Graduate Faculty

CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF FACULTY MEMBERS FOR SERVICE IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

Faculty service in the Graduate School is divided into three categories:

Full Graduate Faculty
Associate Graduate Faculty
Graduate Instruction

Recommendation for service in any of the three categories begins with the department chair and must be approved by the dean of the college and the Graduate Council.

The supervision of theses and service as a chair of a Graduate Advisory Committee is restricted to Full Graduate Faculty. Normally service on Graduate Advisory or Graduate Examination Committees and teaching graduate courses is restricted to Full or Associate Graduate Faculty.

A. Full Graduate Faculty Status Criteria:

Earning the highest degree normally given in the field,
A record of scholarly activity during the past five years, including publication in a refereed journal or comparable activity,
A minimum of two years of graduate faculty experience at the associate level in an accredited institution,
A teaching record of at least one graduate level course every two years, and
Service as a member of a comprehensive examination on thesis committee during the past five years.

Full Graduate Faculty are appointed for a term of five years determined by the date of the activity which was accepted as fulfilling the publication criteria.

B. Associate Graduate Faculty status is provided for faculty who have earned the highest degree normally given in the field while working towards completing the requirements necessary for Full Graduate Faculty.

C. Graduate Instruction status is normally reserved for faculty who are not tenure-track faculty but who have a teaching expertise that is needed by the department. Graduate Instruction status may allow individuals to serve on a limited number of graduate committees subject to the approval of the Graduate Council. Persons applying for Graduate Instruction status should meet degree requirements for appointment to the university faculty at the rank of at least assistant professor as specified by the Faculty Handbook. Individuals only meeting the requirements for appointment to the university faculty at the rank of instructor will not normally be granted Graduate Instruction status.

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Full Graduate Faculty Nomination

Assoc. Graduate Faculty Nomination

Graduate Instruction Nomination



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