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.