Tenure and Professional Advancement Committee

Professional Advancement Program is the mechanism by which an academic eligible faculty member (faculty holding a 0.50 FTE or above, who are on the academic faculty salary schedule and are tenure track or tenured) can advance to a higher level of compensation.

Advancement can occur following completion of an advanced degree program, graduate level coursework, occupationally related coursework, or any combination therein.

Applicants must go through GoCSN to access the portal. Click on the tile that says Professional Advancement to access your account. You can submit a new application or see the status of a previously submitted application. NOTE: The application site works best in Chrome or Firefox browsers.

Reviewers must go through GoCSN to access the portal. Click on My Applications to see the list of applications waiting for you to review. NOTE: The application site works best in Chrome or Firefox browsers.

Occupationally related course work must be submitted within one year of the date of completion.

Completion of a degree or course work occurring in June, July, or early August may render the faculty member eligible for salary advancement on July 1--the applicant must notify the committee no later than April 15 to allow the advancement to be finalized by Human Resources in time for the new contract--contact HR for their final deadline to submit official transcripts after degree completion.

Submit your application prior to beginning a degree program or credit courses. Occupationally related coursework may be submitted after (but no more than one year after).

See Advancement Process Brochure above for more details or contact Committee Chair below.

The Professional Advancement Program Brochure

Application Flowchart

Board of Regents Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 3, Section 35 (p 34): Community College Professional Advancement Program

Board of Regents Procedures and Guidelines Manual, Chapter 3, Section 4 (pp 14-18):  Community College Academic Faculty Professional

Faculty Tenure Policy (Includes Mentoring Guidelines in Appendix A)

Canvas Tenure Template