Initial Tenure/5-Year Clinical Contract

Standards, Criteria, Materials, and Process Summary

When starting the tenure application process, candidates should begin by reviewing the Initial Tenure Standards, Criteria, Materials, and Process Summary (pdf) document. This document provides links to all supporting and explanatory documents, which can also be found linked below.

Definition of Terms

• Definition of Terms 2024 (pdf)

Guidelines for Department Review

• Guidelines for Department Review (pdf)

Portfolio Requirements

• Initial Tenure Portfolio Requirements (pdf)
• Electronic Submission File Name Format (pdf)

Evaluation Forms

• Peer and Chair/Program Director Evaluation Form (doc)
• Department Review Evaluation Form (doc)
• Committee Chair Evaluation (doc)
• Alumni Evaluation Sample (pdf)

Candidate materials must be submitted to CAS Academic Affairs by August 15. If August 15 falls on a weekend, materials are due the following Monday at 9 a.m.