Tenure Track Faculty

Dossier Deadlines:

  • Oct 1: Comprehensive Review
  • Nov 1: Promotion to Associate Professor and/or Tenure
  • Dec 1:ÌýPromotion to Full Professor
  • March 31:ÌýCollege Professor of Distinction nominations
  • April 1: Hire With Tenure (HWT) - Fall start date
  • August 1: Hire With Tenure (HWT) - Spring start date

To download the most recent version of the relevant VCAC Checklist (VCAC Dossier Checklist for Comprehensive Review, Promotion & Tenure Review , or VCAC Dossier Checklist for Appointments (Hires) with Tenure), please visit the OFA's A-Z Page.ÌýEach dossier should follow the order of the VCAC Checklist and use the OFA's standard bookmarking naming conventions.Ìý

The College of Arts and Sciences offers an OPTIONAL Summary Document of Faculty Achievement for Comprehensive Review, Promotion and Tenure, or Promotion to Full ProfessorÌýthat the faculty member under review can complete. If submitted with the dossier, the spreadsheet should be completed by the faculty member under review, reviewed by the PUEC, and placed in the dossier just before the CV.Ìý

Submit all dossiers to CAS-Faculty@colorado.edu, or upload them to your unit's OneDrive folder.

Comprehensive Review and ReappointmentÌý

Tenure Review and Promotion to Associate ProfessorÌý

Promotion to Full ProfessorÌý

College PoliciesÌý

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Updated 15 June 2026