Overview
The California State University system has a total of 382 classifications. Every job on every campus fits into one of these classifications.
It is CSU policy to strive to ensure that duties, responsibilities, and skill levels assigned to staff and management positions reflect the appropriate classification/skill level in accordance with the Classification and Qualification Standards issued by the CSU Trustees.
The responsibility for conducting classification/skill level reviews and establishing classification/skill level and Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) designation decisions has been delegated to the Human Resources Service Center Classification & Compensation Services. Position reviews include internal campus classification/skill level alignment and equity analysis. Such an effort promotes internal consistency across campus. Once assigned a classification/skill level, the position will remain so identified until significant changes occur in the responsibility and complexity of the job.
Classification is determined by the type of work done, and the level at which it is performed. Some classifications require professional licenses. An incumbent would normally spend at least a year in the position before a review is requested, unless additional duties are added that might warrant a review of the position.
A Classification Review, or commonly referred to as 'Reclassification Request', may be initiated in one of several ways:
- By an Employee
- By a member of management
- By the Human Resources Department
- Through the introduction of a new classification series developed by Faculty and Staff Relations in the Chancellor's Office.
Requests for Classification Reviews initiated by an employee or by a member of management may be submitted at anytime during each fiscal year.
Reclassification Request packets include the following forms:
- Request for Reclassification (required Vice President's signature)
- Position Description Form
- Supplemental Position Description Form for supervisory positions (complete only if required to supervise staff positions)