Procedures for Promotion and Tenure in the Creative Arts

Updated July 2012

The standard procedures for promotion and tenure in the Arts & Sciences are described in the official statement, "Procedures for Renewal and Promotion." It is written with a view to those faculty members whose professional accomplishments are measured by scholarship and publications, together with teaching.                                                                        

In advancing candidates for promotion, department Chairs (or others making the recommendation) should state that the rules for creative artists are applicable and include the creative works in the appropriate format in supporting dossiers. Full dossier guidelines can be found on the A&S Faculty Affairs site.

For promotion to Associate Professor, the candidate should have made significant progress toward establishing a national reputation in the field; for promotion to Full Professor, the establishment of a national reputation should have been achieved. That is, the professional expectations in the areas discussed here are analogous to those for faculty members whose work results in ordinary publications.