Pre-Tenure Review (Third-Year Review)

Tenure-track faculty who are beginning their fourth year are required to submit a promotion and tenure dossier to the P&T committee by the second Monday of September. The faculty member should review the College of Health Sciences and Professions P&T Policy for specifics regarding pre-tenure review. Faculty hired with service credit toward tenure will be reviewed at the mid-point of their probationary period. The dossier will contain materials generated during the probationary period, including:

  • Original letter of offer
  • Tenure-track faculty dossier in the CHSP template
  • Teaching Portfolio
    • Description of personal teaching philosophy
    • A paragraph summary of the way each course not explained in the College template was taught and why (e.g., how each course has evolved over time)
    • Teaching evidence and supporting documentation of all teaching-related accomplishments (examples listed in Appendix B)
  • Research Portfolio
    • Scholarly evidence and supporting documentation of all scholarship-related accomplishments (examples listed in Appendix C)
  • Service Portfolio
    • Service evidence and supporting documentation of all service-related accomplishments (examples listed in Appendix D)

The dossier and other documentation will be submitted electronically in PDF format to the Chair of the P&T committee. The pre-tenure candidate must follow the format prescribed in the CHSP P&T Policy.

The Committee, the School Director, and the Dean of CHSP will jointly review the materials submitted by the candidate prior to the first Monday of December. By February 1st, the School Director will issue a letter to the candidate written by the Committee that incorporates all feedback regarding improving performance. The School P&T Committee members, Dean, and School Director will receive a copy of the final letter.