Finalize current Spring semester online course schedule in light of actual enrollments by adding needed seats or sections as approved, canceling under-enrolled courses, consolidating low-enrollment sections, linking all instructors’ names to classes
Class Support
Assignment letters are sent to Spring 1 facilitators by the Office of the Dean.
Faculty submit on-campus course TA requests by the first day of the second week of classes.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
Dean finalizes the reports on ASTP –> ASCP cases.
Faculty intending to submit for promotion in the following year should discuss the prospect and timeline with their chair and the Assistant Dean for Faculty Actions.
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Assistant Dean for Faculty Actions notifies faculty under review for reappointment, who are due notification of their status by June 30.
Full-time Faculty Merit Review
Faculty Annual Report and External and International Activities Report (FAR and EIAR) exercises open to faculty in MyCV.
Full-time Faculty Searches
Search committees continue to hold on-campus interviews with finalist candidates.
Part-Time Faculty Appointments & Reappointments
Review enrollment numbers and forward last-minute appointments to Faculty Actions.
February
Course Scheduling
Deans Office to complete (SIS) scheduling of courses for Fall semester prior to rollout of University Class Schedule and students’ Fall Registration Planner. Access to these scheduling functions is normally cut off in mid-February (dates provided each year at www.bu.edu/reg/faculty-staff/scheduling/). Also update descriptions for topics courses on department website and in online bulletin.
By February 20, post complete listing of courses to be offered in the next Fall semester on department/program website. Continue to feature newly approved courses and others that students may not easily find in the Class Schedule.
Enrollment and Registration
Fall Registration planner available to students in late February.
Class Support
Department administrators submit Spring 2 online course facilitator assignments by mid-February. Assignment letters are sent to facilitators by the Office of the Dean.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
Entire cases for ASTP –> ASCP promotions are submitted to the Provost by February 1.
Department meets to vote on ASCPP–>PROFP, Lecturer–>Senior Lecturer, and/or Senior Lecturer–>Master Lecturer cases. Chair submits the departmental report(s).
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Faculty under review submit an updated CV and brief summary of accomplishments to their chair and the assistant dean.
Full-time Faculty Merit Review
Faculty submit FAR and EIARs in MyCV. They also send an updated copy of their regular CV to the assistant dean.
Part-Time Faculty Appointments & Reappointments
Review enrollment numbers and forward last-minute appointments to Faculty Actions.
Summer Term Appointments and Reappointments
Prepare Summer Term appointment and reappointment paperwork and salary sheets due to Faculty Actions in early March.
March
Curriculum
Bulletin Editing
Edits to departmental Bulletin pagesaredue in late March.
Enrollment and Registration
Academic advising and registrationbegin for Fall semester.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
Faculty under review for promotion to PROF are notified of their status by March 1.
College APT meets to vote on ASCPP–>PROFP, Lecturer–>Senior Lecturer, and/or Senior Lecturer–>Master Lecturer cases. Chair of the committee submits the APT report(s).
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Chair submits their evaluation of the faculty’s appointment and recommendation for the length of their next appointment to the Assistant Dean for Faculty Actions.
Full-time Faculty Merit Review
Chair submits their evaluation of the faculty’s performance over the merit review year to the Assistant Dean for Faculty Actions.
The faculty Merit Review Committee convenes and evaluates the merit review materials for all faculty. They submit their report and rankings to the Assistant Dean for Faculty Actions.
Full-time Faculty Searches
Search committees and the department chair submit their recommendations on finalist candidates to the Deans. The Dean sends out offers to the finalist.
April
Curriculum
Course Evaluations and Grading
Student course evaluations due by final day of classes, with earlier deadlines in some departments. Student course evaluations are required for all courses. Chair or delegate reviews evaluations for problems and/or follows up on prior problems.
Registration and Enrollment
Through September, monitor enrollments in Fall courses and make needed adjustments to schedule, with regard to faculty assignments and part-time hiring. The Director of Curricular and Academic Planning will contact your department/program regarding classes with low enrollments.
Class Support
Department administrators submit Summer 1 online course facilitator assignments by mid-February. Assignment letters are sent to facilitators by the Office of the Dean.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
The Dean reviews cases for ASCPP –> PROFP, Lecturer –> Senior Lecturer, and/or Senior Lecturer–> Master Lecturer. Recommendations are finalized and submitted to the Provost
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
The deans review the reappointment evaluations and prepare their recommendations.
Full-time Faculty Merit Review
The deans review the faculty merit materials and prepare their increase recommendations.
Full-time Faculty Searches
Initial appointments for finalist faculty are processed and submitted to the Provost for approval.
Part-Time Faculty Appointments & Reappointments
Registration for the fall semester begins. Keep track of enrollments and assess whether there is a need for part-time lecturers, senior teaching fellows, and/or overbase appointments.
Process will continue into the summer and in the beginning of September when registration ends.
May
Curriculum
Bulletin Editing
MET course descriptions and updates to course lists are due for the following year’s bulletin.
Course Evaluation and Grading
All final grades must be submitted prior to Commencement (and by earlier Registrar’s deadline for graduating students).
Class Support
Faculty submit their TA requests for on-campus summer courses to the Summer Term office.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
Faculty who were reviewed for promotion to ASCP are notified of their promotion status by May 15.
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Spring reappointments for full-time faculty are submitted to the Provost.
Full-time Faculty Merit Review
The Dean’s merit review increases and evaluations are uploaded into SAP.
Part-Time Faculty Appointments & Reappointments
Begin process of determining part-time teaching needs for the fall semester.
Paperwork for the fall semester is due by early July.
June
Class Support
Department administrators submit Summer 2 online course facilitator assignments by mid-June. Assignment letters are sent to facilitators by the Office of the Dean.
Faculty Actions
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Faculty are notified of their reappointment status by June 30.
Full-time Faculty Merit Review
Faculty are notified of their merit increases by June 30.
Full-time Faculty Searches
Faculty search proposals (new and replacement positions, projected budget, ad text and search committee members) due to the Provost by June 30.
July
Faculty Actions
Promotion
Faculty who applied for promotion to PROFP, Senior Lecturer, or Master Lecturer are informed of their promotion status by July 1.
August
Class Support
Department administrators submit Fall 1 online course facilitator assignments by mid-August. Assignment letters are sent to facilitators by the Office of the Dean.
Faculty Actions
Full-time Faculty Searches
Approved faculty search proposals are returned by the Provost. Job ads are posted.
Part-Time Faculty Appointments & Reappointments
Review enrollment numbers and forward last-minute Fall appointments to Faculty Actions.
September
Curriculum
Curriculum Additions and Revisions
As early as possible in the new academic year, submit to Kim Crosta and APC any proposals for new programs and/or substantive revisions to existing programs, if the desired date of their taking effect is the following Fall semester.
Submit any last-minute proposals for new or revised Spring courses no later than the first week of classes.
Academic Planning
Begin academic planning discussions. Chairs/directors hold department/program faculty meetings leading to completion by December 1 deadline of the Annual Academic Planning exercise, including course schedule and teaching assignments for the following academic year.
Course Scheduling
Finalize current Fall online course schedule in light of actual enrollments by adding needed seats or sections as approved, canceling under-enrolled courses, consolidating low-enrollment sections, linking all instructors’ names to classes,
Deans Office to complete scheduling of undergraduate and graduate courses for current year’s Spring semester prior to rollout of University Class Schedule and students’ Spring Registration Planner. Access to these scheduling functions is normally cut off in mid-September (dates provided each year at www.bu.edu/reg/faculty-staff/scheduling/).
Update descriptions for topics courses on department website and in online bulletin.
By September 20, post complete listing of courses to be offered in Spring semester on department/program website. Feature newly approved courses in this listing and in updates throughout the year.
Registration and Enrollment
Spring registration planner available to students in late September
Class Support
Faculty submit Fall on-campus course TA Requests by the first day of the second week of classes.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
Department meets to vote on ASCP –> PROF cases that began in the previous spring. Chair submits the departmental report.
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Senior Assistant Dean for Faculty Actions notifies faculty under review for their first reappointment, who are due notification of their status by December 15.
Faculty under review submit an updated CV and brief summary of accomplishments to their chair and the Senior Assistant Dean.
Academic advising and registrationbegin for Spring semester.
Class Support
Department administrators submit Fall 2 online course facilitator assignments by mid-October. Assignment letters are sent to facilitators by the Office of the Dean.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
MET APT meets to vote on ASCP –> PROF cases. Chair of the APT submits the reports and votes.
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Chair submits their evaluation of the faculty’s first appointment and recommendation for the length of their next appointment to the Assistant Dean for Faculty Actions.
Full-time Faculty Searches
Search committees are convened and begin to review applications. Committees begin to hold initial zoom interviews.
Part-Time Faculty Appointments & Reappointments
Begin the process of determining part-time teaching needs for the spring semester.
Paperwork for the spring semester should be submitted in mid-November.
November
Curriculum
Bulletin Editing
Begin editing of the Undergraduate Bulletin. MET bulletin coordinator Kim Crosta will email department/program bulletin coordinators.
Learning Outcomes Assessment
Submit annual reports on Students Learning Outcomes Assessment by November 15 to Kim Crosta
Course Scheduling
Work with Dean’s Office on follow-up to the Academic Planning Self-studyand class schedule.
Registration and Enrollment
Monitor enrollments in Spring courses throughout the registration period (November-January), and make needed adjustments to schedule, including with regard to faculty assignments and part-time hiring. Director of Curricular and Academic Planning Emily Balch will contact your department/program regarding classes with low enrollments.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
Dean submits the reports on ASCP –> PROF cases. The entire promotion case is submitted to the Provost’s Office by November 15.
Department meets to vote on ASTP –> ASCP cases. Chair submits the departmental report.
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Dean submits their evaluation of the faculty’s first appointment and recommendation for the length of their next appointment to the Provost.
Full-time Faculty Searches
Search committees continue to hold initial zoom interviews and begin to schedule on-campus interviews with finalist candidates.
Part-Time Faculty Appointments & Reappointments
Registration for spring semester begins. Keep track of enrollments and assess whether there is a need for additional part-time lecturers, and/or overbase appointments.
Process continues into December and beginning of January when registration ends.
December
Curriculum
Academic Planning
Academic Planning Self-study duemonth at the start of the month, along with course schedule and teaching assignments for both semesters of following year, and supplemental budget request for following fiscal year.
Faculty receive notice of their reappointment/non-reappointment by December 15.
Bulletin Editing
Edits to program (i.e., major, minor, graduate degree) pagesin the MET Bulletin are due in mid-December.
Course Evaluations and Grading
Student course evaluations due by final day of classes, with earlier deadlines in some departments. Student course evaluations are required for all courses. Chair or delegate reviews evaluations for problems and/or follows up on prior problems.
All final gradesto be submitted before Intersession.
Curriculum Additions and Revisions
Final deadline for submission to Kim Crosta of proposals to establish or revise degree programs. Proposals may be submitted at any point in the academic year, but completion of required university-level review during current academic year cannot be guaranteed unless complete, review-ready proposals are submitted before intersession.
Class Support
Department administrators submit Spring 1 online course facilitator assignments before intersession.
Faculty Actions
Promotion
MET APT meets to vote on ASTP –> ASCP cases. Chair of the APT submits the reports and votes.
Full-time Faculty Reappointment Review
Faculty receive notice of their reappointment/non-reappointment by December 15.
