Appraisal: This is an assessment of assistant professors in the latter half of the fourth year at rank to evaluate their prospects for eventual promotion. Appraisals apply to all Senate Series faulty, i.e. Ladder Rank, In Residence and Clinical (X). An appraisal serves to acknowledge satisfactory performance as well as to identify appointees whose records of performance and achievement are below the level of excellence required, and it provides input to the candidate as to where such deficiencies lay. The period covered for the appraisal is from initial appointment to date.
Merit Increase: This is an advancement in step (or to an Above-Scale ) without a change in title or rank. The period covered by the review is as follows:
- Assistant Professor, Step I, through Professor, Step V: since the advancement to the current step.
- To Professor, Step VI: the entire period since advancement to the rank of full professor; does not usually occur until at least three years at Step V.
- To Professor, Step VII, VIII, or IX: since advancement to the current step.
- To Above-Scale: the period since advancement to Professor.
- Subsequent Above-Scale: since advancement to the current level.
Promotion: This is advancement from one rank to a higher rank within the same academic title series. The period covered by the review is since appointment/advancement to current rank.
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