The tenured faculty of each academic unit shall formulate specific written criteria and procedures for tenure and promotion that are consistent with the University of South Carolina's commitment to achievement in research (including scholarship, creative activity in visual and performing arts), teaching, and service.
The criteria and procedures shall clearly communicate to faculty members the unit's expectations concerning scholarly productivity, including the nature and quality of scholarly activities necessary to attain tenure and promotion. These criteria and procedures must be consistent with the Faculty Manual and the guidelines established by the University Committee on Tenure and Promotions (UCTP). In the event of inconsistency between UCTP guidelines [pdf] and the Faculty Manual, the Faculty Manual is to be considered the final authority.
Pending Unit Criteria
Please contact the Provost Office at 803-777-2808 or provost@sc.edu for information on draft or pending unit criteria.
Current Unit Criteria
Tenure and promotion and post-tenure criteria and procedures can be viewed below by each college and department. Please note that only current criteria are listed. Previous versions of unit criteria and procedures can be found in individual units and/or colleges and schools.
Academic Units Criteria and Procedures [pdf]
Anthropology
January 1997 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
October 2005 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Art
May 2004 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
February 1997 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
1976 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Biological Sciences
April 2015 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
December 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Chemistry and Biochemistry
May 2017 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
November 2004 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 1997 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Criminology and Criminal Justice
March 2007 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 2003 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1998 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (1999)
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (2016)
Earth and Ocean Sciences (formerly Geological Sciences)
February 2017 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
December 2012 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
English Language and Literature
May 2016 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2005 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 1996 Criteria for Promotion to Professor
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
French and Classics
January 1996 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Geography
April 2006 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 1996 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Languages and Literatures
April 2001 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
February 1998 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
History
March 2012 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2011 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 2004 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
December 2012 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2003 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Mathematics
April 2005 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
July 1990 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Philosophy
October 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2004 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1997 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1993 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Physics and Astronomy
October 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2000 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Political Science
May 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 1997 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Psychology
November 2012 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Religious Studies
April 2008 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2005 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1997 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Sociology
March 2014 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 2003 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
January 1996 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Statistics
December 2012 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
November 2003 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Theater and Dance
March 2003 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Accounting
April 2014 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Banking, Finance & Real Estate
April 2006 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 2000 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Economics
April 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
December 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
March 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2000 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Management
April 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2004 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Management Science
April 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
December 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Marketing
April 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2007 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 1998 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Educational Leadership and Policies
March 2004 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 1997 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Educational Studies
October 2013 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
June 2001 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (approved 1-15-1999)
Instruction and Teacher Education
March 2017 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2007 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2000 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Physical Education
December 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Chemical Engineering
December 2012 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 2000 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Civil & Environmental Engineering
March 2012 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2000 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Computer Science & Engineering
February 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Electrical Engineering
March 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Mechanical Engineering
December 2012 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 1996 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
October 2007 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
October 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Clinical Legal Studies
April 2001 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Law Library
January 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Legal Studies
April 2001 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
School of Library & Information Science
April 2011 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2002 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
November 1997 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
School of Journalism & Mass Communications
May 2011 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 1991 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (approved 1-9-1999)
Clinical Unit
March 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
September 1982 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Basic Science
April 2009 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 2000 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
November 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
February 1992 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
September 1982 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
Medical Library
October 2001 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 1981 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
February 2016 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
July 2006 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
November 1974 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
April 2011 Tenure & Promotion Review, Post-Tenure Review, and Tenure Track/Tenured
Faculty Annual Review Criteria and Procedures
February 2003 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2001 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1994 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
April 2005 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 1991 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
April 2009 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 1999 Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures
System Campuses Criteria and Procedures
School of Business Administration
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
School of Education
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
School of Nursing
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Library
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Biology and Geology
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Chemistry and Physics
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Communications
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of English
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Exercise and Sports Science
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Psychology
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Sociology
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Tenure & Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures