Tenure Decisions

(Rules Governing Faculty Appointments under UWS 3, Wisconsin Administrative Code, Approved by the Board of Regents on October 5, 1979, and amended February 5, 1982 and April 2, 2004)

1. Mandatory tenure decision. A decision whether to recommend tenure must be made during the review of the faculty member which immediately precedes the deadline for notice of reappointment/nonreappointment for the period following the maximum probationary period. If a mandatory tenure decision is negative, it is a nonrenewal decision. Personnel Rules [Section III, C, 2, b.]

2. Optional tenure decision. Faculty members with four or more years of full-time instructional experience may request consideration an early tenure decision. The faculty member must present a written request for the early decision to the department chair or equivalent by the end of the semester prior to the academic year during which the decision is to be made. If a faculty member's request for early tenure is denied, the faculty member may not request a reconsideration or appeal, but may request that the dean review the department's decision and procedures. Denial of early tenure shall not prejudice action on the mandatory tenure decision. Personnel Rules [Section III, C, 2, c.]