MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION
“ASSISTANT IN ” to “ASSOCIATE IN ” to “RESEARCH ASSOCIATE”

Degree and time in rank requirements:

“Assistant in” to “Associate in”:

Masters degree and three (3) years at the “Assistant in” rank
or
Bachelors degree and five (5) years at the “Assistant in” rank
(consider non-degree, as approved by the Vice President for Research, as having Bachelors degree)

“Associate in” to “Research Associate”:

Ph.D. or ten (10) years experience at the “Assistant in” and/or “Associate in” ranks.

(Assistant in and Associate in positions are degree and experience; Research Associate position is degree or experience.)

NOTE: Departments/units may have criteria in addition to the University requirements of degree and experience (time in rank).  Written promotion criteria and procedures must be available in each department/unit and posted on the applicable department/unit’s website (if the unit has a website).

1/31/07