Tenure and Promotion Procedures and Forms

The semester in which a tenure-track faculty person is scheduled to apply for tenure (normally, the fall semester of the sixth year on the tenure track) is specified in the offer letter from the appropriate Dean.

A tenure-track faculty person who elects to go up for an early tenure decision (that is, earlier than specified in the offer letter from the Dean and the later communication from the Office of the Provost) should indicate as much, in a timely manner, to their department tenure-and-promotion committee, appropriate dean, and the Office of the Provost. The same is true for any faculty person who is applying exclusively for promotion. Moreover, faculty applicants should make use of the most up-to-date versions of the application forms and procedural instructions, which can be accessed from this website.

For every faculty person hired after the 2020-21 academic year, the tenure application process includes the University Tenure and Promotion Committee (UTPC). Faculty who fall into this category must use this application form and follow these instructions. These documents also apply to all tenured faculty seeking promotion beginning in Fall 2023.

Faculty who entered into the tenure track prior to the 2021-22 academic year may undergo the tenure application process without the University Tenure and Promotion Committee. A faculty person who opts for the non-UTPC approach must use this application form and follow these instructions.

Questions about the preparation of tenure and promotion materials should be directed first to the chair of the department tenure and promotion committee and then to the appropriate dean.

A PDF copy of the Appendix to the instructions for electronic submission –“How to Create an Interactive Canvas Page”– is attached here.

Provost and Academic Vice President

Tenure and Promotion Procedures and Forms