Timeframes for Required Six Year Probationary Period for Tenure
“…the probationary period shall be six years. The faculty member will apply for tenure during the sixth year, and if tenure is not granted, the faculty member will be permitted to serve a seventh year as a terminal year. If a faculty member begins employment after July 1 and before January 1, the remaining term of the faculty member’s initial appointment will count as the first year of the probationary period, so that what is treated as the first year of a faculty member’s probationary period will not be shorter than six months." pp.5-6*
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Official Date Appointment Begins |
Application for Tenure Begins |
Decision on Tenure is Made |
Workout Year, if tenure is not awarded |
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January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 |
Fall, 2023 |
June 30, 2024 |
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 |
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January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 |
Fall, 2024 |
June 30, 2025 |
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 |
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January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 |
Fall, 2025 |
June 30, 2026 |
July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 |
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January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
Fall, 2026 |
June 30, 2027 |
July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028 |
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January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
Fall, 2027 |
June 30, 2028 |
July 1, 2028 to June 30, 2029 |
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January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 |
Fall, 2028 |
June 30, 2029 |
July 1, 2029 to June 30, 2030 |
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January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 |
Fall, 2029 |
June 30, 2030 |
July 1, 2030 to June 30, 2031 |
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January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 |
Fall, 2030 |
June 30, 2031 |
July 1, 2031 to June 30, 2032 |
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January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 |
Fall, 2031 |
June 30, 2032 |
July 1, 2032 to June 30, 2033 |
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January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027 |
Fall, 2032 |
June 30, 2033 |
July 1, 2033 to June 30, 2034 |
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January 1, 2028 to December 31, 2028 |
Fall, 2033 |
June 30, 2034 |
July 1, 2034 to June 30, 2035 |
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January 1, 2029 to December 31, 2029 |
Fall, 2034 |
June 30, 2035 |
July 1, 2035 to June 30, 2036 |
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January 1, 2030 to December 31, 2030 |
Fall, 2035 |
June 30, 2036 |
July 1, 2036 to June 30, 2037 |
Requirements: Early Consideration for Tenure Before Sixth Year of the Probationary Period
“A faculty member may request an early consideration for tenure before the sixth year of his or her probationary period but no sooner than the next regular tenure cycle after completion of the first year of the probationary period.” P. 6*
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Official Date Appointment Begins |
First Year of Probationary Period |
Earliest Date Application for Tenure Can Occur |
Decision on Tenure is Made |
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January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 |
July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 |
Fall, 2019 |
June 30, 2020 |
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January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 |
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 |
Fall, 2020 |
June 30, 2021 |
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January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 |
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 |
Fall, 2021 |
June 30, 2022 |
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January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 |
Fall, 2022 |
June 30, 2023 |
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January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 |
Fall, 2023 |
June 30, 2024 |
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January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 |
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 |
Fall, 2024 |
June 30, 2025 |
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January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 |
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 |
Fall, 2025 |
June 30, 2026 |
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January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 |
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 |
Fall, 2026 |
June 30, 2027 |
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January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 |
July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 |
Fall, 2027 |
June 30, 2028 |
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January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027 |
July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028 |
Fall, 2028 |
June 30, 2029 |
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January 1, 2028 to December 31, 2028 |
July 1, 2028 to June 30, 2029 |
Fall, 2029 |
June 30, 2030 |
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January 1, 2029 to December 31, 2029 |
July 1, 2029 to June 30, 2030 |
Fall, 2030 |
June 30, 2031 |
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January 1, 2030 to December 31, 2030 |
July 1, 2030 to June 30, 2031 |
Fall, 2031 |
June 30, 2032 |
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January 1, 2031 to December 31, 2032 |
July 1, 2031 to June 30, 2032 |
Fall, 2032 |
June 30, 2033 |
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January 1, 2032 to December 31, 2033 |
July 1, 2032 to June 30, 2033 |
Fall, 2033 |
June 30, 2034 |
*University of Tennessee Board of Trustees System-wide Policy: BT0006 – Policies Governing Academic Freedom Responsibility and Tenure, Version 12, effective date June 25, 2021
Chief Academic Officer, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, July 2024