COE Tenure Line Promotion
A faculty member is evaluated in the areas of teaching, scholarly/creative activity and leadership/service. Collegial faculty members are expected to contribute to the positive functioning of the department and the university. For faculty being reviewed for tenure, the evaluation will consider all the candidate's accomplishments but should emphasize the time period from the initial date of appointment to tenure track at Texas State to the present. For faculty being reviewed for promotion, the evaluation will consider all the candidate's accomplishments but should emphasize the time period from the last promotion to the present. Tenure and promotion are granted based on clearly documented evidence of high-quality teaching, sustained peer-reviewed scholarly/creative activity and service.
The University Policy and Procedure Statement 04.02.20 is designed to clarify the tenure and promotion process. This PPS includes the Core of Academe, which provides guidelines used in evaluating faculty.
COE Non-Tenure Line Promotion
Faculty of instruction are evaluated in the areas of teaching and leadership/service. Other non-tenure line positions may be evaluated in the areas of teaching, scholarly and professional engagement, and leadership and service as appropriate to their position. Collegial faculty members are expected to contribute to the positive functioning of the department and the university. For faculty being reviewed for promotion to associate professor of instruction, the evaluation will consider all the candidate's accomplishments but should emphasize the time period from the initial date of appointment in their current rank at Texas State to the present. For faculty being reviewed for promotion to professor of instruction, the evaluation will consider all the candidate's accomplishments but should emphasize the time period from the last promotion to the present.
The University Non-Tenure Line Faculty Promotion Review Policy is designed to clarify the promotion process.