Promotion and Tenure Unit Criteria for Academic Rank Faculty

The University of Georgia Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (p. 9) require that each appointment unit develop its own discipline-specific criteria and procedures for promotion and tenure in order to supplement the UGA Guidelines. A unit’s own discipline-specific criteria and procedures must be accepted by the faculty within the appointment unit and must be reviewed and approved by the dean of the school/college and by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. The Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost must also be notified of and approve any amendments to a unit's promotion and tenure criteria.

In 2015, all PTUs on campus revised and updated their criteria and procedure documents. These revised PTU documents will be used in the promotion and tenure cycle initiated in 2016, with preliminary considerations in the spring of 2016 and full reviews in the fall of 2016.

If you have any questions about approval of unit criteria, please contact Elizabeth Weeks, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, at weeksleo@uga.edu or 706-542-9389.

Schools and Colleges

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Animal and Dairy Science

Crop and Soil Sciences

Entomology

Food Science and Technology

Horticulture

Plant Pathology

Poultry Science

Arts and Sciences

Anthropology

Art, Lamar Dodd School of

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Cellular Biology

Chemistry

Classics

Communication Studies

Comparative Literature

School of Computing
Formerly Computer Science

Dance

English

Genetics

Geography

Geology

Germanic and Slavic Studies

History

Linguistics

Marine Sciences

Mathematics

Microbiology

Music, Hugh Hodgson School of

Philosophy

Physics and Astronomy

Plant Biology

Psychology

Religion

Romance Languages

Sociology

Statistics

Theatre and Film Studies

Business
All departments that grant tenure use the same PTU document

Accounting, J.M. Tull School of

Banking and Finance

Economics

Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate

Management

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Ecology

Education

Workforce Education and Instructional Technology

Communication Sciences and Special Education

Counseling and Human Development Services

Educational Psychology

Educational Theory and Practice

Kinesiology

Language and Literacy Education

Lifelong Education, Administration and Policy

Mathematics and Science Education

Engineering

School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering

School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

School of Computing
Formerly Franklin College Computer Science

Environment and Design

Family and Consumer Sciences

Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics

Nutritional Sciences

Human Development and Family Science

Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors

Forestry and Natural Resources

Journalism and Mass Communication
All departments that grant tenure use the same PTU document

Advertising and Public Relations

Entertainment and Media Studies

Journalism

Law

Pharmacy

Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences

Public Health
All departments that grant tenure use the same PTU document

Environmental Health Science

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Health Policy and Management

Health Promotion and Behavior

Public and International Affairs

International Affairs

Political Science

Public Administration and Policy

Social Work

Veterinary Medicine

Infectious Diseases

Large Animal Medicine

Pathology

Physiology and Pharmacology

Population Health

Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging

Other Promotion and Tenure Units

Division of Academic Enhancement

Institute of Higher Education