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Appointment, Retention, Tenure, & Promotion (ARTP) Process Resources
Appointment
Interview forms
- Candidate Accommodation Form - All Candidate Accommodations must be preapproved by the department Search Committee. This is for any candidate that will travel to SacState for an interview, tour, or meeting. It is to arrange their travel, even if they are driving their personal vehicles and are local, the Candidate Accommodations Form is to be completed.
Retention, Tenure, & Promotion (RTP) Processes
2025-26 RTP Review Calendar
College of A&L RTP Calendar 2025-26 - Coming Soon
RTP Faculty Review Candidate List
2025-26 RTP Tenure Track Faculty Review Candidate List - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP Post-Tenure Review Candidate List - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP Lecturer Range Elevation List - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP 3 Year Lecturer List - Coming Soon
RTP Workshops for Faculty Under Review
Tenure Track Resource
2025-26 RTP Tenure Track Faculty Workshop Video - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP Tenure Track Workshop Slides - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP Tenure Track Booklet - Coming Soon
Lecturers Resource
2025-26 RTP Lecturer Workshop Video - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP Lecturers Workshop Slides - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP Lecturers Booklet - Coming Soon
Post Tenure Track
RTP - Post Tenure Review Information - Revised 9/14/23
RTP Processes for Everyone
RTP Processes for Reviewers
Dept Chair Workshop - Coming Soon
Adobe Sign - Sending the WPAF Verification Form
2025-26 RTP Dept Chair Workshop Video - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP Dept Chair Workshop Slides - Coming Soon
Secondary Committee Workshop - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP econdary Committee Workshop Video - Coming Soon
2025-26 RTP econdary Committee Workshop Slides - Coming Soon
College of Arts & Letters Range Elevation business process:
- The college will send an email with the proposed faculty to the department.
- The department confirms the names.
- The college will notify Faculty Affairs per the MOU. See inside Faculty Affairs - Range Elevation for more information.
- Faculty Affairs sends a final list to the department chairs and the college.
- The college notifies the department of eligible instructors, a formal memo is to be posted by the dept on an employee board in a public place (as agreed upon/past practice by the department) with a specified timeframe, and an acknowledgment form for faculty to sign.
- Faculty are notified by the department of their eligibility. Faculty sign the acknowledgement form and return it to the department either accepting or decline the review process.
- The signed acknowledgement form is sent to the college by the department.
- College adds, if needed, a faculty WPAF in Teams/OnDrive and notifies the department chair that they can access & review the WPAF.
- Department chair opens the WPAF (per their department policy) to the faculty to upload any needed documentation and collects verification of closed WPAF.
- The department chair informs the college of their review recommendation per the MOU. The college informs faculty of the Chair's recommendation letter per the MOU.
- The college sends out the Dean's final decision to the faculty and sends the Provost & Faculty Affairs the copy of the final decision for range elevation per the MOU.
ARTP Policy Documents
Office of Faculty Advancement Policy Documents
- Article 12: Appointment
- Article 13: Probation and Tenure
- Article 14: Promotion
- Article 15: Evaluation
University Appointment, Retention, Tenure and Promotion Policy (UARTP)
ARTP Policy: College of Arts & Letters 2008 and approval page.
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ARTP Proposed Policy: College of Arts & Letters 2024 Revision Under Vote/Review
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ARTP Proposed Procedure: College of Arts & Letters 2024 Populating Secondary Committee Under Vote/Review
ARTP Policy: Department of Art
ARTP Policy: Department of Communication Studies effective Fall 2024
ARTP Policy: Department of Design effective Fall 2023
ARTP Policy: Department of English
ARTP Policy: Department of English Addendum Lecturer Faculty
ARTP Policy: Department of History
ARTP Policy: Department of Humanities & Religious Studies
ARTP Policy: School of Music - School of Music UARTP Approval Page 09.06.2011
ARTP Policy: Department of Philosophy
Additional Resources
Office of Faculty Affairs Range Elevation
Office of Faculty Affairs Temporary Faculty Lecturer Information
Office of Faculty Affairs Three-Year Appointment Eligibility
Office of Faculty Affairs Department Chair Appointment
Archive of Last Years RTP Resources
Dept Chair Workshop - August 20, 2024
Dept Chair Workshop Powerpoint
Adobe Sign - Sending the WPAF Verification Form
Secondary Committee Workshop - October 10, 2024
Secondary Committee Workshop Powerpoint
24-25 Secondary Committee Workbook Reviewing a Digital WPAF
2024-25 RTP Review Calendar & Candidate Lists
University Faculty RTP Calendar 2024-25
2024-25 RTP Tenure Track Faculty Review Candidate List - 02.10.2025
2024-25 RTP Post-Tenure Review Candidate List - 02.10.2025
2024-25 RTP Lecturer Range Elevation List - 02.11.2025
2024-25 RTP 3 Year Lecturer List - 02.21.2025
Tenure Track 2024-25 - Sept 6, 2024 recording
ARTP Tenure Track Faculty Workshop 2024
ARTP Tenure Track Workshop video 09.06.2024
Lecturers Workshop 2024 - 25
ARTP Lecturer Workshop Video 02.28.2025
2024-25 ARTP Workshop for Lecturers slides