Appropriate Terminal Qualifications. The appropriate terminal degree or terminal qualification is required for tenure unless there is evidence of exceptional professional circumstances (defined as outstanding professional qualifications, achievements, and/or recognition within the candidate’s field that would be of substantial benefit to the University). A candidate lacking the appropriate terminal qualifications shall be awarded tenure only when a majority of the department and the Promotion and Tenure Committee have found that there exists such evidence of exceptional professional circumstances and have recommended tenure to the Board of Trustees. Terminal qualifications, such as the X.X. or the M.F.A., shall be accepted as well as terminal degrees. For accounting faculty hired before the Fall semester of 1988, the M.B.A. or a M.S. with a concentration in accounting along with a C.P.A., C.A., or C.M.A. is considered a terminal qualification. For accounting faculty hired thereafter, a doctorate will be required. While possession of the appropriate terminal degree qualification is required, as aforesaid, possession of such a degree or qualification is not sufficient to serve automatically to entitle the candidate to the promotion or tenure sought. Candidates for continuing status at the rank of Assistant Professor -- Lecturer are not required to possess the terminal degree qualification in their discipline, but are required to hold an appropriate degree beyond the Baccalaureate.
Appropriate Terminal Qualifications. For promotion to Assistant Professor II, to Associate Professor, and to Professor, the appropriate terminal degree or qualification, as defined herein above, is required except for exceptional circumstances as defined in E(1) above. Terminal qualifications such as the X.X. or the M.F.A. shall be accepted, as well as terminal degrees. For accounting faculty hired before the fall semester of 1988, the M.B.A. or an M.S. with a concentration in accounting along with a C.P.A., C.A., or C.M.A. is considered a terminal qualification. For accounting faculty hired thereafter, a doctorate will be required. While possession of the appropriate terminal degree or qualification is required, as aforesaid, possession of such degree will not serve automatically to entitle a candidate to a promotion. For appointment to Assistant Professor -- Lecturer and to Associate Professor -- Lecturer, the appropriate terminal degree or qualification, as defined herein above, is not required, but an appropriate degree beyond the Baccalaureate is required. For promotion to Assistant Professor II-Librarian, Associate Professor-Librarian and Professor-Librarian, an M.L.S. and a graduate degree in a subject field (other than Library Science) is required except for exceptional circumstances as defined in E(1) above. The Doctorate in Library Science may substitute for the graduate degree in a subject area other than Library Science.
