The promotion and tenure process requires ongoing planning and support. Our office can assist you with this big career advancement! The following resources are provided to guide you through each step, from deciding if you’re ready for P&T all the way through the requirements and deadlines. If you have additional questions regarding the P&T services and resources offered by your Faculty Development office, please contact us at comfacdev@ucf.edu.
STEP 1: Am I ready for promotion or tenure?
Promotion & Tenure Checklists: General COM Faculty
- Tenure and Tenure-earning Regulation-Procedures
- Promotion to Non-Tenure Associate Professor Checklist
- Promotion to Non-Tenure Professor Checklist
- Promotion to Non-Tenure Clinical Track Associate Professor Checklist
- Promotion to Non-Tenure Clinical Track Professor Checklist
- General Table of Benefits for All Faculty
CPE Procedures
More resources on CPE (CV templates, Dossier instructions, etc.) scroll to the last section on this page and click on “Cumulative Progress Evaluations (CPEs)”.
STEP 2: Check Timeline and Guidelines
Promotion & Tenure Guidelines and Timeline
- COM Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
- COM Promotion & Tenure Dossier Documentation
(See the instruction video below for additional help)
STEP 3: Select Your Department/Faculty Group
Medical Education Department Faculty
Internal Medicine Department Faculty
Clinical Sciences Department Faculty
Population Health Sciences Department Faculty
Burnett Biomedical School Department Faculty
Non-Salaried Core Faculty
Non-Salaried Core, Non-Tenured Faculty:
- follow the same dossier guidelines as COM salaried core faculty. Select your department to view more.
- follow the same timeline as COM salaried core faculty
- submit their dossier packets to FAAdmin@ucf.edu.
Affiliate & Volunteer Faculty
Resources and Information
2022 Faculty Development P&T Series
Benefits of Being a Faculty Member
Video Tutorials
- Starting Your P&T Dossier
- Updating Your P&T Dossier
- Candidate Review of Evaluations
- Department Chair Tasks
- Committee Chairs – Completing the Committee Evaluation
- Committee Members – Viewing P&T Dossiers
- College Dean Designee – Review of the College Committee Evaluation
- College Dean – Completing the Candidate Evaluation
Cumulative Progress Evaluations (CPEs)
Cumulative Progress Evaluations (CPEs) are required for tenure-earning faculty beginning in their second year. Tenure-earning faculty getting CPEs must submit a CPE binder – an abbreviated version of a Promotion & Tenure file – to the chair.
- Impact statement
- Curriculum Vitae
- Department guidelines
- Annual assignments
- Annual evaluations
- Research funding reports
- Research & creative activities summary and evidence
- Teaching activities summary and evidence
- Service activities summary and evidence
- Other assigned duties
Additional Services
- Check out this great resource from our Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library team, with tips on how to present your publication impact and metrics in your P&T packet using three popular data-set websites.
- Tips from Faculty who were recently promoted or serve on P&T review committees
- If you’re unsure about your readiness for promotion, our office is happy to review your checklist for promotion and CV to determine the strength of your application.
- Faculty development can review your CV and provide feedback on the flow of content and provide helpful examples of the best way to present your credentials/areas of excellence.
- Need help or feedback on the all important narratives that are included in your dossier? Our office can provide tips for marketing yourself through your narratives.
- If you’re unsure about who may be a good external reviewer, our office is happy to give you strategies for identifying those who would best understand your academic credentials.
- As your dossier moves from the departmental committee, your chair, the college committee, the dean, then the university P&T committee, Faculty Development can assist with any replies or additions you make to your application.
P&T Resources
P&T System/Platform Resources
- Candidate Navigation Manual
- Candidate Review of Evaluations
- College Committee Navigation Manual
- Department Chair Navigation Manual
- Department Committee Navigation Manual
- Dean Designee Navigation Manual
- Dean Navigation Manual
- Joint Department Chair and Cluster Lead Manual
- University Committee Navigation Manual
- Resources for Unit AESP or P&T Criteria Revision
Forms