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  5. Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Application Timeline

Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Application Timeline

Date and time
(specific date in specific academic year)
Description 
Mid/late August Chairs to request external (confidential) letters, 
according to template in COPH APT Guidelines (slight modifications ok)
Third Friday in September 
(September 19, 2025)
Due date for receipt of external letters by Chairs. 
Chairs should follow up on any letters not received by this date.
 
First Monday in October by 5:00pm 
(October 6, 2025)
Deadline for submission of packets for review – 
NO EXCEPTIONS
 
Second or third week of October 
(date and time TBD)
Committee will meet 
First Monday in November 
(November 3, 2025)
Committee recommendations due to Dean 
Third Monday in November 
(November 17, 2025)
Deadline for notification by Dean of any negative recommendations 
(see COPH Appeals of PT Policy)
Mid November – end of December Period for appeals at level 1 
(see COPH Appeals of PT Policy) 
First business day after January 1  
(January 2, 2026)
Deadline for any 2nd level appeals to Provost 
Updated July 8, 2025
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