Packet Requirements

Packet materials are due September 1.

UNCSA uses Interfolio Review, Promotion & Tenure (RPT), a faculty-oriented online secure platform, for submission and evaluation of materials provided by faculty members undergoing rank promotion.  Upon receipt of the Letter of Intent, Faculty Affairs will initiate the candidate's case in Interfolio RPT and send an email via the Interfolio platform with a link to “View Case”. Candidates should reference Help for Review, Promotion, and Tenure Candidates on Interfolio's Help Center web page for instructions and best practices for organizing the packet.

Packet Checklist for Rank Promotion

Required Packet Materials - Due September 1

1. External Reviewer Nomination Form

External Reviewer Nomination Form

The External Reviewer Nomination Form is completed by the candidate to recommend external reviewers to their dean. Candidates should recommend at least five external reviewers. See External Review Guidelines for Candidates & Deans for Rank Promotion and External Reviews FAQ for more information about selecting external reviewers and external review policy and procedure.

2. Application for Rank Promotion 

Application for Rank Promotion

Candidates must submit a completed Application for Rank Promotion including performance ratings. Performance ratings must adhere to the requirements noted on the Application.

3. Self-Evaluation

Using Procedures for Faculty Self-Evaluation for Rank Promotion for guidance, the candidate will provide (1) a Self-Evaluation Narrative and (2) an Engaged & Sustained Resume. These two documents comprise the self-evaluation which serves as the foundation of the packet and rank promotion evaluation.

4. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Candidates must submit the most recent version of their CV.  It should be dated and paginated. It should include a list of courses taught, a list of administrative assignments and professional creative activity/research.

5. Student Course Evaluations

Candidates must provide all student course evaluations for the last 5 years*.  It is important to organize materials and name documents in such a way that the unfamiliar reviewer will easily navigate the materials. The candidate should check with their Dean’s Office regarding any missing student course evaluations.

*Due to the unexpected and rapid transition to online teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, candidates are not required to include student course evaluations from the spring 2020 term.

6. Syllabi

Candidates must include syllabi from the past 5 years. It is important to organize materials and name documents in such a way that the unfamiliar reviewer will easily navigate the materials.  

7. Annual Evaluations

Candidates must include the Annual Evaluation/Update of Professional Activities Form, Parts I & II  for the past 5 years. It is important to organize materials and name documents in such a way that the unfamiliar reviewer will easily navigate the materials. 

The candidate should check with their Dean’s Office regarding any missing annual evaluations. Any missing evaluations (Part I or Part II) should be documented accordingly in the packet.

8. Optional Supplemental Support

The candidate may include any additional information in support of the application; however, supplemental support is not required.