Faculty Policies
From faculty appointments to compensation and leaves, learn more about Georgetown Main Campus faculty policies.
Academic Calendars
The University Registrar sets the academic calendar and final exam schedule for each school. The Religious Holy Days calendar and the Policy Accommodating Students’ Religious Observances are available on the Campus Ministry website.
Annual Review
- University Professor Merit Increases
- Main Campus Faculty Salary Plan for 2017-2026 (October 2022)
- Report of the Executive Faculty Merit Evaluation Review Committee (September 2002)
- Adjusting the Merit Review Policy (Tenure-Line) for Pandemic-Related Disturbances (March 2021)
- Main Campus Merit Review Policy (2003 rev 2022)
- Sample Common Spreadsheet (February 2021)
- Faculty Members’ Access to their Records (January 2018)
- Annual Review of Junior Tenure-line Faculty (September 2018)
- Pre-Tenure Review Policy (November 2017)
Course Buyouts and Course Banking Honor System Procedures
- Course Buy-out Policy (August 2023)
- Course Banking Policy (August 2020)
Faculty Appointment Frameworks and Policies
- Description of Provost’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow Program
- Process for Provost’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow Program
- GU-Q Faculty Framework (May 2023)
- Joint Appointment Policy for Tenured Faculty
- Joint Appointment Initiative for 2016-2017
- Framework for Full Time Non-tenure Line (NTL) Research Faculty
- Framework for Full Time Non-tenure Line (NTL) Instructional Faculty (Revised April 2022)
Faculty Support and Mentoring
- Dependent Care Funds for Short-term Professional Travel (November 2018)
- Mid-Career Development Consultation
- Supporting Faculty Groups
Guidelines for Deans – New Programs
Guidelines on Term Limited Chairs
Honor System Procedures
Instructional Continuity Policy
- Instructional Continuity Policy (July 2014)
- Instructional Continuity Process: How to Prepare (July 2014)
Leaves and Sabbaticals
- Partial Sabbatical Policy (October 2013)
- New Parent (Primary Caregiver) Leave Option for Tenure-line Faculty (November 2004)
- Research Leave Policies Dec., 2019
- Guidelines for the Approval of Sabbatical Applications for Tenured Faculty (September 2015)
Other
Retirement for Tenure-line Faculty
- Phased Retirement Plan for Tenure-line Faculty (new window)
- Special Buyout Program 2024 (new window)
- Georgetown University Association of Retired Faculty and Staff (new window) (GUARFS)
Policy re: Leadership role for Associate Professors
- Chair and Director Appointments of Associate Professors (November 2013)
Practices for Centers and Institutes
- Centers and Institutes (July 2018)
Supplemental Compensation Guideline
- Guidelines on Supplemental Compensation (December 2017)
- Extraordinary Merit for Tenure line Faculty Guidelines (October 2022)
- Extraordinary Merit for Full-Time Non-Tenure line Faculty Guidelines (October 2022)
- Equity procedure for Tenure Line Faculty (May 2021)
Term Papers, Final Exams, and Study Days Policy
Full-Time Faculty Searches
- Search Guidance (January 2020)