Administrative Approval Chart for Faculty Actions

Administrative Approval Required for Faculty Actions Chart

Faculty Ranks	Initial Appointment	Reappointment	Board Approval for initial appointment)
LECT
(part-time, applies to Lecturer rank only)	Dean	Dean*	No
(full-time)	Dean	Dean	No
SRLECT (full-time rank only)	Dean	Dean	No
MSLECT (full-time rank only)	Dean	Dean	No
PREC	Dean	Dean	No
INST	Dean	Dean	No
ASTP	Provost	Provost	No
ASCP	Provost	Provost	No
PROF	President	Provost
Adjunct Faculty	Dean	Dean*	No
Clinical Faculty (part-time)	Dean	Dean*	No
Clinical Faculty (full-time)	Dean	Dean	No
Visiting Faculty	Dean	Dean	No
Associate/Full Professor of the Practice	Provost	Dean	No
Research Faculty (part-time)	Dean	Dean*	No
Research Faculty (full-time)	Dean	Dean	No
Endowed/Chaired Professor	Provost	Provost	No
Executive-In-Residence	Dean	Dean	No
Artist-In-Residence	Dean	Dean	No
Associate Dean	Dean	Dean	No
Chair	Dean	Dean	No
Acting Chair	Dean	Dean	No
Associate Chair	Dean	Dean	No
Director
(Academic Centers & Institutes and stand-alone academic programs)	Provost	Provost	No
(all others)	Dean	Dean	No
Acting Director
(Academic Centers & Institutes, and stand-alone academic programs)	Provost	Provost	No (some exceptions)
(all others)	Dean	Dean	No
Associate Director	Dean	Dean	No
Assistant Director	Dean	Dean	No

Actions	Administrative Approval	Board Approval
Promotion to ASCP or PROF	President	No
Tenure	President	No
Sabbatical	Dean	No
Leaves of Absence	Dean	No
Emeritus Status	Dean	No
Extension of Service	Dean	No
Change of Status
full-time to part-time	Dean	No
part-time to full-time	Provost	No
non-tenure to tenure- track; tenure-track to non-tenure track	Provost	No
Additional (secondary or co-terminous) appointments without tenure for full-time faculty	Dean	No