Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure

Outstanding faculty members are an essential element of a great university. Faculty are subject to rigorous review processes during their life as a faculty member on this campus. These processes are guided largely by departmental bylaws and criteria; however, there are overarching campus policies and procedures to which all units must adhere.

Information, provided by the Office of Faculty Affairs, pertaining to the Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure of tenure | tenure-track faculty, can be found on the Office of Faculty Affairs website. 

This page provides information on the reappointment, promotion, and/or tenure review process for the college, as well as a link to common questions and answers.

If you have questions regarding this information please contact Ken Hopping at Kenneth.Hopping@colorado.edu.

Deadlines for submitting files to the dean’s office:

• Oct 1: Comprehensive Review Files
• Nov 1: Promotion to Associate Professor and/or Tenure Files
• Dec 1: Distinguished Professor Pre-nominations
• Jan 2: Promotion to Full Professor Files
• Jan 16: Distinguished Professor – Complete Files
• March 15: Professor of Distinction Nomination Files

Related forms and procedures:

• Quality Teaching Initiative
• College Statement of Tenure Standards 
• Bookmarking Electronic Faculty Personnel Review Dossiers (New Fall 2019)
• Personnel Procedures Reminders and Guidelines
• Pertinent Faculty Handbook Pages (sections V, VI, and VII)
• Advice for Preparing Adequate Personnel Dossiers 
• Advice on Curriculum Vita Construction for Personnel Reviews
• Tips for Completionof Reappointment/Promotion/Tenure Notebooks
• VCAC Checklist/Description of VCAC Checklist Requirements 
• Guidelines for External Letters of Evaluation 
   
• Sample Letters for Requesting External or Student Evaluations​
  • Student Letters of Evaluation 
  • Promotion to Full Professor* 
  • Promotion/Tenure* 
  • Promotion/Tenure or Promotion to Full —Initial Inquiry to Potential Reviewers (may be sent prior to the standard letter of request 
    * These are the most up-to-date templates as of 2/11/22. OFA will be releasing new templates late Spring 2022. 
• Boulder Campus Guidelines for Gathering Information on Teaching
• Multiple Measures of Teaching—10 Ideas for Satisfying
• Descriptions of Meritorious Service Record
• Voting Procedure on Tenure Cases
• Common Q&As