Adjunct Promotion

Promotion in rank is not automatic but based upon merit, time in rank, and documented completion of the appropriate number of graduate credits beyond your degree as indicated below.

The college will notify adjuncts of their time-in-rank eligibility for promotion.

An adjunct member may then request to be considered for promotion by submitting a two-page application (A1 Form), the first page of which consists of background information and academic credentials and the second page of which consists of the adjunct's statement in support of their promotion in rank. Forms are available on our promotion page.

To be eligible for promotion to the following ranks, these guidelines apply:

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Time in rank: 10 semesters and 39 contact hours as an adjunct instructor 
  • Educational requirement: Masters degree in the discipline; for faculty hired on or after 8/29/06, 6 graduate credits beyond the masters is required
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Time in rank: 14 semesters or 54 contact hours as an adjunct assistant professor 
  • Educational requirement: 18 graduate credits in the discipline beyond the masters degree; for faculty hired on or after 8/29/06, 21 graduate credits beyond the masters is required
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Time in rank: 18 semesters or 69 contact hours as adjunct associate professor
  • Educational requirement: 36 graduate credits in the discipline beyond the masters degree
  • Adjunct Professional Assistant 2
  • Time in rank: 14 semesters as adjunct PA 1
  • Educational requirement: Bachelors in the discipline plus 15 credits in the discipline



Please note: Educational requirements for promotion are found in Appendix I of the contract, but the requirements were updated in the 2005-2011 Memo of Agreement.

Adjuncts with special credentials or professional experiences may also apply for a waiver of the educational requirements in order to be eligible for promotion to Adjunct Assistant Professor only. For more information, check the Adjunct Educational Criteria Waiver Form.