Tenure Unit Standards


SHSU Tenure Unit Standards

In support of the following academic policy statements, tenure unit performance standards will be maintained and made publicly available by the Office of the Provost’s Faculty Records Team herein. Per policy, each of these sets of standards will be reviewed every five (5) years. Approved and signed standards will be posted on this site in the required submission format (PDF).

  • APS 900417, Faculty Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
  • APS 980204, Performance Evaluation of Tenured Faculty (Post-Tenure Review)
  • APS 820317, The Faculty Evaluation System of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Tenure units/departments, please route your standards for signatures with this form, using these instructions for processing. Should you have any issues, please email the Faculty Records Team to request assistance.


SHSU Tenure Unit Standards

The provisions of each document are pursuant and subject to the applicable SHSU policies (including APS 820317, 900417, 980204) and Texas State University System Rules and Regulations.


*All T&P, PTR, and FES Standards posted are still under review by TSUS Office of General Counsel.

+Type, for document uploads, C = Category; Y = Year

College Tenure Unit T&P* PTR* FES* Type+
Arts and Media Art PDF PDF PDF C
Arts and Media Dance PDF PDF PDF C
Arts and Media Mass Communication PDF PDF PDF C
Arts and Media Music PDF PDF PDF C
Arts and Media Theatre and Musical Theatre PDF PDF PDF C
Business Administration Accounting PDF PDF PDF C
Business Administration Economics and International Business PDF PDF PDF C
Business Administration General Business and Finance PDF PDF PDF C
Business Administration Management, Marketing and Information Systems PDF PDF PDF C
Criminal Justice Criminal Justice and Criminology PDF PDF PDF C
Criminal Justice Forensic Science PDF PDF PDF C
Criminal Justice Security Studies PDF PDF PDF C
Criminal Justice Victim Studies PDF PDF PDF C
Education Counselor Education PDF PDF PDF Y
Education Educational Leadership PDF PDF PDF Y
Education Library Science and Technology PDF PDF PDF Y
Education Teaching and Learning PDF PDF PDF Y
Health Sciences Human Sciences PDF PDF PDF C
Health Sciences Kinesiology PDF PDF PDF C
Health Sciences Nursing PDF PDF PDF C
Health Sciences Public Health PDF PDF PDF C
Humanities and Social Sciences Communication Studies PDF PDF PDF C
Humanities and Social Sciences English PDF PDF PDF C
Humanities and Social Sciences History PDF PDF PDF C
Humanities and Social Sciences Philosophy PDF PDF PDF C
Humanities and Social Sciences Political Sciences PDF PDF PDF C
Humanities and Social Sciences Psychology PDF PDF PDF C
Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology PDF PDF PDF C
Humanities and Social Sciences World Languages and Cultures PDF PDF PDF C
Osteopathic Medicine All Departments PDF PDF PDF C
Science and Engineering Technology Agricultural Sciences PDF PDF PDF C
Science and Engineering Technology Biological Sciences PDF PDF PDF C
Science and Engineering Technology Chemistry PDF PDF PDF C
Science and Engineering Technology Computer Science PDF PDF PDF C
Science and Engineering Technology Engineering Technology PDF PDF PDF C
Science and Engineering Technology Enviromental and Geosciences PDF PDF PDF C
Science and Engineering Technology Mathematics and Statistics PDF PDF PDF C
Science and Engineering Technology Physics and Astronomy PDF PDF PDF C
Newton Gresham Library Library Public Services PDF PDF PDF C
Newton Gresham Library Library Technical Services PDF PDF PDF Y

Sample Standards and Resources

For your convenience, the following examples of previous performance standards (titles abbreviated for space) are available. (Kindly note that this is an ongoing process and you are free to email any examples of previous performance standards you may have as a sample to share on this portal.)

Please note: Although collegiality is included in current samples (particularly in the Tenure & Promotion documents), it will not be included in future documents, per the new policies.