NUMBER:   ACAF 1.07
SECTION:  Academic Affairs	

SUBJECT:  Appointment of Tenure Track Faculty with Terminal Degree, and 
          Tenure Track Appointment Dates 
                               
DATE:     February 25,1997

LATEST REVISION: August 25, 2004
	                
Policy for:	 All Campuses
Procedure for:	 All Campuses
Authorized by:  Jerome D. Odom
Issued by:      Provost's Office

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I.	Policy

Individuals appointed to a tenure track faculty position must 
have obtained a terminal academic degree appropriate to the 
field (normally a doctorate).  When authorized by the provost, 
exceptions may be appropriate in certain professional fields 
for candidates with the clear equivalent in professional 
experience, or in unusual market situations.

Tenure track faculty will normally begin employment at the 
University on either January 1 or August 16.  All new faculty 
not beginning employment on January 1 or August 16, regardless 
of basis or hiring date, can be assigned official tenure track 
status only on January 1 or August 16, whichever is the next 
date following the faculty member’s hiring date.

II.	Procedure

Deans will ensure that all individuals appointed to tenure 
track positions will have obtained an appropriate terminal 
academic degree.  Requests for exceptions to this policy 
will be forwarded through appropriate administrative channels 
to the provost for consideration before an offer is made to 
the candidate.  The request will include an A-2 form, the 
resume of the candidate, and a letter from the dean explaining 
why an exception should be made to the policy.

Deans will also ensure that the appropriate date is specified 
in the individual’s appointment letter regarding when his/her 
appointment to official tenure track status will begin. 

Reason for Revision

To clarify the starting dates of tenure track appointments.

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