Evaluation
Faculty Handbook 3.3 describes the standards and processes for the periodic evaluation of faculty. Periods of review and forms and requirements for the Faculty Activities Report (FAR) may differ by rank and school.
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Faculty - Evidence Entry & Case Review | [go to link at left] | |
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Department |  5.50
Arts & Sciences, ECP 3.41
Business, Engineering & JST |
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Dean The workflow differs by school; please select the guide for your school. |
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College of Arts & Sciences
Interfolio will be used for annual and multi-year faculty activities reports in all schools except the School of Law beginning in Fall 2023. To assist the departments in the College of Arts and Sciences that have not yet used Faculty180 and Interfolio for annual review, the Acting Provosts have made the following accommodation for full professors, who would have the longest period of historical material to upload.
- Full professors in the College whose FAR cycles include terms before Fall 2023 will have the option to present their supporting materials in Google Drive or in Interfolio. They would begin to use Interfolio exclusively beginning in the fall term coinciding with their next FAR submission (phase-in schedule).
- If you are a full professor and you choose Google Drive as the repository for supporting evidence for a multi-year review due between now and Fall 2027, you will upload the completed College FAR form for Full Professors only, which includes a link to your Google file folder, in the "Personal Statement" area in Faculty180, you will upload your current CV to the "CV Uploads" section in Faculty180, and then you will submit your case to your chair and dean from your Interfolio dashboard by the College deadline. The FAR workflow for the department and dean will be done in Interfolio.
The Provost's Office has hired student workers to assist faculty with the upload of teaching materials. If you would like to request student support, please contact Katie Williams, Senior Manager for Faculty Affairs, well ahead of your deadline (kfwilliams@scu.edu).
Reappointment
- University Procedures for RTL Reappointment
- Lecturer Reappointment Resources from Faculty Development (for faculty candidates)
- Renewable-Term Lecturer Reappointment - Procedures (for Department Chairs & Deans)
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Faculty - Evidence Entry & Case Review | [go to link at left] |
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Department Full Process
3.07 Department Review & Chair's Submission |
Simplified Process x.x Chair/Dean Review & Dean Submission |
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Dean Full Process 3.01 Dean Review & Submission |
Simplified Process x.x Chair/Dean Review & Dean Submission |
- Spring 2025
- University Procedures for Assistant Teaching Professor Reappointment (reappointment only - Spring 2025)
- University Procedures for Assistant Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion (hybrid process - Spring 2025)
- Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion [January 2025 candidate overview]
- Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion [January 2025 reviewer overview]
- Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion [Spring 2025 reviewers]
- Fall 2025
- University Procedures for Assistant Teaching Professor Reappointment 2025-26 (reappointment only, Fall 2025)
- University Procedures for Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion 2025-26 (hybrid process - Fall 2025)
- Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion [Fall 2025 candidates]
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Faculty - Evidence Entry & Case Review | [go to link at left] |
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Department
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x.x Department Review & Chair's Submission |
For faculty petitioning both both reappointment and promotion to Associate Teaching Professor, please navigate to the Promotion section, where you will find Interfolio Guides for both the hybrid process and for the promotion only process.
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x.x Dean Review & Submission |
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For faculty petitioning both both reappointment and promotion to Associate Teaching Professor, please navigate to the Promotion section, where you will find Interfolio Guides for both the hybrid process and for the promotion only process.
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- University Procedures for Mid-Probationary Review
- Discipline-specific Scholarship Standards - Exception Request (from Winter 2026 on: use this form to request a Provost exception to use a prior version of your department standards in your MPR case; must be granted by the MPR submission deadline)
- MPR slide deck from Candidate Info Session (Faculty Development)
- MPR slide deck from Chair & Dean process meeting (Faculty Affairs)
- JFDL Application Guidelines 2025-26
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Faculty - Evidence Entry & Case Review | [go to link at left] |
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Department | 4.40
Department Review & Chair's Submission |
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Dean | 2.31 Dean Review & Submission |
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Provost | 3.11 Provost Review & Submission |
Promotion
For the 2024-25 review cycle, the new process for promotion to Associate Teaching Professor will occur in the Spring and will be modeled on the Promotion to Teaching Professor (or Senior Lecturer) process used in the past.
Some candidates who petition are already eligible for promotion because they have had a successful third-year reappointment review as a Renewable-Term Lecturer in the past. Many others are due for reappointment review this Spring. By virtue of having met the 5-year full-time university teaching requirement, they may elect to undergo a hybrid reappointment and promotion review at this time.
There are therefore two University Procedures documents linked below: one for those undergoing promotion only, and one for those undergoing a joint reappointment and promotion review (hybrid process). Candidates eligible for each type of process have received the correct guidelines. For reviewers, the system-generated vita in the case will indicate which process the candidate is undergoing.
- Spring 2025 (promotion to Associate rank only)
- University Procedures for Assistant Teaching Professor Promotion to Associate (Spring 2025, promotion only)
- University Procedures for Assistant Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion (Spring 2025, hybrid process)
- Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion [January 2025 candidate overview]
- Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion [January 2025 reviewer overview]
- Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion [Spring 2025 reviewers]
- Fall 2025 (promotion to either Associate or full rank)
- University Procedures for Teaching Professor Rank & Promotion 2025-26 (Fall 2025, promotion only, to associate or full rank)
- Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion [Fall 2025 candidates] (Fall 2025, hybrid process)
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School Committee
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x.x School Committee Review |
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Dean
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x.x Dean Review |
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Provost
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x.x Provost Review |
For the 2024-25 review cycle, the old title "Senior Lecturer" will appear in some documentation, but promotion will be to the title and rank of "Teaching Professor" (Collective Bargaining Agreement, Art. 10).
- 2024-25
- University Procedures for Promotion to Senior Lecturer 2024-25 (also applies to promotion to teaching professor)
- University Procedures for Teaching Professor Rank & Promotion 2025-26 (Fall 2025, promotion only, to associate or full rank)
- Promotion Resources from Faculty Development (for Candidates)
- Senior Lecturer Promotion - Procedures (for Department Chairs, School Committees, Deans)
- 2025-26
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Faculty - Evidence Entry & Case Review | [go to link at left] |
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Department
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School Committee
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Dean | 2.45 Dean Review |
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Provost | 2.29 Provost Review |
FOR REVIEWERS AND CANDIDATES
- SCU Faculty Handbook sections
- FH 3.4 - policies and procedures
- FH 2.11.2.1 - school committee composition
- Discipline-Specific Scholarship Standards
- List of Approved Standards
- Discipline-specific Scholarship Standards - Exception Request (use this form to request a Provost exception to use a prior version of your department standards in your tenure and/or promotion case; must be filed by the time the external referee form is submitted)
- Background and Implementation
- Tenure & Promotion - Ranking of Candidates
- Tenure & Promotion - Translation Guidelines
- Tenure & Promotion Procedures (Chairs, Committees, Deans), from Chair, Dean & R&T Committee process meeting
- 2025-26
- 2024-25
PRIMARILY FOR CANDIDATES
- Tenure & Promotion - Guidelines and Requirements for Candidates 2025-26
- Tenure & Promotion - Guidelines and Requirements for Candidates 2024-25
- Tenure & Promotion - External Referees Provided by Candidate
- Tenure & Promotion - Cover Sheet
- Tenure & Promotion Resources from Faculty Development
- Tenure & Promotion - 2024 Faculty180/Interfolio Training (slide deck)
TENURE CLOCK EXTENSIONS
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Faculty - Evidence Entry & Case Review | [go to link at left] |
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Dean's Office | 5.06
Dean Partner Upload |
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Department | 7.56
Department Guide |
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School Rank & Tenure Committee | 6.22
School R&T Committee Guide |
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Dean | 5.49
Dean Guide |
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University Rank & Tenure Committee | 6.05
University R&T Committee Guide |
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Provost | 6.08
Provost Guide |
The Faculty Senate elects faculty to serve on school and university rank and tenure committees (Faculty Handbook 2.11.1, 3.4.4.4, 3.4.4.6, Appendix A Supplement) and school committees on promotion to senior lecturer (FH 2.11.2.3, 3.4A.2.3, Appendix A Supplement).
