Promotion & Tenure

The College of Engineering follows the Promotion and Tenure Guidelines approved by the Faculty Senate and the President, as described in the Faculty Handbook.

The process is carried out by committees at the unit (department or school), College, and University levels. Consult with your school/department head for information about your own unit's committee. Find out more about the faculty status committee, its guidelines and procedures, and committee members.

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Eligible Voting Positions by Promotion Type

Promotion to Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
Promotion to Professor
  • Professor
Promotion to Associate Professor (Clinical)
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Clinical)
  • Professor (Clinical)
Promotion to Professor (Clinical)
  • Professor
  • Professor (Clinical)
Promotion to Associate Professor (Extension)
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Extension)
  • Professor (Extension)
Promotion to Professor (Extension)
  • Professor
  • Professor (Extension)
Promotion to Associate Professor (Practice)
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Practice)
  • Professor (Practice)
Promotion to Professor (Practice)
  • Professor
  • Professor (Practice)
Promotion to Associate Professor (Senior Research)
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Senior Research)
  • Professor (Senior Research)
Promotion to Professor (Senior Research)
  • Professor
  • Professor (Senior Research)
Promotion to Associate Professor (Teaching)
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Teaching)
  • Professor (Teaching)
Promotion to Professor (Teaching)
  • Professor
  • Professor (Teaching)
Promotion to Senior FRA I
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Senior Research)
  • Professor (Senior Research)
  • Senior FRA I
  • Senior FRA II
Promotion to Senior FRA II
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Senior Research)
  • Professor (Senior Research)
  • Senior FRA II
Promotion to Senior RA I
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Senior Research)
  • Professor (Senior Research)
  • Senior RA I
  • Senior RA II
Promotion to Senior RA II
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Senior Research)
  • Professor (Senior Research)
  • Senior RA II
Promotion to Senior Instructor I
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Teaching)
  • Professor (Teaching)
  • Senior Instructor I
  • Senior Instructor II
Promotion to Senior Instructor II
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor
  • Associate Professor (Teaching)
  • Professor (Teaching)
  • Senior Instructor II

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Resource Downloads

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Annual timeline for COE promotion and tenure activities 16.47 KB
COE template for FRA dossier 80.00 KB
COE template for promotion and tenure dossiers 79.00 KB
COE template for midtenure dossiers (third-year review) 72.60 KB
COE template for instructors dossiers 62.0 KB
Example process for peer evaluation of teaching (MS Word) 28.8 KB