Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Criteria and Procedures for The Ohio State University College of Optometry Last accepted by the Faculty Advisory Committee: 3/6/17 Approved by the Office of Academic Affairs: 7/10/2017 Table of Contents I. Preamble .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 II. College Mission ................................................................................................................................................................... 3 III. Definitions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 A. Committee of the Eligible Faculty ............................................................................................................................... 3 1. Tenure-Track Faculty ................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Clinical Faculty ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 3. Research Faculty ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 4. Associated Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 5. Courtesy Faculty .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 6. Conflict of Interest………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………….………………………4 7. Minimum Composition ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………….4 B. Promotion and Tenure Committee …………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………… 4 C. Quorum ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4 D. Recommendations from the Committee of the Eligible Faculty .................................................................................... 5 1. Appointment ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure, Promotion, and Contract Renewal ............................................................ 5 IV. Appointments .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 A. Criteria ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 1. Tenure-track Faculty ................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Clinical Faculty ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 3. Research Faculty ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 4. Associated Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 5. Courtesy Appointments .............................................................................................................................................. 8 B. Procedures ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Tenure-track Faculty ................................................................................................................................................... 8 2. Clinical Faculty ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 3. Research Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 4. Transfer from the Tenure-track ................................................................................................................................ 11 5. Associated Faculty ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 6. Courtesy Appointments for Faculty .......................................................................................................................... 12 V. Annual Review Procedures ............................................................................................................................................... 12 A. Probationary Tenure-track Faculty ............................................................................................................................... 12 1. Fourth-year review .................................................................................................................................................... 13 2. Exclusion of time from probationary period ............................................................................................................. 13 B. Tenured Faculty ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 C. Clinical Faculty .............................................................................................................................................................. 14 D. Research Faculty .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 E. Associated Faculty ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 VI. Merit Salary Increases and Other Rewards ..................................................................................................................... 15 A. Criteria .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 B. Procedures .................................................................................................................................................................... 16 C. Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 VII. Promotion and Tenure and Promotion Reviews ............................................................................................................ 17 A. Criteria .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 1. Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure ........................................................................................................ 18 2. Promotion to Professor ............................................................................................................................................. 19 3. Promotion of Clinical Faculty .................................................................................................................................... 19 4. Promotion of Research Faculty ................................................................................................................................. 20 5. Promotion of Associated Faculty .............................................................................................................................. 21 B. Procedures .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 1. Candidate Responsibilities ……………………………………………………………………………….…………….…………...…………………….21 2. Promotion and Tenure Committee Responsibilities ……………………………………….…………………………………………………..22 Page 1 3. Eligible Faculty Responsibilities ……………………………………………………………….……………...…………….…………………………..23 4. Dean Responsibilities …………….……………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………...…….24 5. External Evaluations .................................................................................................................................................. 21 C. Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 1. Teaching .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 2. Scholarship ...............................................................................................................................................................