Recommendation for Approval
Graduate Faculty Status
Please review Policy 3.18 and Procedure 3.18a (https://www.winona.edu/policies/) before
completing this form.
Please approve the following faculty member for graduate faculty status level.
[Please attach faculty member’s vitae.]
Faculty Member’s Name:
College:
Department:
Department Status Level Requested:
Doctoral _
Graduate Faculty Status l
Graduate Faculty Status II
_
The candidate must meet ALL criteria in each category to be approved.
Graduate
Faculty
Status
Tenure/Rank
Status
Eligibility for Chairing and
Serving on Committees,
Teaching, and Advising
Research/Expertise Record
DOCTORAL
FACULTY
STATUS
Full-time tenured
or probationary
appointment/
assistant,
associate, or
professor rank.
Doctoral, Master’s, and Graduate
Certificate Committee Chair or
Committee Member for Projects,
Theses, and Papers.
Teach and Advise Doctoral, Master’s,
and Graduate Certificate Students.
Education: doctoral degree from an
institution accredited by a regional
accrediting agency in the United
States. International doctorate from
a university approved by the ministry
of education in the country where
the university resides.
Record of scholarship and
preparation to teach at the doctoral
level. Research and scholarship
appropriate to the program and
degree offered. Evidence of mature,
independent work continuing to the
present in scholarly, research, or
creative activities. Such evidence
may include, but is not limited to,
published books, scholarly
monographs, articles or other
appropriate refereed journals,
presentations, consultancy, or other
significant scholarly and professional
activity.
GRADUATE
FACULTY
STATUS I
Full-time tenured
or probationary
faculty
appointment or
fixed term
appointment/
assistant,
associate or
professor rank
Master’s, and Graduate Certificate
Committee Chair for Theses and Papers
Doctoral, Master’s, and Graduate
Certificate Committee Member for
Theses and Papers
Teach and Advise Masters, and Graduate
Certificate Students
Education: doctoral or master’s
degree from an institution accredited
by one of the six regional accrediting
agencies (North Central Association,
Southern Association, etc.).
Record of research, scholarship, or
achievement appropriate for the
graduate program.
GRADUATE
FACULTY
STATUS II
Adjunct faculty
or expert
practitioner, and
community or
content expert
Doctoral, Master’s, and Graduate
Certificate Committee Member for
Theses and Papers
Teach Master’s, and Graduate Certificate
Students
Education: Master’s Degree and one
of the following criteria (may teach a
maximum of 10 credits per year), in
the discipline in which they are
teaching:
18 graduate credits in discipline
(Higher Learning Commission
(HLC),
http://download.hlcommission.org
/Facultyguidelines_2016_OPB.pdf,
p.3)
Professional certification
Significant experience in the
relevant area of specialization
and/or professional field
RECOMMENDATION:
Department Chairperson/Director _
(on behalf of the department)
APPROVALS:
College Dean
Dean of Graduate Studies
* * * * * * * * *
Status Level Approved:
Doctoral _
Graduate Faculty Status l
Graduate Faculty Status II
Not Approved _
This appointment ends on
(5 years from approval date)
Rev. 10/2018