Tenure Track Review Process by Year

Year 1 

• February: 

• Chair → Dean: Retention recommendation 

• Dean → 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 application to Department 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 application to DPRTC 

• 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