Promotion and Tenure Policy
Part I: Overview
- Purpose of Guidelines
- Definition of Terms and Acronyms
- College Promotion and Advisory Committee (PTAC)
- PTAC Composition
- PTAC Procedures
- Review of College Promotion and Tenure Policy
- Promotion Review Timeline
- Document Preparation Considerations
- Workload
- Annual Reviews
- Electronic Submission
Part II: Tenure-Track Faculty
- Tenure
- Early Promotion with Tenure
- Tenure Clock Extensions
- Review of Pre-Tenure (Probationary) Faculty
- Mid-probationary Review
- Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
- Associate Professor to Professor
- Documentation
- Introductory
- Narrative (dossier)
- External Review
- CV and Guidelines
- Supplemental Information
- Transfer from Tenure-Track to Clinical Faculty Track
Part III: Clinical Faculty
- Promotion
- Early Promotion
- Review of Clinical Faculty
- Pre-promotion Review
- Assistant Clinical Professor to Associate Clinical Professor
- Associate Clinical Professor to Clinical Professor
- Documentation
- Introductory
- Narrative (dossier)
- CV and Guidelines
Part IV: Instructional (Non-Tenure Track) Faculty
- Promotion
- Early Promotion
- Review of Instructional Faculty
- Pre-promotion Review
- Assistant Professor of Instruction to Associate Professor of Instruction
- Associate Professor of Instruction to Professor of Instruction
- Documentation
- Introductory
- Narrative (dossier)
- CV and Guidelines
Part V: Extensions and Appeals
Part VI: Attachments
- Policy for Seeking External Reviewers for Promotion and Tenure
- External Reviewer Letter Template
- Timelines and Deadlines
Revised Spring 2024
Approved by Dean John McCarthy 6.26.24