5.1.1 Policies and Procedures - Promotion and Tenure Review

The University of North Georgia (the “university”) promotion and tenure review processes (“P&T Review”) follow the guidelines of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents Policy Manual (“USG BOR Policy Manual”). These guidelines establish foundational policies and procedural expectations for institutions of higher education and for disciplines within universities while providing for appropriate professional flexibility at departmental levels. This is the University’s overarching P&T Policy. Additionally, each academic department and the library are responsible for developing discipline-specific expectations for tenure and for each type of promotion. The UNG (University of North Georgia) Promotion and Tenure policy described herein should guide these discipline-specific expectations. Demonstrated accomplishments that constitute “noteworthy” performance or that “meet or exceed expectations” are defined by each academic department.

The major criteria to be used when considering a candidate for tenure or promotion are as follows: 

• Teaching: Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Service: Outstanding service to the institution, profession, or community
• Scholarship: Professional Growth & Development / Academic Scholarship and Achievements

For tenure, the candidate must provide evidence of the following:

• Noteworthy achievement in teaching and one other category.
• Demonstrated accomplishments that meet or exceed expectations in the remaining category not selected for noteworthy contributions.

For promotion to associate, the candidate must provide evidence of the following:

• Noteworthy achievement in teaching and one other category.
• Demonstrated accomplishments that meet or exceed expectations in the remaining category not selected for noteworthy contributions.

For promotion to professor, the candidate must provide evidence of noteworthy achievement in all three categories. 

Additional policy statements regarding tenure (BoR Policy 8.3.7)

Additional policy statements regarding promotion (BoR Policy 8.3.6 )

For promotion to senior lecturer, the candidate must provide evidence of the following:

• Noteworthy achievement in teaching.
• Demonstrated accomplishments that meet or exceed expectations in the remaining categories if they are a weighted part of the candidate's job duties.

For promotion to principal lecturer, the candidate must provide evidence of the following:

• Noteworthy achievement in teaching.
• Demonstrated accomplishments that meet or exceed expectations in the remaining categories if they are a weighted part of the candidate's job duties.