Graduate Faculty at Boise State

• Regular Graduate Faculty: Full-time Boise State faculty with a terminal degree in their discipline and assigned responsibilities in graduate education; appointed for up to six years and renewable. Eligible for endorsement to chair.

• Emeriti Graduate Faculty: Boise State Emeriti faculty who previously held Regular Graduate Faculty status before retirement and are retained in Graduate Faculty status with department or program approval; appointed for up to three years and not renewable. Not eligible for endorsement to chair.

• Affiliate Graduate Faculty: Qualified individuals who contribute to graduate education and may include Boise State employees with a terminal degree in their discipline, full-time Boise State faculty without a terminal degree in their discipline, or full-time faculty at another higher education institution; appointed for up to three years and renewable. Eligible for endorsement to chair only if serving as a full-time Boise State employee.

• Adjunct Graduate Faculty: Individuals with appropriate degrees or experience in a discipline who are appointed to support graduate education; appointed for up to three years and renewable. Not eligible for endorsement to chair.

To serve as a committee chair or co-chair, an individual must:

• Be a current member of the Graduate Faculty
• Be a full-time employee of Boise State University
• Be approved (endorsed) by the appropriate graduate program

Endorsements are reviewed through the Graduate College in accordance with university policy.

Use the nomination form to:

• Request a new Graduate Faculty appointment
• Request an update to a current Graduate Faculty appointment (including adding an endorsement to chair, adding a nominating department or program, or changing the appointment category)

All nominations are reviewed by the Graduate College following the processes outlined in Policy 4710

The Graduate College will contact the appropriate department or program in advance of an appointment’s expiration to request review and confirmation for renewal.

• Departments or programs review the faculty member’s contributions to graduate education and determine whether to support renewal
• If renewal is approved, the Graduate College will process the renewal without requiring submission of a new nomination form

Departments and programs are responsible for establishing and applying their own criteria for renewal in alignment with university policy.