Common use of MINIMUM TENURE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

MINIMUM TENURE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ‌ Faculty unit members holding the rank of Assistant Professor or higher may apply for tenure during their sixth year of tenure track service. Tenure track service shall be based upon full-time academic year appointments or their equivalents. Part-time experience may be recognized on a pro-rata basis. Faculty unit members serving in library positions on tenure or tenure track appointments who, on or before August 30, 2012, elect to retain professorial rank will accrue years of service under the standard rules. Faculty unit members whose appointment is split between professorial and librarian ranks will accrue years of service in proportion to the percent of their appointment assigned to professorial duties. Tenure track service credit is not earned during a period of leave of absence, but may be earned during sabbatical leave periods. Full-time reassignment to off-campus duties in the service of private industry or government is treated as a leave of absence for purposes of tenure track service credit. The Board may, at its discretion and upon the recommendation of the administration of the institution, reduce the number of years of tenure track service required; provided that prior service credit may not be requested in conjunction with an application for tenure. If the Board elects to reduce the number of years of tenure track service required, its decision will also operate to reduce the number of years of service required to become eligible for promotion. In such instances, faculty unit members will be given the same number of years prior service credit for both tenure and promotion.

MINIMUM TENURE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ‌ Faculty unit members holding the rank of Assistant Professor or higher may apply for tenure during their sixth year of tenure track service. Tenure track service shall be based upon full-full- time academic year appointments or their equivalents. Part-time experience may be recognized on a pro-rata basis. Faculty unit members serving in library positions on tenure or tenure track appointments who, on or before August 30, 2012, elect to retain professorial rank rank, will accrue years of service under the standard rules. Faculty unit members whose appointment is split between professorial and librarian ranks will accrue years of service in proportion to the percent of their appointment assigned to professorial duties. Tenure track service credit is not earned during a period of leave of absence, but may be earned during sabbatical leave periods. Full-time reassignment to off-campus duties in the service of private industry or government is treated as a leave of absence for purposes of tenure track service credit. The Board may, at its discretion and upon the recommendation of the administration of the institution, reduce the number of years of tenure track service required; provided that prior service credit may not be requested in conjunction with an application for tenure. If the Board elects to reduce the number of years of tenure track service required, its decision will also operate to reduce the number of years of service required to become eligible for promotion. In such instances, faculty unit members will be given the same number of years prior service credit for both tenure and promotion.

MINIMUM TENURE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ‌ Faculty unit members holding the rank of Assistant Professor or higher may apply for tenure during their sixth (6th) year of tenure track service. Tenure track service shall be based upon full-time academic year appointments or their equivalents. Part-time experience may be recognized on a pro-pro- rata basis. Faculty unit members serving in library positions on tenure or tenure track appointments who, on or before August 30, 2012, elect to retain professorial rank will accrue years of service under the standard rules. Faculty unit members whose appointment is split between professorial and librarian ranks will accrue years of service in proportion to the percent of their appointment assigned to professorial duties. Tenure track service credit is not earned during a period of leave of absence, but may be earned during sabbatical leave periods. Full-time reassignment to off-campus duties in the service of private industry or government is treated as a leave of absence for purposes of tenure track service credit. The Board may, at its discretion and upon the recommendation of the administration of the institution, reduce the number of years of tenure track service required; provided that prior service credit may not be requested in conjunction with an application for tenure. If the Board elects to reduce the number of years of tenure track service required, its decision will also operate to reduce the number of years of service required to become eligible for promotion. In such instances, faculty unit members will be given the same number of years prior service credit for both tenure and promotion.