CBA 2018-2021 Appendix Q. 1
09.04.2018
Eastern Florida State College
Change in Rank Application
Name: __________________________________________ Current Title: ___________________________
Campus & Office: _________________________________ Date Hired as F-T Faculty: _________________
Degrees Awarded
Degree
Date
Institution
Select the Rank for which you are applying:
___ Assistant Professor
___ Associate Professor
___ Professor
Current Rank and date awarded ______________________________________________________
Instructions
The following criteria must be met for rank change:
1) Minimum years of service and/or education qualifications
2) Satisfactory performance
3) Significant continuing contributions to the College, Discipline, and/or Community
4) Ongoing professional development
5) Peer recommendation
To apply for rank change, complete and submit this application, along with a portfolio of evidence to the TPDC.
See the current TPDC Handbook for more information.
The scoring guide to be used by the Tenure and Professional Development Committee is in the TPDC Handbook.
Do not include a copy with your application.
Guidelines for the Portfolio
The portfolio must be in a 1” 2” three-ring binder or submitted electronically as a .PDF with ONLY the
required information necessary for Rank Change.
The Change in Rank application should be the first artifact when preparing the portfolio.
Plastic sleeves are acceptable only if documents do not need to be removed in order to be viewed.
Tabs are required for separating each sectionProfessional Development, and two or more of the
following contributions: The College, the Discipline of the Community
All evidence must be dated after the last rank change was awarded.
The Professional Development section must include the Employee Faculty Training Record from BANNER
with any accomplishments highlighted. Mandatory professional development will not be considered.
Order evidence in each section beginning with the most recent accomplishment.
This is a pragmatic processno extraneous information will be considered and can hinder the possibility
of advancement.
CBA 2018-2021 Appendix Q. 2
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Check the box that applies to your educational level and experience which qualifies you for a change in rank.
___ Instructor: All non-tenured, full-time faculty will hold the rank of instructor.
___ Assistant Professor: All degrees. Automatically upon award of tenure.
___ Associate Professor: Doctorate with 5 years full-time faculty experience at EFSC.
___ Associate Professor: Master’s +60 with 6 years full-time faculty experience at EFSC
___ Associate Professor: Master’s +30, or terminal degree, with 8 years full-time faculty experience at EFSC
___ Associate Professor: Master’s degree, with 9 years full-time faculty experience at EFSC
___ Professor: Doctorate with 8 years full-time faculty experience at EFSC
___ Professor: Master’s +60, with 9 years full-time faculty experience at EFSC
___ Professor: Master’s +30, or terminal degree, with 10 year’s full-time faculty experience at EFSC
NOTE
a. All degrees and hours must be from regionally accredited institutions or their equivalents.
b. Up to ten years prior college-level or university-level faculty experience may be substituted for EFSC
faculty experience on a 2:1 ratio with every two-years prior experience substituting for one-year EFSC
experience.
Submit to Human Resources for verification of minimum qualifications requirements for rank change you are
requesting. Request this application be returned to you upon verification.
Human Resources Verification
I certify that this faculty member meets the minimum qualifications, highlighted above, required for the rank
change requested.
_______________________________________________ ________________________
Human Resource Office Signature Date
Evaluations
You must have earned a “Satisfactory” on your most recent evaluation. Submit this application to your Provost
for verification of satisfactory performance. Request this application be returned to you upon verification.
Supervising Administrator Verification
I certify that this faculty member has earned a “Satisfactory” on their most recent evaluation.
_______________________________________________ ________________________
Supervising Administrator Signature Date
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CBA 2018-2021 Appendix Q. 3
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Application Checklist
Please verify that each of the following is included in this application and the associated portfolio before
submitting:
___ Signature from Human Resources
___ Signature from Campus Provost
___ Evidence of significant continuing contributions to two or more of the following: The College, the
Discipline, or the Community
___ Evidence of professional development
___ Two peer recommendations
Faculty Verification
I certify that to the best of my knowledge the contents of this application and portfolio are complete and
accurate.
_______________________________________________ _________________________
Faculty Signature Date
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