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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Procedures for Appointment as Graduate Faculty	Subsection: 4.4.7
Section 4.0 - Policy	Originating Date: October, 2012
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council
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New faculty members with the rank of assistant professor or higher, who hold a terminal degree, and who are appointed to specific term, health professions or continuous appointments, are automatically appointed as Graduate Faculty in their letter of appointment at the time of hire, contingent upon the approval of the campus Dean for Graduate Studies. Upon hire, a letter is submitted by the Dean of the College of Nursing to the Dean for Graduate Studies, requesting graduate faculty status.

New faculty members with a special appointment at the rank of assistant professor or higher (or who are appointed as senior lecturers or adjunct faculty members) and who hold a terminal degree must apply for Graduate Faculty status. Criteria for membership on the graduate faculty (University of Nebraska Graduate College Policy Handbook, 2011-12, Section II.D) are that the nominee must:

1. hold the rank of Senior Lecturer 1, Assistant Professor or above;
2. hold the terminal degree normally accepted for academic employment in the discipline or its clear equivalent as determined by the Graduate Committee of the nominee's department/school or interdepartmental area;
3. be actively involved in scholarly activity and/or graduate teaching as part of his or her regular duties; and,
4. have demonstrated clear evidence of continuing scholarly activity at the national level and potential in the discipline, beyond teaching.