The word emerita or emeritus after an academic title shall designate a faculty member who has retired from full-time employment in the University of Maryland at College Park after meritorious service to the University in the areas of teaching, research, or service. Emerita or emeritus status may be conferred on Associate Professors, Professors, Distinguished University Professors, Senior Agents, Principal Agents, Librarians III, Librarians IV, Professors of the Practice, Research Professors, Research Scientists, Research Scholars, Research Engineers, Artists-in-Residence, Principal Agent Associates, Clinical Professors, Principal Lecturers, and Principal Faculty Specialists.
Emeritus/Emerita status can be awarded to faculty members who have been at the University for at least ten years and who are either tenured, have permanent status, or are at the highest rank in their PTK title series. The review is ordinarily conducted during the candidate’s last semester of employment. Recommendations for emeritus/a status will only be considered after the faculty member has filed for retirement. Faculty members at or above the candidate’s pre-retirement rank are entitled to vote on emeritus/emerita status. Candidates for emeritus/a status are not reviewed by faculty committees beyond the first-level APT committee. Reviews beyond the first level are conducted by the dean, provost, and president.
Dossiers for emeritus/a candidates may be submitted at any time, but the preferred time period is between April 1 and May 15. Please specify the date on which emeritus/a status is to become effective.
For more information, refer to the APT Procedures Manual.
See also Retirement Procedures for information about both the process for retiring and for continuing non-tenured employment.