Promotion and Tenure
Recommendations for all changes in academic rank/status (promotion or nonrenewal of appointment) are normally considered in the Fall of each academic year in accordance with a schedule and policies set forth by the President. Faculty in the probationary period shall be considered for promotion no later than the sixth year of probationary service ("up or out" year) as provided in Sec. 3.15, Handbook of Operating Procedures. Faculty in the rank of Associate Professor may be considered for promotion to Professor during any year deemed appropriate by the budget council and department chair. In addition, a faculty member in the rank of Associate Professor has the right to be considered for promotion to Professor in his or her tenth year of service as an Associate Professor. To invoke this right of consideration, the Associate Professor must advise his or her department chair no later than February 1 of his or her ninth year of service of the desire to be considered for promotion to Professor. The case shall be considered at all administrative levels, including the President. Should the Associate Professor not be promoted, he or she may be considered during any year thereafter at the discretion of the budget council and department chair or may invoke his or her right to be considered during the end of the subsequent five years of service.
In March of each year, the Dean’s Office receives faculty promotion guidelines from the Provost’s Office for promotions being submitted the following fall. These guidelines are then distributed to the departments.
Departments prepare promotion dossiers and supplemental materials for submission to the Dean’s Office by early September. The Dean’s Office reviews the materials and works with departments to update this material. In October, the School’s ad hoc Appointments and Promotions Committee reviews the promotion materials and reports their recommendations to the Dean. Engineering’s promotion materials are normally due to the Provost’s Office in early November.
For the President’s guidelines on promotion of tenured and tenure track faculty
For the President’s guidelines on promotion of non-tenure track faculty
For additional information on Promotion and Tenure
- Extension of the Tenure Track Probationary Period (HOP 3.11)
- Academic Titles and Tenure (HOP 3.15)
- Recommendation for Change in Academic Rank/Status Form
For the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Promotion Dossier
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Checklist (PDF)