University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tip Sheet: Faculty Promotion Entry (to Associate or Full)

If the Faculty Promotion is initiated using Change Job Promotion the Update Academic Appointment Business Process will kick off as a Sub Process and a To Do will be assigned and will appear in My Tasks in Workday. If the Update Academic Appointment To Do is not triggered, then update by navigating to the Job Profile > Academic > Current Appointments and clicking update. More information can be found in the Managing Academic Appointments in Workday Job Aid. 

Note: For Joint appointments entry is required for both appointments.

Key Details to Check and Update

  • Start Date: Effective date of the change. Should align with the date their promotion was processed on their paid position.
  • Employment Position: Make sure the correct employment position is populated

Current appointment details highlighting start date and employment position

Appointment Information

  • Reason: Update Appointment > Promotion
  • Rank: Associate Professor (or Professor)
  • Title: Associate Professor (or Professor)
  • Identifier: Make sure correct (Tenure-Primary vs Tenure-Joint)
  • Roster percent: 100% if only tenure-primary; otherwise Tenure-Primary and Tenure-Joint should equal 100%

Appointment Information include reason, rank, title, identifier, and roster percent.

Additional Appointment Information 

  • Click on arrow to show this data:
  • Academic Review Date: Overwrite with Post Tenure Review (PTR) date. The next PTR must be completed within 5 years after promotion. Note: If promotion to full, check date (it may already be accurate).

Additional appointment information with highlight of the dropdown arrow to the left of "Additional Appointment Information" and academic review date.

Tenure Information

  • Tenure Home: Should be the same as Academic unit unless this is a joint tenure appointment
  • Tenure Status: Change to tenured (if promotion to associate)
  • Probationary End Date: Delete date (if promotion to associate)
  • Tenure Award Date: Enter tenure award date (if promotion to associate)

Tenure information highlighting tenure home, tenure status, probationary end date, and tenure award date.

Updated: Apr. 27, 2026
Source URL: https://hr.wisc.edu/hr-guides/for-hr-professionals/tip-sheet-faculty-promotion-entry-to-associate-or-full/

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