Associate Faculty

Non-tenure-track USC faculty members and scholars who hold the Ph.D. or other terminal degree may be appointed to associate membership in the Graduate Faculty.

Eligible Faculty

Associate membership is appropriate for full-time USC clinical faculty, research faculty holding an appropriate terminal degree.

Duties

Associate members may teach graduate courses, direct theses and dissertations and participate in graduate student committees, serve on Graduate Council or its committees, and vote on matters coming before the Graduate Faculty.

Associate Graduate Faculty Nomination Form

Associate Membership appointments to the graduate faculty are approved by Graduate Council upon nomination by an academic unit for a period not to exceed 6 years.

Term Faculty

Faculty members and scholars not otherwise eligible for regular membership on the Graduate faculty may be appointed to term appointments. 

Duties

Term appointments to the graduate faculty confer the rights only to teach graduate courses and serve on graduate students' committees.

Term Appointment Nomination Form

Term appointments to the graduate faculty are granted upon nomination by an academic unit to the dean of the Graduate School for a period not to exceed 3 years.

Review and Retention

Consistent with the University of South Carolina’s mission as a major research university committed to high quality graduate instruction, the university reviews scholarly and graduate teaching performance on a periodic basis to assure that each member of the graduate faculty continues to satisfy the unit’s criteria for graduate faculty membership.

Review Procedures and Criteria

Units shall establish procedures and criteria for review and retention of membership on the graduate faculty. Such procedures and criteria must be approved by the dean of the Graduate School in consultation with the Graduate Council.

Review Timing

Retention reviews shall coincide with tenure progress reviews, tenure and promotion reviews, and post-tenure reviews. Review of chaired professorships, department chairs, and deans for retention on the graduate faculty shall coincide with their normal periodic reviews.