Application for Tenure/CCE and Promotion

Faculty applying for promotion to Professor, Associate Professor, Adjunct Professor, Adjunct Associate Professor, or the College Laboratory Technician line or those scheduled for review for Tenure or Certificate of Continuous Employment (CCE) should complete and submit the online form, along with a copy of their CV and a list of professional references by the indicated deadlines. The online form is available from the Human Resources website (and here) and requires your BMCC username and password to log in.

Prior to application submission

All faculty are required to discuss their plans for promotion and/or tenure/CCE with their Chair before submitting an application. All faculty are encouraged to attend one of the Tenure and Promotion Workshops held each semester.

Application submission deadlines

Deadlines move to the following Monday if occuring on a weekend

Promotion application: November 1

Promotion supplemental materials: January 15

Seventh/Fifth reappointment with tenure application: April 1

Fifth reappointment with CCE application: April 1

Tenure/CCE supplemental materials: July 15

Documents required at the time of application submission

Professorial Tenure/Promotion

  • Promotion and tenure/CCE application
  • Academic Curriculum Vitae (CV)
    • Not a Resume used to obtain a job
    • Must include all teaching and service since appointment at BMCC
    • Include a separate section for peer-reviewed scholarship or creative works
    • Include links to relevant peer-reviewed works if desired (not required)
  • List of academic or professional referees (subject to approval by Provost)

Confidential referee letters will be solicited by the Office of Faculty Appointments, not by the candidate for promotion/tenure.  Referees will be asked to comment on the candidate’s qualifications for the appropriate position.

  • 3 letters are required for promotion and tenure.
  • Please submit at least 4 names of academic or profession referees to prevent any issue with non-responders.
  • Only 1 referee may be from CUNY for professorial promotions and tenure
  • No letters from BMCC for professorial promotions and tenure
  • Please include name, title, contact information, brief explanation of relationship and reason referee can speak to qualifications for promotion or tenure

Lecturer Certificate of Continuous Employment (CCE)

  • Promotion and tenure/CCE application
  • Academic Curriculum Vitae (CV)
    • Not a resume used to obtain a job
    • Must include all teaching and service since appointment at BMCC
    • If relevant, include a separate section for peer-reviewed scholarship or creative works – NOT REQUIRED for CCE
  • List of academic or professional referees (subject to approval by Provost)

Confidential referee letters will be solicited by the Office of Faculty Appointments.  Referees will be asked to comment on the candidate’s qualifications for CCE.

  • Minimum of 2 referee letters are required for CCE.
  • Please submit at least 3 names to prevent any issues with non-responders
  • Referees can come from inside/outside CUNY
  • 1 referee can come from BMCC, but not Departmental Leadership/Evaluators – Chair, Deputy Chair, P&B, or Coordinator.
  • Please include name, title, contact information, brief explanation of relationship and reason referee can speak to qualifications for CCE

Additional documents required

Academic Affairs will collect the following additional documents from your Chair:

  • Current annual evaluation
  • Current peer observation
  • Student evaluations
  • Chair’s report
  • Department P&B vote (not required for Full Professor)

Supplemental materials submission deadlines

Candidates must submit Supplemental Materials to the Office of Faculty Appointments electronically at OFA@bmcc.cuny.edu or in person to room S-715B:

Promotion supplemental materials: January 15

Tenure/CCE supplemental materials: June 30

  • Original publications/creative work
  • Agenda (optional)

All supplemental materials should be submitted to the Office of Faculty Appointments by email at OFA@bmcc.cuny.edu or physically to room S-715B.

For questions or additional guidance please contact Greer McPhaden, Director of Faculty Appointments, gmcphaden@bmcc.cuny.edu  or (212) 776-6226.