The promotion and tenure process celebrates faculty excellence and recognizes contributions to our university’s mission. This section includes key documents and guidelines to help you and your department prepare.
College and Department Guidelines
- CAS Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
- Department/School Guidelines
- WSU Faculty Manual – Promotion & Tenure
Memorandums and Communications
- Promotion and Tenure Guidelines (pdf)
- Tenure Clock Extension FAQs (pdf)
- Tenure Clock Schedule (pdf)
Administrative Recommendation Forms
- Promotion/Tenure Administrative Recommendation Form (pdf)
- Regents Professor Administrative Recommendation Form (pdf)
Faculty Recommendation Forms
- Promotion/Tenure Faculty Recommendation Form (pdf)
- Promotion Faculty Recommendation Form (pdf)
- Tenure Faculty Recommendation Form (pdf)
- College and Department Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
Supplemental Information
- Checklist for Candidates, Chairs/Directors, and Dean’s Assistant (pdf)
- Chair’s Outline for Promotion, Tenure, and Third-year Review Statements (pdf)
- Dean’s Outline for Promotion and Tenure Statements (pdf)
- Faculty Resources for Documenting Impact (pdf)
- Guidelines for Evaluating Community-Engaged Research and Scholarship (pdf)
- Provost’s Office Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee Guidelines (pdf)
- Town Halls: Preparation for Promotion and/or Tenure
- 2020 Guidance on Writing COVID-19 Impact Statements (pdf)