1414.1 A candidate for appointment to the rank of Associate Professor shall be required to meet the following qualifications:

(a) An earned doctorate or the highest appropriate credential in the field of specialization, or experience and achievements comparable to the doctorate;

(b) A record of scholarship and professional growth; and

(c) At least five (5) years of full-time teaching experience in an institution of higher education, including three (3) years as an Assistant Professor.

1414.2 Appropriate professional experience and achievements may be substituted when formal teaching experience is limited or absent.

1414.3 Initial appointments to this rank shall be for a period of no more than three (3) years.

SOURCE: Section 304 of the University of the District of Columbia Faculty and Administrative Personnel Policies, 1980, as published in Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1657 (April 25, 1980), from the Proposed Rulemaking s published at 25 DCR 3934 (October 27, 1978) and 27 DCR 267 (January 18, 1980).