• End date can be up to three (3) years in the future.  
• Details on 12.12 Entitlement: 
  12.12 Temporary faculty unit employees (excluding coaches) employed during the prior academic year and possessing six (6) or more years of prior consecutive service on that campus shall be offered a three-year temporary appointment following an evaluation conducted pursuant to provisions 15.20(d) and 15.28, where there is a determination by the appropriate administrator that a temporary faculty unit employee has performed the duties of his/her position in a satisfactory manner; and absent documented serious conduct problems.
• In addition to other provisions of this Agreement, the following special conditions shall apply:
  a. For purposes of this section, one (1) year of service shall be considered employment of one (1) semester or two (2) quarters in the bargaining unit on a single CSU campus during a single academic year.

Note:  More details can be found in the appropriate CBA.