Review Checksheet for Graduate Faculty Applications
Spring 2009 Office of Graduate Studies
Full Membership
Applicant Name: Date:
Initials in each approval level will indicate verification of information. Incomplete forms will be returned with the application for
completion.
Dept/College
Committee
Chair
Department
Chair
Graduate
Coordinator
College
Dean
Educational Credentials
Appropriate Degree:
Terminal degree in the teaching field
If no terminal degree – FQR information attached to application identifies special academic expertise or professional experience that justifies
full membership
Circle:
Yes No
Yes No
Years full-time teaching adequate for membership category
Minimum of 3 years college teaching at a regionally accredited institution after completion of terminal degree (required for full membership)
Yes No
Scholarly Activity
Although research and scholarly productivity may be defined differently in each discipline, the following guidelines will be applied.
● Involves a studious inquiry or examination.
● Seeks either to discover and interpret new concepts, theories, laws, facts, relationships, or perceptions OR seeks to advance the application of
them.
● Results are in a form accessible to peer review appropriate to the mode of scholarly/creative production.
Initial application
Evidence of continuous scholarly/creative activity in the field of expertise throughout the period since completion of the terminal degree
Renewal application
Evidence of continuous scholarly/creative activity in the field of expertise for the last five years
Check:
____Initial
___Renewal
A minimum of 4 activities in any combination of the following six categories is required – Place initials on vita to identify four (4)
activities counted below.
Total #:
A. Publication of Scholarly Text.
Require independent review procedures.
Primary or co-author or pimary or co-editor
If the publication has not yet appeared in print, the applicant must submit evidence that it is “in press.”
(a.1) Initial publication of text as primary author or co-author = 3 activities
(a.2) Initial publication of text as primary or co-editor = 1 activity
(a.3) Revision of subsequent editions of text as author or editor = 1 activity
B. Publication of Chapter in Scholarly Text. Primary or co-author of chapter requiring independent review procedures = 1 activity
C. Publication of Article or Essay. Article or essay in an externally peer-reviewed publication = 1 activity
# of activities
identified
D. Scholarly Presentations. *Two scholarly works presented at the regional level or one scholarly work at the national or international level = 1 activity
May include papers, posters, workshops, or other presentations consistent with the current practices of the discipline and must have been subject to
external peer review.
*
E. Creative/Artistic Presentation or Product Design = 1 activity
Original work for presentation/performance or a product designed
Exhibited at the regional level or above
Must have been subject to external peer review
F. Research/Grants/Other Professional Activities = 1 activity
Equivalent in contribution, rigor, and peer-reviewed status to the publication or artistic presentation criteria defined above
Applicant must provide evidence that the activities presented meet the criteria
