Common use of Right to Apply for Tenure and Promotion Clause in Contracts

Right to Apply for Tenure and Promotion. Once a faculty member has met threshold requirements for tenure or for promotion, the faculty member may apply for promotion or tenure in accordance with Section 7.3. A tenure decision should normally be made in a faculty member's sixth (6th) probationary year or in the third (3rd) year of probationary service at MSU – Northern at the rank of Professor. The probationary period may be extended where there is sufficient reason to believe that a faculty member can meet the standards for tenure within a specified extended period. Tenure shall not be awarded in absence of application by the eligible faculty member and approval of tenure by the employer.

Right to Apply for Tenure and Promotion. Once a faculty member has met threshold requirements for tenure or for promotion, the faculty member may apply for promotion or tenure in accordance with Section section 7.3. A tenure decision should normally be made in a faculty member's sixth (6th) probationary year or in the third (3rd) year of probationary service at MSU – MSU-Northern at the rank of Professor. The probationary period may be extended where there is sufficient reason to believe that a faculty member can meet the standards for tenure within a specified extended period. Tenure shall not be awarded in absence of application by the eligible faculty member and approval of tenure by the employer.