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Tenure and Promotion

Unit Criteria

For Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty

The tenured faculty of each academic unit shall formulate specific written criteria and procedures for tenure and promotion that are consistent with the University of South Carolina's commitment to achievement in research (including scholarship, creative activity in visual and performing arts), teaching, and service.

The criteria and procedures shall clearly communicate to faculty members the unit's expectations concerning scholarly productivity, including the nature and quality of scholarly activities necessary to attain tenure and promotion. These criteria and procedures must be consistent with the Faculty Manual and the guidelines established by the University Committee on Tenure and Promotions (UCTP). In the event of inconsistency between UCTP guidelines [pdf] and the Faculty Manual, the Faculty Manual is to be considered the final authority.

Proposed Unit Criteria

Academic units submitting proposed unit criteria may upload those documents for review on the Submit Unit Criteria submission portal

Current Unit Criteria

Tenure and promotion and post-tenure criteria and procedures can be viewed below by each college and department. Please note that only current criteria are listed. Previous versions of unit criteria and procedures can be found in individual units and/or colleges and schools.

Academic Units Criteria and Procedures for Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty [pdf]

 

African American Studies

January 2024 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (under development)

Anthropology

October 2018 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
January 1997 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

October 2005 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Art

April 2019 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 2004 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

February 1997 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
1976 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Biological Sciences

April 2015 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
December 2002 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (2012)
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (1999)

Chemistry and Biochemistry

May 2017 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
November 2004 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

May 1997 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures


Criminology and Criminal Justice

April 2018 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2007 Tenure and Promotion Criteria
and Procedures
January 2003 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1998 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (2016)
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (1999)

Earth and Ocean Sciences (formerly Geological Sciences)

February 2017 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
December 2012 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

March 1999 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

English Language and Literature

May 2016 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2005 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

January 1996 Criteria for Promotion to Professor
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

French and Classics

January 1996 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Geography

September 2018 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2006 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

January 1996 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (2022)
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (1999)

Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Languages and Literatures

April 2001 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
February 1998 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

History

March 2012 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2011 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 2004 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

December 2012 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2003 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Mathematics

May 2017 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2005 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
July 1990 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Philosophy

October 2013 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2004 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1997 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1993 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Physics and Astronomy

October 2013 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2000 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Political Science

May 2013 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2002 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 1997 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Psychology

November 2012 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1999 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Religious Studies

April 2019 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 2008 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

April 2005 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1997 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Sociology

March 2014 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
May 2003 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese

January 1996 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Statistics

December 2012 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
November 2003 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
March 2002 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Theater and Dance

March 2003 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
April 1999 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Women's and Gender Studies

January 2024 Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures
Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures (under development)

 

System Campuses Criteria and Procedures

For tenure and promotion and post-tenure review criteria and procedures, please see the current edition of the Palmetto College Campuses Faculty Manual.

School of Business Administration

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

School of Education

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

School of Nursing

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Library

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Biology and Geology

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Chemistry and Physics

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Communications

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of English

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Exercise and Sports Science

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Psychology

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Sociology

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Procedures

Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures

Post-Tenure Criteria and Procedures


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