Promotion and Tenure Process

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, President Keel has exercised his authority to extend the regular review period for faculty who have a time-limited mandate for review. This extension includes tenure review, post-tenure review, and the mandatory reappointment review for lecturers. For more information, please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs at 706-446-1422 or AUFacultyAffairs@augusta.edu.

University Promotion and Tenure Calendar 2023-2024
(Details the Complete Process for each level of responsibility)

Augusta University Promotion and Tenure Guidelines (2020)
(Note: The University Promotion and Tenure Guidelines for 2023 are under review and will be shared as soon as possible.)

Application guidelines and forms (for faculty)

• Portfolio Guidelines
• Promotion Application Form
• Tenure Application Form
• Portfolio Attestation Form
• Summary of Assigned Contract Effort Form
• Summary of Annual Evaluations Form

Templates and other forms (For administrators)

• Sample Request for Reference Letter
• Sample Promotion Notification Letter
• Sample Early Promotion Notification Letter
• Sample Tenure Notification Letter
• Sample Pre-Tenure Review Notification Letter
• Faculty Change in Status Acknowledgement Form (New Form Coming Soon)
  
  • Per BOR Policy 8.3.8 Non-Tenure Track Personnel a faculty member may request, on a voluntary basis, a transfer from a tenure-track position to a non-tenure track position.  Conversion to a non-tenure track requires institutional approval.  This request is normally made no later than their 5th year of being on-tenure track.  If the request is made after the 5th year, there is no guarantee that the institution will approved.

Review forms to be completed at the department and dean's office levels - demographic data

• Promotion Report Form
• Tenure Report Form

College/Unit promotion and tenure guidelines and calendars

College of Allied Health Sciences

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Pre_Post Tenure Calendar

College of Education and Human Development

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Pre_Post Tenure Calendar

College of Nursing

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Pre_Post Tenure Calendar (Coming Soon)

College of Science & Mathematics

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Pre_Post Tenure Calendar

Dental College of Georgia

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Post Tenure Guidelines
  • Post Tenure Calendar

Hull College of Business

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Pre_Post Tenure Calendar

Library

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar

Medical College of Georgia

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Pre_Post Tenure Calendar

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Pre_Post Tenure Calendar

School of Computer and Cyber Sciences

• • Guidelines
  • Promotion & Tenure Calendar
  • Pre_Post Tenure Calendar