A. Probationary Period

Although the Board of Trustees, in rare instances, may award tenure to a faculty member early, most faculty members will be eligible for tenure review at the beginning of the sixth year of full‐time employment as a tenure‐track faculty member. The probationary period may be reduced by up to a maximum of three years in which case the timetable for the pre‐tenure review will be negotiated between the candidate and the Provost as part of the hiring process. In most instances, this reduction is determined by granting a one year reduction in the UT probationary period for each year of service as a full‐time faculty member at another institution or as a full‐time non‐tenure‐track faculty member at The University of Tampa.