POLICY 4.6.3.7.10 - Advancement in Rank

Descriptions:

• Clinical Instructor: Entry-level degree, appropriate licensure, years or experience are school/division dependent. Supervises students in clinical settings.
• Clinical Lecturer: As above, but three years clinical experience required. Limited instruction in areas of expertise.
• Distinguished Clinical Lecturer: As above, national visibility and long term of distinguished service to a health profession. Present single or occasional lecture.
• Clinical Assistant Professor: As above, years of experience school/division dependent. Responsible for an entire course.
• Clinical Associate Professor: As above, research/publication record, advanced degree/clinical specialty certification, outstanding clinical and/or teaching history.
• Clinical Professor: Terminal professional doctoral degree or terminal professional degree and doctorate in related discipline, sustained and high level of performance in classroom or clinical teaching and/or research (one of three), or 10 years with Shenandoah University.
• Distinguished Clinical Professor: Meet requirement of clinical professor rank, have national/international visibility, minimum five years service to SU.