Frequently Asked Questions
Regarding Instructor to Teaching/Clinical Professor Transition in the College of Arts and Sciences
For units to be ready to submit reappointment and/or promotion dossiers for Teaching/Clinical Professors to the college on Nov. 1, 2022, units must update their reappointment and promotion criteria in spring 2022.
The regents created a third rank for instructor-rank faculty (APS 5060): Principal Instructor.
- Instructor
- Senior Instructor
- Principal Instructor
At CU Boulder, we have campus-wide working titles that map onto system titles.
- Teaching/Clinical Assistant Professor 鈬扞nstructor
- Teaching/Clinical Associate Professor 鈬 Senior Instructor
- Teaching Clinical Professor 鈬 Principal Instructor
An expedited reappointment requires evaluation of at least three measures of teaching and recent Merit Review scores:
- Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ) summary (required),
- FCQs (scores and comments) from each course taught since last reappointment (required),
- One or more of the following:
- peer reviews of teaching,
- reports of class interviews,
- letters from randomly solicited students, or other materials defined by the candidate or unit.
- Merit Review scores (and comments, if available) from the previous three years.
In expedited cases, a Primary Unit Evaluation Committee (PUEC) does not need to be formed; however, the Chair or Director may, at their discretion, appoint a PUEC of at least two members of comparable rank, which is charged with generating a brief report.
For more information, refer to the guidelines page.
More information on becoming a Teaching Professor of Distinction can be found on the teaching professor of distinction page.
More information on differentiated workload can be found on the Senior Instructor Differentiated Workload webpage.
More information on being nominated for emeritus status is available on the retirement webpage.