Appointed Personnel (including faculty, administrators, and academic/service professionals and excluding non-pharmacy clinical assistants, graduate assistants, students, and FICA-exempt employees) who are employed at least 20 hours per week (.50 FTE) for at least 20 weeks in a fiscal year are required to participate in a retirement program.

• Appointed Personnel (except for Public Safety Personnel and Federal employees)* are required to participate in either the Arizona State Retirement System or Optional Retirement Plan (ORP).
• ORP-eligible employees have 30 days from the date they first become eligible for the ORP to make an irrevocable retirement plan election. If a retirement plan election is not made within the 30-day election period, retirement plan participation will default to the ASRS.
• To compare the ASRS and ORP plans, go to Retirement Plans Comparison.
  
   
• To enroll, go to Retirement Plan Enrollment

* Eligible public safety personnel should contact their department regarding the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. Eligible federal employees should contact their department regarding retirement plan options.

Annual Maximum Contribution and Compensation Limits