Faculty Policies

Guidelines for Deans – New Programs

• Guidelines for Deans – New Programs

Faculty Appointment Frameworks and Policies

• Annual Reviews (September 2018)
• Pre-Tenure Review Policy (new window)(November 2017)
• GU-Q Faculty Framework (new window) (September 2015)
• Joint Appointment Policy for Tenured Faculty (new window)
  • Joint Appointment Process (new window)
• Joint Appointment Initiative for 2016-2017 (new window)
• Framework for Full Time Non-tenure Line (NTL) Research Faculty (new window)
• Framework for Full Time Non-tenure Line (NTL) Instructional Faculty (new window)

Policy re: Leadership role for Associate Professors

• Chair and Director Appointments of Associate Professors (new window) (November 2013)

Guidelines on Term Limited Chairs

• Guidelines on Term Limited Named Chairs and Professorships (new window) (February 2014)

Tenure-line Searches

• Search Guidance (new window) (January 2020)

Faculty Support and Mentoring

• Dependent Care Funds for Short-term Professional Travel (November 2018)
• Mid-Career Development Consultation  (new window)
• Supporting Faculty Groups (new window) 

Academic Calendars

   The University Registrar sets the academic calendar and final exam schedule for each school. The Religious Holy Days calendar and the Policy Accomodating Students’ Religious Observances are available on the Campus Ministry website.

Supplemental Compensation Guideline

• Guidelines on Supplemental Compensation (new window) (December 2017)
• Procedures for Extraordinary Merit and Equity Adjustment Nominations (February 2020)
• Matching Award Policy (new window) (November 2017)
• Fellowships Eligible for Supplemental Funding (new window) (January 2017) 

UCRT Service Research Credit

• Policy Statement (new window)
• FAQs (new window)

Annual Review

• Main Campus Faculty Salary Plan for 2017-2026 (new window) (February 2016)
• Report of the Executive Faculty Merit Evaluation Review Committee (new window) (September 2002)
• Main Campus Faculty Review Policy (2003 rev. 2012) (new window)
• Faculty Members’ Access to their Records (January 2018)

Practices for Centers and Institutes

• Centers and Institutes (July 2018)

Guidelines for Faculty on Graduate Student Union Organizing

• Graduate Student Union Organizing (new window) (December 2017)

Phased Retirement for Tenure-line Faculty

• Phased Retirement Plan for Tenure-line Faculty (new window) 
• Georgetown University Association of Retired Faculty and Staff (GUARFS) 

Leaves and Sabbaticals

• Partial Sabbatical Policy (new window) (October 2013)
• New Parent (Primary Caregiver) Leave Option for Tenure-line Faculty (new window) (November 2004)
• Junior and Senior Faculty Fellowships (new window) (November 2013)
• Guidelines for the Approval of Sabbatical Applications for Tenured Faculty (September 2015)

Course Buyouts and Course Banking Honor System Procedures 

• Course Buy-out Policy (new window) (February 2015)
• Course Banking Policy (new window)(October 2018)

Honor System Procedures

• The Honor System (new window)
• Obligation to Report (new window)
• Professor Follow-Up and Grading (new window)

Instructional Continuity Policy

• Instructional Continuity Policy (new window) (July 2014)
• Instructional Continuity Process: How to Prepare (new window) (July 2014)

Term Papers, Final Exams, and Study Days Policy

• Term Papers, Final Exams, and Study Days Policy (new window) (2006)

Coauthors/Collaborator Evaluation Template Letter

• Coauthor/Collaborator Evaluation Template Letter

Archives

• Tenure Clock Management (new window) (October 2009)

Other

• Visiting Researcher Program- Main Campus