B.1 Years of Probationary Service at UT Austin

In accordance with Regents’ Rule 31007, a tenure-track faculty member accrues one year of probationary service at UT Austin for every nine months (September 1 through May 31)¹ of full-time academic service during an academic year.

An academic year does not count as a year of probationary service if the tenure-track faculty member:

(1) begins employment at UT Austin after the start of the fall term,

(2) receives an approved extension to the probationary period, or

(3) has been on leave without pay for any portion of the fall or spring terms.

Faculty members appointed as a . . .	must be reviewed for promotion or appointment to . . .	no later than their . . .
tenure-track assistant professor	tenured associate professor	sixth year of probationary service at UT Austin or of combined probationary service at UT Austin and in rank at a prior institution.
tenure-track associate professor	tenured associate professor or tenured full professor	third year of probationary service at UT Austin.
tenure-track full professor	tenured full professor	third year of probationary service at UT Austin.
tenure-track instructor	tenure-track assistant professor	third year of probationary service at UT Austin.

The timing of the mandatory review for tenure-track faculty with a joint appointment in the Dell Medical School, regardless of whether the candidate’s primary or secondary appointment resides in the Dell Medical School, corresponds to the years of probationary service defined in these Guidelines, rather than the timeline defined for faculty who are solely appointed in the Dell Medical School.

¹Beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, the dates of nine-month, academic appointments will shift to August 16 through May 15.