA Agreement, FERP is an entitlement program, as long as the relevant procedures are followed and courses appropriate for the faculty member to teach are scheduled.
Eligibility to FERP
Tenured instructional faculty, librarians, and counselors who have reached the age of 55 and have decided to retire, but have not yet done so, are eligible to apply for FERP. The program is not available to Coaching faculty unit employees.
Additional Information
- PRTB and FERP Calculator
- Faculty Early Retirement Program Help and FAQs
- Faculty Early Retirement Program Request Form [DocuSign]
- FERP & Additional Employment [pdf]
- Article 29 Faculty Early Retirement Program [pdf]
- Post-Retirement Employment: CalPERS' Retirees [pdf] (requires SJSUOne/CSU login)
- Contact University Personnel-Faculty Services at 408-924-2450 if you have additional questions.