Contract Appointments Without Tenure

.159        For a contract appointment as Instructor or Assistant Professor in a clinical or skills position the candidate must meet the requirements for the rank as specified in (D-3.137-138).

.160        After a minimum of four years service as Assistant Professor or its equivalent in professional practice, a Faculty member may be promoted or appointed to the rank of Associate Professor according to criteria specified for the rank (D-3.139-140).

.161        The criteria for renewal of a contract appointment are:

a.  Satisfactory performance of the instructional and other duties specified in the job  description;

b.  Recognition that the reappointment meets the needs of the Department, School and University;

c.  Where applicable, maintenance of appropriate professional license or other professional credentials.