The following principles provide guidance for transfers of tenured faculty members from one department or school to another within the College of Humanities and Sciences. All tenured faculty members in the College of Humanities and Sciences who intend to pursue a transfer of department or school are expected to follow these principles:

1. Reasons for Transfer: A department/school transfer of a tenured faculty can be considered if their scholarship focus has changed over time and better aligns with another CHS department or school. For a transfer to be considered, the credentials of the faculty member need to be in alignment with the new department or school per SACSCOC guidelines.
2. Initiating a Transfer: A tenured faculty member who would like to be considered for a department/school transfer should contact their Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs to discuss the reason for the transfer. The Associate Dean will consider the faculty resource needs in both departments/schools as well as the faculty member’s credentials. If the Associate Dean supports a transfer, the faculty member will contact both department chairs/school directors for further discussion. If both department chairs/school directors support a transfer, a transfer review process can be initiated. 
3. Transfer Review Process: The faculty member will give a presentation on their research and teaching agenda to the faculty in the department/school for which the transfer is sought. Faculty will be given the opportunity to provide feedback on the presentation and the faculty member’s CV. 
4. Approval/Denial of Transfer: The department chair/school director considers the feedback from faculty and provides a final recommendation to the Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences. The Dean will make the final decision on the transfer and inform the faculty member of the approval or denial.