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Effort Certification Calendar

 
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Each time you certify effort, you do so for a specific period of performance:
   For classified staff, the periods correspond to calendar quarters and are tied to the payroll calendar.
   For everyone else, the two periods are (1) January through June, and (2) July through December.

The time during which you certify effort is called the certification window. Each certification window begins a month or more after its corresponding period of performance.

Each time a certification window begins, you have 90 days to certify the effort for the corresponding period of performance. The certification window may be expanded for those periods that occur during the transition to the new Effort Certification and Reporting Technology (ECRT) system.

Certification calendar for classified staff
Effort must be certified four times a year.
Certification Period Certification Window Effort Period of Performance
2007 D November 1, 2007 - January 31, 2008 June 24, 2007 - September 29, 2007
2008 B February 1, 2008 - April 30, 2008 September 30, 2007 - December 22, 2007
2008 C May 1, 2008 - July 31, 2008 December 23, 2007 - March 29, 2008
2008 D August 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008 March 30, 2008 - June 21, 2008
2009 A November 1, 2008 - January 31, 2009 June 22, 2008 - September 27, 2008
2009 B February 1, 2009 - April 30, 2009 September 28, 2008 - December 20, 2008
2009 C May 1, 2009 - July 31, 2009 December 21, 2008 - March 28, 2009
2009 D August 1, 2009 - October 31, 2009 March 29, 2009 - June 20, 2009
2010 A November 1, 2009 - January 31, 2010 June 21, 2009 - September 26, 2009 Current Certification Period

Certification calendar for faculty, academic staff, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and all others
Effort must be certified twice yearly.
Certification Period Certification Window Effort Period of Performance
2007 D November 1, 2007 - January 31, 2008 January - June 2007
2008 B February 1, 2008 - April 30, 2008 July - December 2007
2008 D August 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008 January - June 2008
2009 B February 1, 2009 - April 30, 2009 July - December 2008
2009 D August 1, 2009 - October 31, 2009 January - June 2009
2010 B February 1, 2010 - April 30, 2010 July - December 2009