Promotion Criteria by Academic Rank – The following tables indicate the minimum criteria to be eligible for promotion and/or tenure by academic rank: Tenure and Promotion Criteria Chart
Faculty Rank
Career Program Faculty Promotion Criteria Bachelor’s in teaching field or Associate’s in teaching field with demonstrated competency in teaching field. Bachelor’s in teaching field or Associate’s in teaching field.
Transfer Program Faculty Promotion Criteria
Tenure
Instructor
Master’s Degree or its equivalent.
2 years probation + 4 years tenure track 2 years probation + 3 years tenure track
Assistant
Master’s Degree or its equivalent.
One year at instructor rank plus two years probationary at HCC.
One year at Instructor rank plus two years probationary at HCC.
Demonstrated teaching excellence based on Supervisor’s observation, peer review, and student evaluations.
Demonstrated teaching excellence based on Supervisor’s observation, peer review, and student evaluations. Demonstrated progress on an approved professional development plan. Bachelor’s in teaching field, plus 30 additional approved graduate semester hours or their equivalent as defined by the Academic Affairs Faculty Guidebook to include special technical training and credit for related occupational learning experiences such as industry and professionally recognized certificates and licenses, teaching certificates, Journeyman’s cards, and Master’s cards, when connected with the teaching area of instructor responsibility.
Demonstrated progress on an approved professional development plan.
Associate
Master’s Degree, plus 30 additional approved graduate semester hours or their equivalent (i.e. MFA, Ph.D.; to total 60 credits), as defined by the Academic Affairs Faculty Guidebook.
2 years probation + 2 years tenure track
Three years at Assistant rank.
Demonstrated teaching excellence based on Supervisor’s observation, peer review, and student evaluations.
Demonstrated progress on an approved professional development plan.
Three years at Assistant rank.
Demonstrated teaching excellence based on Supervisor’s observation, peer review, and student evaluations.
Demonstrated progress on an approved professional development plan.
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