Documentation of the completion of mandatory continuing education activities approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (14 contact hours in a licensure period);
Faculty seeking such promotion may meet minimum requirements through:
Demonstration of professional competence;
Successful completion of scholarly/creative activity which contributes to the discipline or field of study and offers promise for future achievement;
Demonstrated participation in service and activities appropriate to the discipline and academic unit;
Demonstration of continuing growth in nursing.
The minimum qualifications for appointment and promotion to the faculty in the rank of associate professor include the following:
The person who is appointed or promoted to this rank must meet criteria for assistant professor;
Five years of full-time teaching and/or practicum supervision of students at varying levels of competency;
Fifteen additional graduate credit hours beyond the Master's Degree;
Evidence of professional achievement;
Represents University in a professional manner when collaborating with administrators and professional and non-professional staff members in matters relevant to clinical practicums for students at health related agencies, organizations, and institutions throughout the state;
Faculty seeking such promotion may meet minimum requirements through:
Demonstration of professional competence;
Successful completion of scholarly/creative activity which contributes to the discipline or field of study and offers promise for future achievement;
Participation in service and activities appropriate to the discipline and academic unit;
Demonstration of continuing growth in nursing.
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