Faculty members notify their department chair/unit director or dean of their intent and begin planning for the submission of their application.

Candidates and their department chairs/unit directors generate lists of potential external referees.

Department chairs/unit directors send solicitation letters to four selected external referees.

The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost and the Faculty Senate jointly hold the Spring Tenure and Promotion Forum, an informational session for candidates.

Deans or department chairs/unit directors submit candidate information to the Office of Faculty Affairs for planning purposes.

Chairs for the department/unit and college tenure and promotion committees are selected.

Department chairs/unit directors send additional external referee solicitations if four letters have not been received.

Candidates submit their application materials to the department chair (deadline may vary by department/unit and/or school/college).

Department chairs/unit directors and department/unit committees review the submitted tenure and promotion dossiers.

Deans and college/school committees review the submitted tenure and promotion dossiers.

Deans "send" tenure and promotion dossiers forward for review.

The University Tenure and Promotion Committee begins review of dossiers.

The University (Faculty Senate) Tenure and Promotion Committee provides recommendations and dossiers to the President and Executive Vice President and Provost.

The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost disseminates application notification letters to candidates.

The Office of the President submits tenure recommendations to the Board of Regents for final approval.

The new rank for faculty members who received tenure/promotion becomes official.