Sufficient documentation is not provided with the PDU submission.
Check the PDU form to see what documentation is required for your “PDUable” activity. Typical documentation includes transcripts, conference brochures, and time logs. Research and development PDUs require the submission of a comprehensive report. What should you do? Gather the appropriate documentation and resubmit the PDU form the following year.

The chosen PDU activity doesn’t fit the faculty member’s teaching effectiveness plan.
What can you do? First, avoid this mistake by seeking prior approval. However, if the activity was undertaken because it indeed has value to the faculty member and/or program, perhaps the teaching effectiveness plan needs to be updated. The teaching effectiveness plan is a dynamic document. Revisit it with you dean to see how the plan might be updated to better reflect new directions that could include the desired activity.

Faculty are not eligible to earn PDUs.
PDUs for salary advancement can only be earned by tenured and full-time temporary faculty.Probationary professional/technical faculty must earn PDUs to maintain vocational certification; however, the PDUs earned while on probation won’t count toward salary advancement.

Prior approval was not obtained.
What can you do? Prior approval is important because it helps avoid misunderstandings about linkages to the teaching effectiveness plan, funding, and required documentation. However, if an oversight occurs, plead your case with your dean. If the activity is related to or specified in the teaching effectiveness plan, it has a good chance of being approved.

PDUs were not submitted by the required deadline.
You may only apply for PDUs for one year after completing the activity. Submit the PDU application immediately after completing the PDU activity.