Faculty Membership

Full-time members of the faculty have the same academic status as members of the faculty of other institutions of the LSU System.

The four faculty academic levels are, in the ascending rank order: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor.

Full-time academic personnel who do not hold tenure and whose primary role is related to:

• a clinical setting but are designated by the word "Clinical" following their academic rank.
• a research setting are designated by the word "Research" following their academic rank.

Part-time academic personnel whose primary role is related to:

• a clinical setting are designated by the word "Clinical" preceding their academic rank.
• a non-clinical setting are designated by the words "Part-time" following their academic rank.

Faculty primarily involved in activity outside of the LSU System are designated by the term "Adjunct".

Retired faculty members may be designated by the term "Emeritus".

The term "Visiting" indicates a courtesy title held by a visiting full-time faculty member.

The title "Special Lecturer" is limited to part-time appointments without rank or designation and is restricted to experts whose primary occupation is the practice of their profession.