Promotion and Tenure
Tenure-Line Policies, FAQs, and Guidelines
Administrative Guidelines for Policy AC23
2025-2026 Summary of Revisions to the Administrative Guidelines and FAQs for Policy AC23
2025-2026 Administrative Guidelines for Policy AC23 (formerly HR23): Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Regulations (Updated July 1, 2025)
Appendices:
- Appendix A: Statement of Practices for the Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness for Promotion and Tenure
- Appendix B: Timetable for 2025-2026 Promotion and Tenure Reviews
- Appendix C: Sample Letters to External Evaluators
- Appendix D: Levels of Review for Promotion and Tenure
- Appendix E: Sample Candidate Signature Statement
- Appendix F: Dossier Dividers and Forms
- External Log
- Appendix G: Guidelines for Staying of the Provisional Tenure Period
- Appendix H: Guidelines for Recommending Faculty for Early Tenure
- Appendix I: Guidelines for Immediate Tenure Reviews
- Appendix J: Guidelines for Out-of-Sequence Promotion and Tenure Reviews
- Appendix K: Sample Letter Informing of Termination
- Appendix L: Pertinent University Policies and Guidelines
- Appendix M: COVID Guidance Documents in Effect Spring 2020 to Summer of 2023
- Appendix N: Guidelines for Sharing Elements of the Dossier Following Formal Reviews for Tenure-Line Faculty
Policies, FAQs, and Helpful Resources
University Policy AC23 (formerly HR23): Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Regulations
University Policy ACG17 (formerly HCG17): Requests for Reduction of Prior Tenure Credit
2025-2026 Promotion and Tenure FAQs
Standard Practice for Tenure-Line Faculty Members Seeking to Change Lines or Tenure Home
Alternate Tenure Review Processes (including Immediate, Hybrid, and Out-of-Sequence)
2025-2026 Recommended Charge to Promotion and Tenure Committees