Faculty Resources
- Degrees Considered Terminal
- Orientation and Evaluation Chart for Instructors of Record
- Faculty Qualifications Matrix
- College of Arts and Letters - Revised Oct. 7, 2019
- College of Behavioral and Health Sciences - Revised May 2019
- College of Business
- College of Education - Revised April 2019
- College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - Revised Sept. 23, 2019
- Honors, PELP, APSU, and PASS
Forms
- Exception for Faculty Qualifications - This form must be submitted through DocuSign; hard copies will not be accepted.
- Faculty Mentor Guidelines
- Faculty Professional Development Assignment Application Cover Sheet
- Faculty Professional Development Assignment Application Scoring Rubric
- Full-time Faculty Annual Evaluation Review Form
- Full-time Faculty Annual Self Evaluation Form
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Self-Evaluation
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Supervisor Evaluation
- Request to Hire Part-Time Instructor
Part-time Instructor Search and Hiring
Part-time Instructor Review Process and Forms
- Part-time Instructor Review Process and Forms
- Part-time Instructor Professional Behaviors Form (evaluation to be completed by department chair and if applicable, designated reviewer)
- Part-time Instructor On-ground Observation Form (to be completed by observer and department chair)
- Part-time Instructor On-line Observation Form (to be completed by observer and department chair)
Retention, Tenure & Promotion:
- Policy on Academic Tenure (APSU Policy 1:025)
- Policy on Academic Promotion (APSU Policy 2:063)
- Policy on Faculty Appointments (APSU Policy 2:051)
- Policy on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (APSU Policy 2:052)
Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Forms
Departmental Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Forms
College Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Forms
University Tenure and Promotion Appeals Board Committee Forms
(Effective Fall 2016)
Retention, Tenure & Promotion Criteria by Department
Please note that the policy numbers for APSU policies regarding faculty appointments, retention, tenure, promotion, and academic freedom and responsibility changed in 2017 when the APSU Board of Trustees was established. The current departmental retention, tenure, and promotion criteria went into effect in Fall 2016 and will be updated with current policy numbers during the next revision process in 2020. The corresponding old and new policy numbers are listed below.
Policy Name |
Old Number |
New Number |
Policy on Academic Tenure |
5:060 |
1:025 |
Policy on Academic Promotion |
5:061 |
2:063 |
Policy on Faculty Appointments |
5:062 |
2:051 |
Policy on Academic Freedom and Responsibility |
5:052 |
2:052 |
- Accounting, Finance, and Economics
- Agriculture
- Allied Health Sciences
- Art and Design
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication (Updated Sept. 2018)
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Educational Specialties (Retention/Tenure)
- Educational Specialties (Promotion)
- Engineering Technology
- Geosciences
- Health and Human Performance:
- History and Philosophy
- Languages and Literature
- Library Administration
- Management, Marketing and General Business
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Music
- Nursing
- Physics and Astronomy
- Political Science
- Leadership and Organizational Administration
- Psychological Science and Counseling
- Public Management
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Teaching and Learning (Retention/Tenure)
- Teaching and Learning (Promotion)
- Theatre and Dance