School

 Due Date

Academic Actions

Dentistry

Medicine

Nursing

October 21, 2026

(Wednesday)

• Eight-Year Limit Reviews

Dentistry

Medicine

Nursing

November 12, 2026

(Thursday)

• Professorial Promotions
• Merit Advancement to Step VI
• Initial Above-Scale Advances

All

January 4, 2027

(Monday)

• Merit Equity Reviews + Merit Advancement 

The Anderson School

Arts & Architecture

Education

Engineering

Law

Letters & Science

School of Music

Public Affairs

Public Health

Theater, Film & TV

January 19, 2027

(Tuesday)

• Eight-Year Limit Reviews
• Professorial Promotions
• Merit Advancement to Step VI
• Initial Above-Scale Advancement

All

February 16, 2027

(Tuesday)

• Appraisals of Assistant Professors
• Renewals of Appointment for Assistant Professors
• Accelerated Actions of Two Years or more for Assistant and Associate Professors, and Three or more years for Full Professors
• Further Above-Scale Advances
• All Actions for Academic Researchers
• All Initial Continuing and Senior Continuing Actions for Unit 18

All

April 12, 2027

(Monday)

• Merits with off-scale salaries subject to Vice Chancellor approval
• Associate Professor IV and V actions subject to Vice Chancellor approval
• All Actions for Academic Administrators and Academic Coordinators

• All non-Deans Finals merits for Unit 18

All

May 17, 2027

(Monday)

• Five-Year Reviews
• Deans Final Merits