APT Manual and Guidelines

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The Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Manual and Guidelines are updated on an as-needed basis, with a date at the foot of each page to indicate when that page was updated. In order to be sure you are using the most up-to-date copy of the Guidelines, please refer directly to the Faculty Affairs website (http://faculty.umd.edu).

If you are using a PDF copy of the APT Manual and Guidelines, please download an updated version. A PDF version of the APT Manual and Guidelines is available here. If you use the PDF version, you can download all the online material from http://faculty.umd.edu/guidelines-links. 

This document was last updated in April 2025.