The Graduate Faculty

The graduate faculty exists not only to provide post baccalaureate instruction, but also to set standards for graduate work in general. Only members of the graduate faculty may teach 500 or above level courses; and only members of the graduate faculty may be chairpersons of thesis and advisory committees. The dean of each school or college that offers graduate coursework has the responsibility of nominating annually members to the graduate faculty who meet the eligibility requirements set forth below. All nominees must be approved by the Graduate Council and the vice president for academic affairs.

Graduate faculty members may be nominated to one of three tiers.  These three tiers consist of Full Graduate Faculty members, Associate Graduate Faculty members and Provisional Graduate Faculty members.  (1)  Full Graduate Faculty members are those who hold the Ph.D. or terminal degree, have the rank of Assistant Professor or higher, have at least three years of postdoctoral research appropriate to his/her field of instruction, and/or three years of research and teaching.  (2)  Associate Graduate Faculty members are those who hold the rank of Assistant professor or higher, hold the Ph.D. or terminal degree, and who demonstrate ability and interest in the graduate program as well as in research and creative activity.  Associate Graduate Faculty members may be recommended by the Graduate Council to full membership status.  (3)  Provisional Graduate Faculty members are those persons recommended by the dean or the school or college, who have at least a master’s degree in the appropriate field of study, and who demonstrate outstanding ability as determined by their experience or research and creative activity.  (The adjunct graduate instructor can be included in this tier).  Provisional Graduate Faculty members will be reviewed for approval at the beginning of each semester.

A listing of all graduate faculty members, the first year of their appointment at ASU, the primary academic appointment, and degree-granting institutions can be found on the university's website or from the Graduate School.