Temporary Graduate Faculty Status

Temporary Graduate Faculty Status is a three-year term required for all instructors of graduate-level courses, whether full-time, part-time, adjunct, or lecturer.

Faculty are appointed to this status in the following situations:

  • When no tenure-track Full or Associate Graduate Faculty member is available to teach a graduate course
  • When a faculty member is new to the university and needs time to build credentials
  • When serving on thesis or dissertation committees

Temporary status provides an excellent entry point for those beginning to teach or mentor at the graduate level.

Application Process:

  1. The faculty member submits a current Curriculum Vitae to their Department Head.
  2. The Department Head prepares a memo addressed to the Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research (bdacruz@valdosta.edu) requesting Temporary Graduate Faculty Status for the applicant. The memo should copy the Graduate Program Coordinator (rcmartinez@valdosta.edu).
  3. The memo and CV are reviewed.

There is no deadline for applications. Faculty may apply at any time during the academic year.