{"id":1307,"date":"2015-07-04T13:31:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T17:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/?page_id=1307"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:53:49","slug":"faculty-tenure-promotion-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/faculty\/faculty-tenure-promotion-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Tenure &#038; Promotion Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Specific timetables for promotion and tenure, along with guidelines for the process, can be found on the Provost\u2019s website in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/handbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also see the <a href=\"https:\/\/bushare.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/GRP-CAS-Arts-Sciences-Intranet\/Shared%20Documents\/General\/Administrative%20%26%20Policy%20Resources%20(CAS-Wide)\/Faculty%20%26%20Staff%20Handbook%20April%202025.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=fpV8As\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAS Faculty\/Staff Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 600;\">Forms<\/h5>\n<p>Most forms are now available online at the Provost\u2019s website or via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/link\/shortcut\/faculty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/forms-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Candidate Tenure Form Part II<\/strong><\/a>: can be accessed on the Provost\u2019s Forms Library<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/files\/2019\/08\/MTR-form-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mid Tenure Report Form<\/a><\/strong>: can be obtained from the CAS website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 600;\">Departmental Expectations<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/biology\/files\/2021\/04\/BiologyCriteria-for-Promotion-to-Senior-Lecturer-and-Master-lecturer-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lecturer Promotion Criteria<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/biology\/files\/__restricted\/biology-faculty\/BiologyExpectations_2022-Voted-and-Approved-by-Faculty_Nov-4-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Expectations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 600;\">Other Important Links<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"style2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Leave of Absence\/Sabbatical Information:<\/span><\/span> Relevant policies can be found in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/handbook\/leaves-absences\/sabbaticals-and-leaves-of-absence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty Handbook <\/a>and on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/faculty-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAS website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/files\/2012\/03\/CAS-loa_sab-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Leave of Absence\/Sabbatical Form for Faculty<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mycv.bu.edu\/logout.html?com=no-session&amp;returnurl=%2Fhomepage.html%3Fem%3Dfalse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>External Activity Report<\/strong><\/a>: can be accessed through MyCV<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mycv.bu.edu\/logout.html?com=no-session&amp;returnurl=%2Fhomepage.html%3Fem%3Dfalse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty Annual Report<\/a><\/strong>: can be accessed through MyCV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mp22@bu.edu\">Michelle Pecoraro<\/a>, Assistant to the Chair,\u00a0is available to assist you with any questions that you might have regarding the Tenure and Promotion process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specific timetables for promotion and tenure, along with guidelines for the process, can be found on the Provost\u2019s website in the Faculty Handbook. Also see the CAS Faculty\/Staff Handbook. Forms Most forms are now available online at the Provost\u2019s website or via the Faculty Link. 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