Candidates may experience professional slowdowns or variable patterns of productivity while serving in rank as a tenured associate professor for a variety of personal reasons. If a candidate experiences short-term variations in performance due to personal circumstances, use of the personal circumstances flag (Section C.1) should be explored. For longer-term variations, the provisions of this section apply.
If a candidate has accumulated more effective years of service than the normative period relevant to their discipline [Section C.3(a)], the candidate’s record during the entire time in rank is considered during the promotion review, but emphasis is placed on accomplishments during the normative time frame immediately preceding the review.
The contributions, performance, and trajectory of accomplishments during the recent normative time frame must meet the criteria of excellence across areas of review (Section A.7) necessary to support promotion.