Each department, in collaboration with the dean of its college, should establish definite standards to indicate what degree it considers requisite for the rank of Instructor. The rank of Instructor carries faculty status. Individuals with the rank of Professor shall possess all of the criteria and meet all of the standards for Associate Professor. The faculty member shall have established a commendable academic reputation through publications or other creative work. Normally, the individual will have had at least five years of successful service as an Associate Professor.
Professors are senior members of the faculty.
A first-year undergraduate student. A student enrolled for 12 or more semester credits. A student enrolled for nine or more semester credits. A student who holds a bachelor's or first-professional degree, or equivalent, and is taking courses at the postbaccalaureate level. These students may or may not be enrolled in graduate programs.