Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICSappointments may be changed to the tenure track in which case all University policies relating totenure shall apply. With the approval of the chair of the academic unit, dean, and Senior VicePresident and Provost, up to three (3) years of academic service in a consecutive term appointmentmay be credited toward the pretenure period.(b) At the request of the faculty member and with the approval of the chair of the academic unit, dean,and Senior Vice President and Provost, faculty members who are in the tenure track may be changedto a consecutive term appointment at any time during the six (6) year pretenure period, but prior tothe initiation of procedures for tenure decision (see Section 3.9.5). A faculty member who changesfrom a tenure-track appointment to a consecutive term appointment will not be eligible for futuretenure consideration.(c) Before a regular faculty member assumes primarily administrative duties during the pretenureperiod, a written agreement must be reached between the faculty member, the chair of the academicunit, the dean, and Senior Vice President and Provost, as to whether the faculty member will bereviewed for tenure, at what time, and under what conditions.Pretenure Periods(a)Full-time tenure-track faculty will generally have a pretenure period of six (6) years.The first year of the pretenure period for a faculty member whose effective date of service is betweenJuly 1 and December 31 will be that academic year. If the effective date of service is between January 1and June 30, the first year of the pretenure period will begin with the next academic year.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)In certain circumstances, the chair of the academic unit and dean may request an extension of thepretenure period not to exceed three (3) years.For assistant professors, the pretenure period may include up to a total of three years in prior fulltimeservice in a consecutive term or tenure-track appointment at the OUHSC or in professorialranks at another institution. For associate professors and professors up to a total of four years priorservice may be included (see Section 3.2.5(c)). The faculty member may request in writing at thetime of the first regular tenure-track appointment that prior service be included. Inclusion of priorservice requires approval by the chair of the academic unit, the dean, and the Senior Vice Presidentand Provost.Prior full-time service as instructor or in a comparable non-professorial rank at other institutions ofhigher education may be counted as part of the pretenure period if requested by the applicant andapproved in writing by the chair of the academic unit, dean, and Senior Vice President and Provost atthe time of the first regular appointment.Ordinarily, prior full-time service on temporary appointments at The University of Oklahoma is notcounted in the pretenure period but may be if requested by the applicant and approved in writing bythe chair of the academic unit, dean, and Senior Vice President and Provost.A new faculty member appointed at the rank of professor or associate professor may be grantedtenure from the date of appointment. The determination of tenure shall be made as specified inSection 3.9.5 (b) through (r).THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 43