Promotion & FSR
Promotion
Rank and Tenure (Tenure-Line Faculty)
The Rank and Tenure site is designed to assist faculty, department chairs, and departments navigate the tenure and promotion review process at LMU in a manner that is consistent with the latest addition of the Faculty Handbook and Handbook addenda.
- Quick link to Candidate Resources
- Quick link to Department Chair Resources
- Quick link to Notification to Apply: Tenure and Promotion Only, Promotion Only, and Early Tenure and Promotion
Part-Time and Term Faculty
As stipulated in LMU's Faculty Handbook, part-time faculty members who are Lecturers may apply for promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer in the eighth term of teaching at LMU; an Instructor may apply for promotion to Senior Instructor after a minimum of 5 years of full-time service as an Instructor or equivalent academic experience; a Clinical Faculty member can apply for promotion to the next level (Associate or Full Clinical Professor) after six years of proven performance.
To begin the process:
- First, review the promotion process for your college/school. Consult with your department chair and associate dean/dean.
- Second, submit your “intent to apply” no later than January 31st. This will allow your department/college/school ample time to prepare for the review of your promotion dossier.
Quick link to Notification to Apply: Part-Time and Term Faculty Promotion -
Last, prepare your promotion dossier in accordance with the promotion process for your college/school and please check with your associate dean/dean to determine your college’s timeline for submission of the promotion dossier.
Please note that deans must submit their part-time faculty and term faculty promotion recommendations to the Provost no later than the first Friday in April of each academic year.
Part-Time Faculty Promotion Documents
Specific Information for each college can be found in the links below:
- Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts (BCLA)
- College of Business Administration (CBA)
- College of Communication & Fine Arts (CFA)
- Seaver College of Science and Engineering (SCSE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Film and Television (SFTV)
Term Faculty Promotion Documents
- BCLA Approved Guidelines for Promotion to Senior Instructor
- CBA Clinical Faculty Processes for Merit Review and Promotion
- CFA Term Faculty Policies, Procedures, and Standards
- SCSE Math Standards for Promotion to Senior Instructor
- SCSE Procedures and Standards Non-Tenure-Track Ranks
- SFTV Processes for Promotion of Term Faculty
- SOE Clinical Faculty Promotion