Helpful Information for the PRT Process

You can find the official PRT process in the Faculty Handbook (section III) and the official PRT SharePoint site. 

BelowView areonline unofficialsource internal documents created to assist in understanding the promotion and tenure process.   

Tenure Track Review Process by Year 

Year 1 material:

• February:PRT Process
  • Chair → Dean: Retention recommendation Summary.docx
  • DeanRequired → Provost: Retention recommendation 
  • Provost → Faculty: Retention decision

Year 2 

• November: 
  • Chair → Dean: Retention recommendation
  • Dean → Provost: Retention recommendation
    
• December: 
  • • Provost → Faculty: Retention decision 

Year 3 (Comprehensive Review Year) 

• January: 
  • Submit promotion & tenure applicationMaterials to Departmentbe PRT Committee (DPRTC) 
  • DPRTC → Chair and applicant: Recommendation and feedback 
• February: 
  • • Chair → College PRT Committee (CPRTC) and applicant: Recommendation and feedback 
    • CPRTC → Dean and applicant: Recommendation and feedback 
• March: 
  • Dean → Faculty: Written feedback
  • Chair → Dean: Retention recommendation 
  • Dean → Provost: Retention recommendation
• April: 
  • Provost → Faculty: Retention decision

Years 4 & 5 (Same process for both years) 

• March: 
  • Chair → Dean: Retention recommendation
  • Dean → Provost: Retention recommendation 
• April: 
  • Provost → Faculty: Retention decision 

Year 6 (Final Promotion & Tenure Review) 

• January: 
  • Submit promotion & tenure applicationprovided to DPRTCUPRTC.pdf 
  • DPRTC → Faculty & Chair: Recommendation 
  • Faculty may withdraw within 3 business days after each step 
  • Chair → Faculty & CPRTC: Recommendation 
• February: 
  • CPRTC → Faculty & Dean: Recommendation 
• March: 
  • Dean → Faculty: Recommendation
  • Dean → Provost: Materials and recommendation 
• April: 
  • UPRTC → Faculty & Provost: Recommendation 
  • Provost → Chancellor: Final recommendation 
• April/May: 
  • Provost → Faculty: Final recommendation letter
  • Provost/Chancellor → Board of Trustees (BOT): Final promotion/tenure recommendations 
• June: 
  • Chancellor → Faculty: Official promotion/tenure notification after BOT Meeting
  • President → Faculty: Official promotion/tenure notification after BOT Meeting 

For the most current information, consult the online Source Material at PRT Process Summary.For the most current information, consult the online Source Material at Required Materials to be provided to UPRTC.pdf

Required Materials to be Provided to UPRTC: 6^th Year Promotion/Tenure

Applicant → DPRTC	Department PRTC → Chair
Application	Application
Supporting Materials	Supporting Materials
Summary of Recommendations Form	DPRTC Recommendation Letter
	Chair Recommendation Letter
	Summary of Recommendations with tally/signatures:
	DPRTC
Chair → CPRTC	College PRTC → Dean
Application	Application
Supporting Materials	Supporting Materials
DPRTC Recommendation Letter	DPRTC Recommendation Letter
Chair Recommendation Letter	Chair Recommendation Letter
Summary of Recommendations with tally/signatures:	CPRTC Recommendation Letter
DPRTC	Summary of Recommendations with tally/signatures:
Chair	DPRTC
	Chair
	CPRTC
Dean → UPRTC (via AW)	University PRTC → Provost
Application	Application
Supporting Materials	Supporting Materials
DPRTC Recommendation Letter	DPRTC Recommendation Letter
Chair Recommendation Letter	Chair Recommendation Letter
CPRTC Recommendation Letter	CPRTC Recommendation Letter
Summary of Recommendations with tally/signatures:	UPRTC Recommendation Letter
DPRTC	Summary of Recommendations with tally/signatures:
Chair	DPRTC
CPRTC	Chair
Dean	CPRTC
	Dean
	UPRTC

For the most current information, consult the online Source Material at Required Materials to be provided to UPRTC.pdf