Educational and Service Criteria for Promotions. The Criteria to be used are as follows:
a) Professor
1) An earned Doctorate, or other appropriate terminal degree, in a discipline related to the area of the teaching assignment;
2) Ten years of experience at the college level to include any credit which was agreed to in writing at the time of initial appointment; and,
3) A minimum of five continuous years of service to the College at rank of Associate Professor. For example, an applicant may apply for promotion to the professor rank in his or her tenth year of experience at the college level, and be awarded the promotion at the beginning of the eleventh year, assuming five (5) continuous years of service to the College has been completed prior to the award. (Continuous service includes periods of leave paid by the institution and temporary non- teaching assignments that a faculty member may be requested to perform.)
b) Associate Professor
1) An earned Doctorate, or other appropriate terminal degree, in a discipline related to the area of the teaching assignment;
2) Five years of experience at the college level to include any credit which was agreed to in writing at the time of initial appointment.
Educational and Service Criteria for Promotions. The Criteria to be used are as follows:
a) Professor
1) An earned Doctorate, or other appropriate terminal degree, in a discipline related to the area of the teaching assignment;
2) Ten years of experience at the college level to include any credit which was agreed to in writing at the time of initial appointment; and,
3) A minimum of five continuous years of service to the College at rank of Associate Professor. For example, an applicant may apply for promotion to the professor rank in his or her tenth year of experience at the college level, and be awarded the promotion at the beginning of the eleventh year, assuming five (5) continuous years of service to the College has been completed prior to the award. (Continuous service includes periods of leave paid by the institution and temporary non-teaching assignments that a faculty member may be requested to perform.)
b) Associate Professor
1) An earned Doctorate, or other appropriate terminal degree, in a discipline related to the area of the teaching assignment; and,
2) Five years of experience at the college level to include any credit which was agreed to in writing at the time of initial appointment.
c) Assistant Professor
1) An earned Doctorate, or other appropriate terminal degree in a discipline related to the area of the teaching assignment; or,
2) A Master’s degree followed by thirty (30) semester hours of study applicable toward an advanced degree in a discipline related to the area of the teaching assignment and three years of teaching experience at the college level to include any credit which was agreed to in writing at the time of initial appointment. Criteria for Calculating Credit for Prior Experience
a) For purposes of determining eligibility for promotion in rank, a year of experience at the college level may be credited for each full-time academic year teaching or research assignment completed at a regionally accredited institution of higher education. In addition, post- doctoral studies involving either teaching or research assignments at a regionally accredited institution of higher education will constitute relevant experience for purposes of promotion.
b) Credit for promotion is to be granted at the discretion of the College in writing at the time of initial employment, up to a maximum of three
Educational and Service Criteria for Promotions. The Criteria to be used are as follows:
a) Professor
