Departmental Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment (TPR)

This site serves as the repository for approved Department Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment guidelines. Guidance for faculty and staff revising their documents should refer to resources for document revision.

Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment criteria and procedures (including TPR Committee composition) must conform to the policies indicated in the Faculty Manual and are subject to review by the Faculty Manual Consultant (FMC) and approval by the Department Chair or School Director, Dean, and Provost. A self-review can be conducted using the checklist provided by the Faculty Manual Consultant Committee. 

Departmental regular faculty determine the tenure, promotion and reappointment standards, as well as procedures for selecting the TPR committee and the procedures the committee must follow beyond those stipulated in the Faculty Manual. These standards and procedures will be stipulated in a department’s TPR document that is distinct from department or unit bylaws.

Please use this form to submit a TPR Guidelines document for Faculty Manual Compliance Review. Note: When you submit this form, it will not automatically collect your details like name and email address unless you provide it yourself.

Please use this signature page to attest the Department, College, and University administrators have reviewed the document and concurred with the faculty's approval.

Please see this implementation guide for revising unit TPR documents, as well as a submission process sheet, to guide units through this process.