Promotion Schedule for Tenure Track and Continuing Track Faculty

CS&P and P&T Dossiers are due to the Office of the Provost on or before Friday, January 17, 2025; however, departments and colleges may deviate from the other dates suggested in this schedule.

When dossiers are forwarded from the administrating head or director to the college and from the college dean or unit administrator to the university level, candidates must be notified of the recommendation that is being made.

ACTIONPOINT PERSONDUE DATE
Candidate and Department Head Discuss for Submission TimelineDepartment Head/DirectorAt least one year prior to Submission Due Date
Candidates are notified of their upcoming review.Department Head/DirectorJanuary-March
Annual Workshops:  Instructions on the Process and Preparation of Dossiers for Promotion & Tenure and Continuing Status & PromotionVice ProvostJanuary - March every year
Final preparation of Dossier by CandidateCandidateJanuary-May
The candidate provides a list of potential Independent Evaluators to Department Head or DirectorDepartment Head/DirectorJanuary-March
Final Submission of Dossier by CandidateCandidateMay– July
Letters requesting a review are sent to Independent EvaluatorsDepartment Head, Director, or Committee ChairBy mid-July
Departmental Committee's report is written and added to the dossierDepartmental Committee ChairBy mid-August – September
Department Head or Director's letter written and added to the dossierDepartment Head/DirectorBy mid-September - October
Dossier delivered to Dean’s OfficeDeanBy end of October
College Committee's report is written and added to the dossierChair of College CommitteeNovember – mid-December
Dean’s letter is written and added to the dossierDeanDecember - January
T-E/T and C-E/CS Dossiers due in the Office of the ProvostProvostJanuary 17, 2025
University Committee’s report is written and added to the dossierCo-Chairs of University  CommitteeFebruary 1st – early April
Provost’s letters of decision sent to candidatesUniversity Coordinator, Colleges and DepartmentsApril 25, 2025  

The appeal of Provost’s decision sent to President

Read more about appeals.

PresidentWithin 30 days of Provost’s decision 

The deadline to request adding new materials to dossiers is February 7, 2025. Please follow policies in Additions to Dossiers.