COE Faculty Promotion & Tenure Resources

The COE Promotion and Tenure Committee created this site as a resource to support COE faculty in navigating the Promotion and Tenure process. Below are links to a variety of resources from the university and the Graduate School of Education.

The P&T Committee offers an informal list of year-by-year suggestions.

When developing your portfolio you will want to read closely COE Promotion and Tenure Guidelines and the PSU P&T Guidelines. Both are in the COE Handbook.

For each review (3rd year, promotion and/or tenure), candidates will submit an e-Portfolio (Google site only) with a Self-Appraisal and Curriculum Vita and supporting documents.

• The Curriculum Vita must follow the PSU Curriculum Vita Format. All citations should be completed and accurate, following APA style.

  • The COE P & T Committee has provided the Sample CV with additional guidance for effectively organizing your vita and presenting course information -- follow the suggested format in this document

• The Self-Appraisal, in no more than 2500 words for Promotion/Tenure and Third-Year Reviews (1500 for annual reviews) (a) describes how the scholarly agenda relates to the department's academic mission within the context of the university mission and the discipline as a whole, (b) articulates the candidate's teaching philosophy and scholarly agenda, (c) summarizes the quality and significance of the candidate's (i) research (ii) teaching, and (iii) community outreach/governance and other professionally related services; and (d) projects future work.

  • Self-Appraisal Guidelines

• Guidelines for the e-Portfolio.

• External Review is part of the process when you apply for Promotion and/or Tenure. You will be asked to contact potential external reviewers and work with your department chair to come up with a suitable list. The form includes additional guidelines and information for potential reviewers. You may download for your use.

• Dates and Deadlines

If you have additional questions please contact one of your departmental representatives on the P & T committee, P & T chair, or any committee member.