Guideline No. P-115 

Subject: Certified Administrative Professional Examination 

Employees who work in a clerical-secretarial or clerical-management non-exempt position, as defined by the Human Resource Office at each location, who pass the Certified Administrative Professional Examination (CAP) shall be granted a nine percent (9%) increase in salary. Employees must contact the institution's human Resource Office regarding eligibility for the increase. Exempt employees are not eligible for the increase. 

The salary increase shall become effective with the next pay period beginning after the employee's passing grade on the examination is certified by the International Association of Administrative Professionals.  The certification date is on the Candidate Performance Report generated by the IAAP. It is not the date that the test is administered or the date that the report from IAAP is received. It is the employee's responsibility to provide the appropriate verification to the Human Resources Office. 

An employee must pass the exam sponsored by the International Association of Administrative Professionals in order to receive the 9% increase. Individuals who previously received the 9% increase are not eligible for a subsequent 9% increase for passing the Certified Administrative Professional exam.

  Source:   Presidents Meeting November 1, 1988; Presidents Meeting May 14, 1991; Presidents Meeting September 19, 1991; Presidents Meeting August 21, 2007; Presidents Meeting May 16, 2012