Promotion and Tenure Policy

Part I:  Overview

1. Purpose of Guidelines
2. Definition of Terms and Acronyms
3. College Promotion and Advisory Committee (PTAC)
   1. PTAC Composition
   2. PTAC Procedures
   3. Review of College Promotion and Tenure Policy
4. Promotion Review Timeline
5. Document Preparation Considerations
   1. Workload
   2. Annual Reviews
   3. Electronic Submission

Part II: Tenure-Track Faculty

1. Tenure
2. Early Promotion with Tenure
   1. Tenure Clock Extensions
3. Review of Pre-Tenure (Probationary) Faculty
   1. Mid-probationary Review
   2. Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
   3. Associate Professor to Professor
4. Documentation
   1. Introductory
   2. Narrative (dossier)
   3. External Review
5. CV and Guidelines
   1. Supplemental Information
6. Transfer from Tenure-Track to Clinical Faculty Track

Part III: Clinical Faculty

1. Promotion
2. Early Promotion
3. Review of Clinical Faculty
   1. Pre-promotion Review
   2. Assistant Clinical Professor to Associate Clinical Professor
   3. Associate Clinical Professor to Clinical Professor
4. Documentation
   1. Introductory
   2. Narrative (dossier)
   3. CV and Guidelines

Part IV: Instructional (Non-Tenure Track) Faculty

1. Promotion
2. Early Promotion
3. Review of Instructional Faculty
   1. Pre-promotion Review
   2. Assistant Professor of Instruction to Associate Professor of Instruction
   3. Associate Professor of Instruction to Professor of Instruction
4. Documentation
   1. Introductory
   2. Narrative (dossier)
   3. CV and Guidelines

Part V: Extensions and Appeals

Part VI: Attachments

1. Policy for Seeking External Reviewers for Promotion and Tenure
2. External Reviewer Letter Template
3. Timelines and Deadlines

Revised Spring 2024

Approved by Dean John McCarthy 6.26.24