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The Department observes the following as necessary conditions for promotion:

1. Assistant Professor
   1. Documented evidence of scholarly activity such as an accepted Ph.D. dissertation. 
   2. Documented evidence of teaching, such as a statement of teaching aims and goals, technology utilized, comprehensive syllabi or class plans, peer review and/or student teaching evaluations (if available), and letters of recommendation attesting to teaching experience and effectiveness. 
2. Associate Professor
   1. Documented evidence of achievement in scholarship beyond that achieved for the rank of Assistant Professor. 
   2. Documented evidence of achievement in teaching beyond that achieved for the rank of Assistant Professor. 
   3. Documented evidence of achievement in service beyond that achieved for the rank of Assistant Professor.
3. Full Professor
   1. Documented evidence of achievement in scholarship beyond that achieved for the rank of Associate Professor. 
   2. Documented evidence of achievement in teaching beyond that achieved for the rank of Associate Professor.
   3. Documented evidence of achievement in service beyond that achieved for the rank of Associate Professor.

For consideration of promotion to the rank of Full Professor, evidence must be provided that the candidate’s work has not merely made a positive contribution to scholarship in the area, but has had significant impact. 

Subsection D (below) offers guidelines and examples of acceptable documentation of scholarship, teaching and service, as well as criteria for evaluating achievements in each of the three areas.