Employees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are eligible for several benefit plans. The benefits that are available vary depending on appointment type. The University has four types of appointment categories for employees and they are as follows:

Faculty and other academic staff: (1) those in the professional ranks (i.e., professor, associate professor, assistant professor); (2) instructors and lecturers; and (3) teaching, research, and clinical associates. Various prefixes may be used in conjunction with these ranks, such as adjunct, clinical, visiting, or research.

Academic Professional (A/P): Academic professionals are those employees
whose positions have been designated by the president and the
chancellor as meeting specialized administrative, professional, or
technical needs. Academic professional employees receive an academic
contract issued by the Board of Trustees for a term appointment. They
are accorded the rights and privileges pertaining to other academic
staff members except those that apply specifically to academic staff
with faculty rank, such as eligibility for tenure.

Graduate Assistant (G/A): Assistants are students with appointments
which include teaching, research, clinical assistants, and graduate
assistants.

Civil Service Staff (Staff): Civil service employees are those members
of the University staff who are subject to the rules of the State
Universities Civil Service System.

A "Summary of Benefits Chart" by appointment category gives an overview of the benefit plans available and can be viewed at:
http://www.fs.uiuc.edu/CAM/CAM/ix/ix-a/ix-a-7.html

For specific information about benefits and eligibility requirements, please contact the following offices or websites:

Faculty and Academic Professional Staff
Office of Academic Human Resources (333-2759)
Academic Staff Handbook http://www.ahr.uiuc.edu/ahrhandbook/default.htm

Graduate Assistants - Graduate students with appointments should
consult the Graduate Student Handbook which may be obtained from the
Graduate College (333-0035).

Civil Service Staff
Staff Personnel Services Office (333-2143)
http://www.pso.uiuc.edu/pso.html