Tenure & Promotion
Reporting Period: Tenure Track Start Date - 8/31/2026
| Faculty Submits | 9/1/2026 |
| Faculty Success Administrator | 9/2/2026 |
| Upload of External Review Letters | 9/3/2026 - 9/8/2026 |
| Department T & P Committee | 9/9/2026 - 9/23/2026 |
| Department Chair (Meets with Faculty) | 9/24/2026 - 10/1/2026 |
| Faculty Response | 10/2/2026 - 10/9/2026 |
| Department Chair (Review) | 10/12/2026 - 10/16/2026 |
| College T & P Committee | 10/19/2026 - 11/11/2026 |
| Dean | 11/12/2026 - 12/10/2026 |
| Faculty Success Administrator | 12/11/2026 |
| University T & P Committee | 12/12/2026 - 1/29/2027 |
| President | 2/1/2027 - 3/26/2027 |
| Provost's Office sends notification to deans | 3/29/2027 - 3/31/2027 |
| Recommendation to UT System | May 2027 |
| UT Board of Regents Approval | August 2027 |
Important Dates:
- March 6, 2026: Candidates going up for Tenure & Promotion in AY 2026-2027 must notify their department chair or program director. Failure to notify the department chair by the deadline will result in delayed consideration until the following year.
- March 13, 2026: Chairs send the names of the faculty coming up for Tenure & Promotion to their Dean’s office.
- March 20, 2026: Deans send the name (Dept, UTA ID, and Email) to the Division of Faculty Success (facultysuccess@uta.edu).
- April 22, 2026: Candidates must submit their External Review list to the Department/Program chair.
* A faculty member seeking tenure & promotion does not have to submit an annual evaluation separately; the aforementioned review submission will suffice.
Tenure Track Year 1
Reporting Period: 9/1/2026 - 12/31/2026
| Faculty Submits | 1/15/2027 |
| Department T & P Committee | 1/18/2027 - 1/22/2027 |
| Chair | 1/25/2027 - 1/29/2027 |
| Faculty Response | due within 7 days of receipt of their review |
| Dean | 2/8/2027 - 2/24/2027 |
| Provost | 2/25/2027 |
Tenure Track Year 2
Reporting Period: 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2026
| Faculty Submits | 10/1/2026 |
| Department T & P Committee | 10/4/2026 - 10/18/2026 |
| Chair | 10/19/2026 - 10/31/2026 |
| Faculty Response | due within 7 days of receipt of their review |
| Dean | 11/8/2026 - 11/22/2026 |
| Provost | 12/1/2026 |
Third Year Pre-Tenure Review (Comprehensive)**
Reporting Period: 9/1/2024 - 12/31/2026
| Faculty Submits | 1/15/2027 |
| Department T & P Committee | 1/18/2027 - 1/29/2027 |
| Chair | 2/1/2027 - 2/12/2027 |
| Faculty Response | due within 7 days of receipt of their review |
| Dean | 2/22/2027 - 3/17/2027 |
| Provost | 3/18/2027 |
Tenure Track Years 4+
Reporting Period: 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2026
| Faculty Submits | 11/2/2026 |
| Department T & P Committee | 11/3/2026 - 11/24/2026 |
| Chair | 11/25/2026 - 1/4/2027 |
| Faculty Response | due within 7 days of receipt of their review |
| Dean | 1/12/2027 - 3/24/2027 |
| Provost | 3/25/2027 |
Regents' Rule 31002: Notice of Non-renewal to Nontenured Faculty Members
Note: Deadlines for notification of tenure track non-renewal:
- December 15, 2026: For non-renewal for faculty in their second year
- March 1, 2027: For non-renewal for faculty in their first year
- April 30 2027: For non-renewal for faculty in years three to five. This notice informs the faculty member that their tenure-track appointment will not continue beyond May 31, 2028.
**If a faculty member received a Renew with Reservations in their Third Year Pre-Tenure Review, then a Fourth Year Pre-Tenure Review will occur and follow the Third Year Pre-Tenure review schedule.