Title: Graduate Faculty Application Cover Sheet
Author: ssteele2
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Company: Radford University

Graduate Faculty Application
Instructions

☒ (Tab to complete checklist and application fields.)

	1)	Complete the application checklist to determine 				the appropriate category.

2)	Complete the two page application cover sheet and obtain required signatures (Applicant, Department 
Chair/ School Director and College Dean). 

	3)	Attach current vita and if applicable include written 				justification.

	4)	Submit Cover Sheet, Checklist, Current Vita, and 
		written justification (if applicable) to:

			Graduate College
			Dean’s Office
			P O Box 6928

	If you have questions contact the Graduate College at 831-7163.

☒ (Tab to complete checklist and application fields.)

Graduate Faculty Application Checklist (Select appropriate category & attach to application):

Type in Name of Applicant |

I.	 FULL Graduate Faculty   (five year renewable appointment) 

	(May teach graduate classes, supervise directed studies and recitals, chair and serve on comprehensive examination, thesis and dissertation/doctoral committees, and supervise graduate students in clinical practica and internships at the discretion of the department chair and/or school director.)

Qualifications:	    Doctorate or other terminal degree recognized at time of hire, (e.g. MFA) and 
    evidence of continuing scholarly/creative activity.

  ☐	Criteria			              Application Must Include		Approvals Needed
	Full-time or part-time			Cover Sheet			Chair/ School Director
	AND					Current Vita			College Dean
	 Tenured/tenure track 							Graduate College Dean
	OR 									Provost
	Special Purpose Faculty						
OR
Administrative/Professional Faculty
	
OR

II.	Associate Graduate Faculty (three year renewable appointment):

(May teach graduate classes, supervise directed studies and recitals, serve on comprehensive examination, thesis and dissertation/doctoral committees, and supervise graduate students in clinical practica and internships, subject to limitations, at the discretion of the department chair and/or school director.  Faculty in this category will be limited to specified courses renewable after three years.)

Qualifications:  No doctorate or other recognized terminal degree, or a doctorate or other 
  recognized terminal degree not in teaching field, but has demonstrated   
  continuing scholarly/creative activity or professional experience.

  ☐	Criteria				   Application Must Include		Approvals Needed
	Full-Time or part-time			Cover Sheet		           Chair/ School Director
	AND					Current Vita		           College Dean
Tenured/tenure track faculty		Justification Memo	           Graduate Affairs Council
	OR					   from department chair	           Graduate College Dean
Adjunct Faculty 	 		   and/or school director.	           Provost	
OR
Special Purpose
OR
Administrative/Professional Faculty
Radford University                                           Graduate Faculty Application
COVER SHEET

For Graduate College Use Only                             Expires end of  ___________________           ________
         		            Term                                Year

Name | | Title       Dr., Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Instructor

Department/
School

Program |
Box Number |
Phone |
E-mail |

Applying for Graduate Faculty Status in Category: 
        (Select category determined by attached checklist.)

	☐  	I. 	Full Graduate Faculty (include current vita)
	☐  	II. 	Associate Graduate Faculty (include current vita and justification)*
	
At the discretion of the department chair and/or school director, faculty in the Associate Graduate Faculty category will be limited to specified courses renewable after three years.

Limitations: If this applicant is limited to specific courses or activities, list the course prefixes and numbers (e.g., COSD 640) for courses, clinical supervision, practica, or internships this applicant will be authorized to teach:  
Course Prefix & Number | Course Name
Graduate Faculty Application/ COVER SHEET

Type in Name of Applicant |
Applicant’s Signature |

Print or Type Name: | Signatures: | Date:
Department Chair/ School Director | |
College Dean | |
Graduate College Dean | |
Provost | |

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