• Introduction
• Plan Administrator and Campus Contacts
• Plan Information:
• What's New
• Eligibility for the ORP
  • Eligible Positions
  • Minimum Workload
  • Non-vested Status
• Choosing a Retirement Plan
• Enrolling in the ORP
• Maintaining an ORP Account
• Changes in Employment Status
• ORP Insurance Coverages
• Domestic Relations Orders
• Drawing Benefits from the ORP
• GIC Post-Employment Benefits
• Social Security and the ORP

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Eligibility for the ORP

Eligibility for the Optional Retirement Program is available only to certain faculty and senior administrators at all public institutions of higher education. Eligible Employees must meet all three of the requirements listed below.

1. Eligible Position, and
   
   
2. Minimum Workload, and
   
   
3. Non-vested Status
   
   

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