Promotion & Tenure
Policies & Procedures
- A&S Promotion & Tenure Policy
- Additional resources provided by the Provost's Office can be found here.
- NMSU ARP 9.21 through 9.43 covers promotion & tenure policies and procedures.
- Regents Policy Manual
Current P&T Cycle Information
- AY 24-25 Nonrenewal Dates for Tenure Track and Non-Tenure Track Faculty
- Request for Early Tenure Review
- AY 25-26 P&T Memo
- P&T Committee Spreadsheet
Timeline
- Feb 7, 2025: Faculty member declares in writing intent to apply
- Mar 28, 2025: DH and departmental committees provide recommendation to candidate
- Apr 25, 2025: DH and P&T committee chair work with candidate to identify external reviewers/prepare material
- Apr-Jun 2025: DH oversees process of communicating with external reviewers
- Aug 22, 2025: APR and Annual DH appraisal conducting early for candidates. Portfolio made available to DH for initial review
- Aug 29, 2025: DH completes review of portfolios, verifies portfolios are complete and correct, adds external review materials
- Sep 26, 2025: P&T committee reviews portfolio, makes recommendation to DH
- Oct 17, 2025: DH provides recommendation for promotion and/or tenure, candidate is notified of review
- Oct 24, 2025: Departmental reviews provided to relevant College Faculty Affairs Committee to begin review process
- Nov 21, 2025: College Faculty Affairs Committee reviews all applications for tenure/promotion and provides Dean with their recommendations
- Dec 12, 2025: Dean completes evaluation of applications and makes college recommendations available for review
- Dec 19, 2025: College recommendations transmitted to the Provost
- Jan-Feb 2026: Dean meets with the Provost to discuss recommendations for each candidate. Final decisions are made.