Graduate Faculty Criteria
GRADUATE FACULTY CRITERIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Cameron School of Business

II. College of Arts and Sciences

III. Watson School of Education

IV. School of Nursing

I. Cameron School of Business

revised: March 30, 1995

1. Each faculty member of the graduate faculty must hold the academic rank of professor, associate professor or assistant professor.

2. Each member of the graduate faculty must show evidence of effectiveness in teaching as evidenced by SPOT and peer review. e.g., experience in graduate level instruction, course development, etc. and/or experience in undergraduate instruction that indicates effective graduate level instruction.

3. Evidence of productive scholarship, including two referred journal articles within the past five years or equivalent scholarly productivity as determined by the dean of the Cameron School of Business Administration.

II. College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology

1. Two or more peer-reviewed manuscripts or one book accepted for publication within the past five years.

2. Research presentation at one or more regional, national or international meetings within the past five years.

3. Should both criteria not be met, a review of the applicant may be conducted by a committee consisting of the departmental chair and all members of the department graduate faculty. Any special circumstances will be considered in the formulation of a recommendation. The committee may, for instance, agree to waive a research presentation at a meeting if a candidate publishes more than two research papers in the five-year period.

Art and Theater

Biological Sciences

University-wide criteria for membership on the Graduate Faculty include (a) a terminal degree in an appropriate field along with effective teaching, (b) a continuing record of productive scholarship and (c) for assistant professors, a record or strong indication of growing involvement with scholarship. See reverse for the definition of scholarship approved by the Graduate Council.

Additionally, the following recommendations to the Graduate Council as criteria concerning quality and/or quantity for the production of scholarly works as applied specifically to this department.

1. During the five-year period prior to application, the candidate must have published at least three refereed original research or review publications (excluding abstracts and book reviews). At least two of the above must be in national or international journals (i.e., non-regional). The applicant must be first author on at least one of the three above.

2. Each applicant must have made a verbal or poster presentation at a scientific meeting during this five-year period.

3. Each applicant must have, during the past five years, made an effort to secure outside research funding (as evidenced by a grant proposal submitted through the Department Chair's office.)

4. Assistant professors beginning their first contract period may apply for a three-year interim appointment to the Graduate Faculty provided they have published (or have had accepted for publication) at least three refereed original research papers. No assistant professor employed for the first time in an academic setting may chair a graduate committee during the first year at UNCW even though the interim appointment may be made.

Chemistry

University-wide criteria for membership on the Graduate Faculty include (a) a terminal degree in an appropriate field along with effective teaching, (b) a continuing record of productive scholarship and (c) for assistant professors, a record or strong indication of growing involvement with scholarship as defined by the Graduate Council.

Additionally, the following are recommendations to the Graduate Council as criteria concerning quality and/or quantity for the production of scholarly works as applied specifically to this department.

1. Publication of two or more chemical research or review papers in refereed journals within five years.

2. Research presentation at one or more state, regional, national, or international scientific meeting within five years.

3. Should one or both of the above criteria not be met, a review of the applicant will be conducted by the department chairman and graduate coordinator. Any special circumstances will be considered in the formulation of a recommendation.

Communication Studies

These criteria are amended to the general criteria adopted by the Graduate Council.

Speech communication faculty appointed to the Graduate Faculty shall be involved in an ongoing program of research, minimally at the regional level, optimally at the national and international level. At least two refereed examples of the scholarly products of such a research program should during each academic year. high priority shall be placed on the evaluations of each product of scholarship, through peer review by panels of referees, editors, and critics. Scholarly productivity should be sustained, ongoing, and developmental.

Computer Science

Candidates for membership on the graduate faculty within the Department
of Computer Science shall meet all three of the following criteria:

1.    At least two referred papers accepted in journals or conference proceedings during the five year period immediately preceding application for membership in the graduate faculty.

2.    At least one oral or poster presentation at a professional conference during the five years immediately preceding application for membership in the graduate faculty.

3.    Evidence of effort to secure external funding for research during the five years immediately preceding application for membership on the graduate faculty.

Should one or more of the above criteria not be met, a review of the applicant will be conducted by the department chair.  Any special circumstances will be considered in the formulation of a recommendation.

Approved by the Graduate Council February 24, 2000
 

Creative Writing

In addition to the university-wide criteria, the Department of Creative Writing recommends the following criteria specifically for its departmental appointment to graduate faculty status.

Creative Writing expects that graduate faculty members will maintain standards of excellence while contributing actively and substantially in their respective fields of professional interest.  Therefore:

1.      The creative record of individual faculty over a five-year period must include publication resulting from peer review, of one book; or five substantial periodical publications; or equivalent works of, or accomplishments in, creative writing at a nationally recognized level.

2.      In addition, the creative record should include participation in other significant research activities such as those enumerated below, as well as active participation in the graduate program.

Creative and research activities in creative writing may assume any of the following forms: published books or book chapters; published journal articles; published creative work (poems, short stories, novels, personal essays); book reviews/review articles, produced short films or scripts, optioned or staged scripts, festival or contest exposure, research reference entries; manuscript reviews; media interviews; editing of journals; grants, awards, and honors; participation in workshops; writers' conferences; professional consultation; contest judging; conference presentations; public lectures; readings or performances of a creative nature; and other publications, in traditional or electronic formats.

Approved by the Graduate Council February 28, 2002

Criminal Justice - (Needs to be rewritten)

1. Criminal justice Graduate Faculty should normally publish at least two articles of scholarly merit in a peer-reviewed journal every five years. Major scholarly works other than peer- reviewed articles (i.e., books, monographs) should satisfy this requirement.

2. Successful grantsmanship and other professional writing (chapters in books, technical reports) shall be considered as evidence of scholarly productivity.

3. Criminal justice Graduate Faculty shall maintain active involvement in professional associations at the international national and/or regional level. This includes activities such as holding office, presenting papers, organizing sessions, etc.

4. Should the above criteria not be met, a reviews of the applicant will be conducted by the department chair and the department Graduate Faculty. Any special circumstances will be considered in the formulation of a recommendation.

English

Revised 11/29/2007 by action of the Graduate Council.

Procedure

A faculty member seeking instatement or renewal of graduate-faculty status must complete a form, available from the department office, and submit it to the chair. The chair convenes the committee aappointed to review graduate-faculty status. The chair communicates the committee's recommendation to the Graduate School, which makes a determination on the faculty membe's status.

Criteria

In addition to the university-wide criteria [click here for a link to the criteria section of the Graduate Bylaws], the English Department sets the following specific criteria for graduate-faculty status:

Scholarly activity in English may assume any of the following forms: published books or book chapters; published journal articles; book reviews/review articles, research reference entries; manuscript reviews; editing of journals; grant awards; participation in workshops and competitive seminars; consultant; conference presentations; public lectures; and other publications, in traditional or electronic formats.

  1. The scholarly record of individual faculty over a five-year period must include publication, resulting from peer review, of at least one book, or two substantial articles or book chapters, or equivalent works, at a nationally recognized level.
  2. In addition, the scholarly record should include participation in other scholarly activities such as those enumerated above and active participation in the graduate program.
  3. Faculty may also meet criterion number one with written acceptances of two substantial articles by a journal editor, with written acceptance of two book chapters by a publisher, with written acceptance by journal editor of one article and written acceptance by a publisher of one book chapter, or with written acceptance of a book manuscript by a publisher.  The two articles, two book chapters, combination of article and chapter, or the book need not actually be in print at the time of application for renewal of graduate faculty status for the faculty member to remain on the graduate faculty.
  4. Items listed as forthcoming or in print in one graduate faculty status review cycle cannot be listed in a subsequent review cycle.

Film Studies

A.   Criteria

The bylaws of the Graduate Faculty state in part:

Persons employed for the first time at UNCW as tenure track faculty, adjunct, or visiting faculty may be granted membership on the Graduate Faculty at the discretion of the graduate dean for an initial appointment not to exceed three years.

An eligible person desiring membership on the Graduate Faculty may be appointed (or reappointed) to a five-year membership by the dean of the Graduate School upon nomination by the appropriate department chair and college or school dean, and with the advice and consent of the Graduate Council.

The following criteria shall be required for membership on the Graduate Faculty.

1.   An earned terminal degree in an appropriate discipline along with demonstrated effectiveness in teaching.

2.   A continuing record of productive scholarship. Scholarship shall be defined as the creation of factual, theoretical, or interpretive knowledge, including performances, showings, and other forms of artistic accomplishment, which (a) is subject to regional, national, or international peer evaluation, (b) is disseminated regionally, nationally, or internationally in professional media, and (c) establishes a permanent record in a format appropriate to the discipline.

3.   A record or strong indication of growing involvement with scholarship for those applicants/members holding the rank of assistant professor.

B.   Procedure

A faculty member seeking graduate-faculty status or renewal must complete a form, available from the department office, and submit it to the chair. The chair and senior faculty review the application/renewal form and communicate their recommendation, if positive, to the Graduate School. The Graduate School makes the determination as to the faculty member's status.

Film Studies Department Policies for Evaluation of Full-time Faculty

Research/Artistic Achievement

     A reputation for strong faculty scholarship or artistic achievement is essential to an academic department in a comprehensive university, and active scholarship and/or artistic achievement is expected of all professorial-rank faculty members. Scholarly achievements include the publication of books, articles chapters, and reviews; the presentation of papers at academic conferences; the delivery of invited public lectures; and the securing of grants. Artistic achievements include serving a "significant" role (e.g., writer, director, producer, director of photography, editor) in the production of original motion pictures; staged readings; optioned screenplays, scripts and stories; festival screenings; and awards for original motion pictures.

     Research and artistic achievements are equally valued. Research and artistic achievements are judged by their quality, impact and originality and the prestige of the publication or venue in which they are presented.

     Most valued are original films on which the faculty member served a significant role and original film studies scholarship in the form of books and articles in scholarly presses and publications. Textbooks, published interviews, reviews, and popular writing directly pertinent to filmmaking or the discipline of film studies are also valued, though to a lesser degree than original films and film scholarship. The department, however, recognizes the expense and difficulties of filmmaking and does not expect production faculty to produce new artistic works every year. Consequently, although production faculty are encouraged to focus on creating artistic works, the department also supports production faculty who choose to produce other works related to film and filmmaking, such as textbooks or chapters in textbooks, interviews, reviews and popular writings about film, film studies, or filmmaking.

     The department also values publications and artistic works that are no directly related to film but that still contain a tangible bearing on film or the discipline of film studies. It is incumbent upon the faculty member to demonstrate that the work manifests a tangible bearing.

    The departmental criteria for evaluating research/artistic achievement for Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure and graduate faculty status are identical to those used in evaluating research/artistic achievement for the annual evaluation of full-time faculty.

Approved by the College of Arts and Sciences November 11, 2004

Approved by the Graduate Council January 27, 2005

Foreign Languages and Literatures

In addition to the university-wide criteria, the Department of Foreign Languages & Literature recommends the following criteria specifically for this department;

Within a period of five years

1. Authorship of two or more peer-reviewed articles or book chapters in professional volumes in the field,* or authorship of a peer reviewed book or monograph in the field, plus either:

2. Presentation of at least three (3) refereed papers to state, regional or national meetings in the field, or

3. Evidence of ongoing professional activity in the field, such as work on production of a professional journal, or of books or monographs (e.g., bibliography, editing, consulting); or regular reviewing of scholarly publications in professional journals; or holding office in professional organizations, or organizing sessions at professional meetings.

*The field is understood to mean Foreign Languages & Literature, and Foreign Language Acquisition.

Geography and Geology

University-wide criteria for membership on the Graduate Faculty include (a) a terminal degree in an appropriate field along with effective teaching, (b) a continuing record of productive scholarship and (c) for assistant professors, a record or strong indication of growing involvement with scholarship.

Additionally, the following are recommendations to the Graduate Council as criteria concerning quality and/or quantity for the production of scholarly works as applied specifically to this department.

1. A faculty member must publish two papers or one book on research begun at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the five-year period immediately prior to their nomination by the department chairman.

2. A faculty member must make three presentations at professional meetings on research begun at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the five-year period immediately prior to their nomination by the department chairman.

Health, Physical Education and Recreation

The Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation initially determined that the criteria established by the department should be consistent with university standards found in Section 2 of the Bylaws of the Graduate Faculty of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

At the minimum, the following general criteria shall be required for membership on the Graduate Faculty within the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation:

I. Individual should be tenured or in a tenure track position.

II. Individuals should possess sufficient expertise in statistics and research methods to allow them to effectively direct or serve on a masters thesis committee.

III. Individual must publish at least two (2) authored or co-authored (second author) publications in refereed scholarly journal publication. Two (2) authored or co-authored (second author) publications in refereed, professional journals at a state, regional or national level may substituted for one (1) refereed scholarly journal publication. An authored or co-authored professional book or textbook may be substituted for one (1) refereed scholarly journal publication. This does not include revisions of textbooks.

IV. Individual must make at least three (3) professional presentations at the state, regional, national or international level in a five (5) year period of time. It is recommended that the Graduate Faculty Committee in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation periodically review these criteria and make revisions if necessary and appropriate.

History

1. Presentation of research findings at least twice within a five-year period. Presentations shall be made before assembled members of a regional, national or international scholarly association; through articles published in refereed professional journals; or through researched displays at accredited museums, state or national historic sites. 2. A research record equivalent to the above. 3. Evidence of other professional activity, such as involvement in professional organizations, reviewing scholarly publications in professional journals, reattacking papers at sessions of meeting of professional associations, and the performance of a variety of other tasks normally expected of professionally active faculty.

Mathematics and Statistics

University-wide criteria for membership on the Graduate Faculty include (a) a terminal degree in an appropriate field along with effective teaching, (b) a continuing record of productive scholarship and (c) for assistant professors, a record or strong indication of growing involvement with scholarship as defined by the Graduate Council.

Additionally, the following are recommendations to the Graduate Council as criteria concerning quality and/or quantity for the production of scholarly works as applied specifically to this department.

1. A continuing record of productive scholarship involves such activities as presentation of papers at professional meetings (contributed or invited, regular or special; sessions), presentations at departmental colloquia (on campus or by invitation at other institutions), seminar participation, attendance at conference sessions relevant to one's research area, etc. Normally an individual shall be expected to demonstrate active scholarship through at least one such function in each academic year.

2. A candidate for Graduate Faculty status is expected to have had, within the last five years, one or more papers accepted by peer review for publication in national or international research journals appropriate to the discipline of the candidate. Professional publications in various forms and applications for external funding constitute additional evidence of productive scholarship. Among such forms of publication are expository papers, reviews of journal articles or books, research notes, published problem solutions, lecture notes, textbooks, and papers on the teaching of mathematics, computer science, or statistics.

Music

University-wide criteria for membership on the Graduate Faculty include a) a terminal degree in an appropriate field along with effective teaching, b) a continuing record of productive scholarship, and c) for assistant professors, a record or strong indication of growing involvement with scholarship.

  1. Graduate Faculty in music must have a terminal degree in the teaching discipline in which they have been appointed. In music, a Master's degree or a Doctorate appropriate to the sub-discipline is expected. Also, in keeping with the Bylaws and Faculty Handbook, persons of exceptional talent, creativity, and artistic accomplishment who may not possess any degree, will be considered for membership in the Graduate Faculty on an individual basis.
  2. Considerations beyond degree status must include evidence of productive scholarship or creative activity in one or more of the following forums:

a. For faculty whose disciplines require original research and publications:

  1. Publication of a book, music, or at least two articles in refereed or invited journals of regional, national or international status within the past five years; and
  2. Two different research presentations at state, regional, national or international professional meetings within the last five years; and
  3. Other evidence such as manuscript review for refereed journals, holding office in professional organizations, publication of research abstracts, grant writing and awards, etc.
    b. For faculty whose disciplines require creative activity and performance:
    1. At least three juried or invited performances at the regional, national or international level within the past five years (at least one research article in a referred journal of regional, national, or international status; or one recording; or one scholarly presentation at a meeting of equal importance within the past five years may be substituted for a performance); and
    2. Other evidence such as membership and/or holding office in professional organizations, peer review of other artists or performers, grant writing and awards, etc. The senior faculty of the Department of Music will make recommendations for graduate teaching status based on the preceding criteria.

Approved by the Graduate Council October 28, 2004

 

Philosophy and Religion

1) Members of the Philosophy & Religion Department who wish to be named to the Graduate Faculty must hold the Ph.D. degree or its equivalent, must be effective teachers, and must be demonstrably active in their field of research. As specific criteria, the following shall be used: a) The applicant must have published a book in his/her area of specialization, OR published at least two articles in appropriate academic refereed journals in the past five years; and b) The applicant must have accomplished other academic achievements (e.g., professional presentations, editorial position on a scholarly journal, etc.) which, in the opinion of the departmental committee, qualify the individual for membership in the graduate faculty.

2) For faculty for whom these specific criteria are not applicable, a three-year appointment can be made on the basis of the member's special competence in a given area. (The departmental committee will make a recommendation in such cases.)

Physics and Physical Oceanography

1) Produce at least one manuscript which has been accepted for publication in a refereed research journal of national or international reputation.

2) Make at least one presentation at a professional meeting (contributed or invited, regular or a special session), or at a departmental colloquium or seminar (on-campus or at other institutions).

Political Science

University-wide criteria for membership on the Graduate Faculty include (a) a terminal degree in an appropriate field along with effective teaching, (b) a continuing record of productive scholarship and (c) for assistant professors, a record or strong indication of growing involvement with scholarship as defined by the Graduate Council.

Additionally, the following are recommendations to the Graduate Council as criteria concerning quality and/or quantity for the  production  of scholarly works as applied specifically to this department.

A.      Under the university-wide criteria, a faculty member who meets one of the  following criteria will be nominated for membership:
        1. Authorship, within the seven years proceeding, of a book relevant to the discipline, based on original research or presenting a reevaluation of previous scholarship, which has been published by a
reputable publisher.
        2. Authorship of two articles, relevant to the discipline, within the last five years before the year in which membership is originally granted,  published in peer reviewed scholarly journals; or an
equivalent combination of scholarly articles and contributions to edited books or anthologies issued by reputable publishers.
        3. A combination of scholarly publication of any sort, including editorial work relevant to the discipline which is clearly equivalent to any one of the above criteria
B.      All members of the Graduate  Faculty in the Department of Political Science are expected to remain active in scholarly endeavors relevant to the discipline, which lead to publication.
C.      If the graduate faculty membership of  a professor has lapsed, that person may be reappointed by meeting one of the three criteria under A, and thereafter by resuming the responsibilities under B.

revised:  approved  02/27/97
 

Psychology

During the five-year period just prior to application, the candidate must have completed the following requirements:*

1. The applicant must have published two peer-reviewed articles, chapters, or monographs of national or international scope and must have been first author on one of these.

2. Each applicant must have attended at least two regional, national, or international professional meetings or professional workshops and have made a presentation at one. The departmental oversight committee shall consider the individual's overall pattern of productivity and may consider such products as grant proposals and major scholarly editing activities in lieu of part of the above requirements.

*A department oversight committee will be established to determine whether these various criteria have been met by Graduate Faculty applicants.

Social Work

The Graduate Faculty in the social work program should meet the following criteria:

1. At least two peer-reviewed articles every five years, or one peer-reviewed article and one of the following:

2. Faculty members are also expected to be actively involved in regional, state or national progressional organization, as evidenced by presenting papers, organizing sessions, holding offices. Should the above criteria not be met, a review of the applicant will be made by the department chair and the Graduate Faculty of the department to consider any special circumstances and make a recommendation.

Sociology

1. Two or more articles in refereed or one book accepted for publication within five years.

2. Research presentation at one or more regional, national, or international scientific meeting within five years.

3. Should one or both of the above criteria not be met, a review of the applicant will be conducted by the department chair and members of department's Graduate Faculty. Any special circumstances will be considered in the formulation of a recommendation. The subcommittee, may for instance, agree to waive a research presentation at a meeting if a candidate publishes more than two research papers in the five-year period.

III. Watson School of Education

Evidence indicates a continuing pattern of:

A. Classroom dissemination of major current knowledge claims in his/her special field, consistent with validated developments in that field and B. Scholarly productivity -- publication of scholarly work in refereed, journals, book chapters, monographs, and texts, service and presentations to professional conferences and educator groups.

In consideration of the education and service mission of professional education programs, the following decision rules are offered as specific criteria for determining membership on the Graduate Faculty. Variations from these criteria may be anticipated and may provide acceptable avenues for attaining Graduate Faculty status.

During the five-year period immediately prior to renewal application for Graduate Faculty status, the candidate must evidence:

 

1.                  Teaching effectiveness based upon multiple measures, including peer and student evaluative data.  Teaching must demonstrate currency, relevancy and scholarship.

 

2.                  Ongoing scholarly activities in the form of:

a. Two peer-reviewed articles, or two book chapters, or a monograph or book

Plus either

b.    presentation of at least three refereed papers to state, regional, or national meetings in the field,

Or

        c.   professional contributions such as principal investigator on competitive grants, scholarly editing activities, evaluation and technical reports, and leadership in professional organizations.

Approved by Graduate Council February 28, 2002.

  IV. School of Nursing

During the five year period preceding application for renewal of a graduate faculty appointment in the School of Nursing, the candidate must meet the following criteria:
1.    Two articles published, or accepted for publication, in refereed journals at the time of application.
2.    One or more refereed presentations at state, regional, national, or international professional meetings.
If the candidate does not meet these criteria, an internal review panel consisting of the graduate faculty of the School of Nursing and the nursing dean will review the candidate's work during the five years prior to application for renewal of the graduate faculty appointment.  The review panel will recommend graduate faculty reappointment to the dean of the Graduate School when the candidate has other appropriate and equivalent evidence of scholarly productivity.

Revised 04/29/99 by action of the Graduate Council.