Departmental and College deadlines for the tenure and/or promotion evaluation process are adjusted annually, based upon the Campus deadlines established by the appropriate Vice Chancellor(s). The Department and College deadlines must provide adequate opportunity for due process in the consideration of an applicant's nomination, for candidate response, and time for reconsideration and appeal of adverse decisions. Nomination to the rank of Associate Professor and consideration for tenure may take place in the same year, but they are separate processes with distinct deadlines and documentation requirements. The file for tenure may also be considered the file for promotion.