Promotion & Tenure

The University of Arizona Handbook for Appointed Personnel (UHAP) sets forth the official policies regarding the duties and responsibilities of faculty at The University of Arizona.

UHAP 3.3, Promotion and Tenure, serves as a reference for the Dean's Advisory Committee (DAC) in the development of the College of Humanities' promotion and tenure criteria and procedures in teaching, research, creative activity, service and outreach. These criteria and procedures are followed by all academic units in the college.

Criteria & Procedures

COH Criteria

COH Promotion & Tenure Criteria

One Page Summary of COH Promotion & Tenure Criteria

COH Promotion & Tenure Procedures

COH Promotion & Tenure Procedures

COH Promotion & Tenure Timetable and Deadlines

COH Dossier Preparation Instructions

Each department or program, in turn, has unit-level criteria that are appropriate to the disciplines of its faculty. COH faculty may obtain unit-level information concerning the promotion and tenure process from their head or director.

 

Templates & Tracking System

Dossier Templates

Each spring semester, the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs publishes annual guidelines and checklists to use in preparing promotion and tenure dossiers. It is the responsibility of departments and candidates to ensure that the dossier is prepared according to the guidelines.

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Review, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) System

The university uses an online system, Faculty Portfolio, as a centralized activity tracking tool for Review, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT), Annual Profile (annual performance reviews [APR] ), and UA Profiles. Dossier Documents will be uploaded to the RPT system, where external and internal reviewers will be able to conduct their reviews.

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Need help navigating the RPT System?
COH has developed RPT guides for your use when learning the RPT system. In addition, RPT has a very user friendly help system built in, with many knowledge articles specific to the dossier steps.  

RPT Quick Guide for Candidates

RPT Quick Guide for Heads and Committees

Workshops

COH Workshops

The COH Dean's Office offers workshops specifically for COH faculty. Those materials are provided below so that promotion candidates can reference them when preparing their dossiers.

Spring 2025 Schedule

Spring 2025 Workshops

COH Workshop on Teaching Portfolios
Topics covered: Teaching Portfolios 

Faculty Affairs Workshop

The Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs holds workshops each spring designed to provide information about the promotion process. The workshops explain the university's review procedures and offer guidance on presenting the promotion and tenure dossier. 

All candidates for promotion and/or tenure, promotion committees, heads, and directors are encouraged to attend the workshops.  

These workshops are available in various formats including:

  • Edge Learning
  • Videos
  • Tutorials
  • Slides  

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