Revised 8/24/2012
Graduate Faculty Appointment
Name of Faculty Member:
Department or Program:
Graduate Program(s) to which the candidate will contribute:
Academic Rank and Title:
Highest Degree Earned:
All graduate faculty appointments must be recommended first by the appropriate department or program head, and then
approved (or denied) by the respective Dean. See Academic Affairs Website-Administrative Processes
.
Select Type of Appointment Outlined Below:
□ Regular Graduate Faculty Appointment: Request for graduate faculty appointment submitted upon appointment and
renewed automatically upon the award of tenure or completion of post-tenure review.
Requisites: Full-time tenured or tenure track faculty, with a rank of at least assistant professor; Earned Doctorate or
equivalent; Published works and/or recognized accomplishments in research and/or teaching
Required Materials: Current, up-to-date curriculum vitae
□ Limited Term Graduate Faculty Appointment: Request for graduate faculty appointment submitted upon appointment and
renewed annually.
Requisites: Part-time, one-year, emeritus, Web MBA, or visiting faculty with a rank of at least assistant professor; Earned
Doctorate or equivalent; Published works and/or recognized accomplishments in research and/or teaching
Required Materials: Current, up-to-date curriculum vitae; Statement describing the special expertise that the faculty member
brings to the graduate program and the qualifications that contribute to the work and progress of graduate students
□ Permission to Teach: Does not constitute Graduate Faculty Appointment. Request submitted annually and/or prior to the
semester in which the faculty member will teach.
Requisites: Non-tenure track full-time faculty (ranked, lecturer, senior lecturer), part-time faculty, and adjunct faculty. In lieu of
terminal degree, the candidate must demonstrate 1) exceptional scholarly activity or professional experience, 2) experience
teaching graduate level classes, or 3) evidence of a high potential for effective teaching at the graduate level.
Required Materials: Current, up-to-date curriculum vitae; Justification statement addressing 1) Department/program need,
2) Special expertise that the faculty member brings to the graduate program, 3) Qualifications that contribute to the work and
progress of graduate students, and 4) Expected duties of the candidate.
Begin Date End Date (LT and Permission to Teach Only)
Department/Program Head Date
(printed name) (signature)
College/School Dean Date
(printed name) (signature)
□ Approved
□ Denied
