Graduate Ranking Promotion
Instructors are eligible to be considered for promotion to Assistant Professor rank after a minimum of four years at full-time rank, at least two years of which must have been at AUHS. The Instructor must also have earned a EdD, PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent degree for promotion in rank and have possessed a MS or equivalent degree to be a full-time Instructor. The Instructor must request and receive a favorable recommendation from their Department Chair, Dean or Program Director to initiate the review process.

Assistant Professors are eligible to be considered for promotion to Associate Professor after a minimum of four years in rank, at least two years of which must have been at AUHS. The faculty member must request and receive a favorable recommendation from their Department Chair, Dean or Program Director to initiate the review process. Following a favorable recommendation, the applicant will be asked to submit a list of names for at least three possible external reviewers, who are in the same general area as the applicant’s research/scholarship focus. These reviewers should be at the rank of Associate Professor, or higher, with preference given to potential reviewers at the rank of Full Professor. The applicant’s Chair will select 1-3 of these potential reviewers and add an additional 1-3 possible reviewers to the list of external reviewers. The Chair will then request letters of evaluation from these possible reviewers to assess the candidate’s suitability for promotion, until a minimum of three letters have been received. Should any of these letters suggest an unfavorable opinion of the candidate, additional letters can be sought, until a maximum of six letters have been received from external reviewers knowledgeable in the area of the candidate’s research/scholarship focus. Reviewer evaluations should speak to the candidate’s achievements in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship and service activities based on the candidate’s portfolio (promotion package).

Associate Professors are eligible to be considered for promotion to Professor after a minimum of four years in rank, at least two years of which must have been at AUHS. The faculty member must request and receive a favorable recommendation from the Department Chair, Dean or Program Director to initiate the review process. Following a favorable recommendation, the applicant will be asked to submit a list of names for at least three possible external reviewers, who are in the same general area as the applicant’s research/scholarship focus. These reviewers should be at the rank of Full Professor. The applicant’s Chair will select 1-3 of these potential reviewers and add an additional 1-3 possible reviewers to the list of external reviewers. The Chair will then request letters of evaluation from these possible reviewers to assess the candidate’s suitability for promotion, until a minimum of three letters have been received. Should any of these letters suggest an unfavorable opinion regarding the candidate’s promotion, additional letters can be sought, until a maximum of six letters have been received from external reviewers knowledgeable in the area of the candidate’s research/scholarship focus. Reviewer evaluations should speak to the candidate’s achievements in the