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Application Process for Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Research Endorsement

Faculty and administrators must hold Graduate Faculty or GF with DRE status to teach graduate courses and serve on doctoral committees. Contract renewable (without research expectations) and part time faculty must hold Graduate Lecturer status. See Graduate Faculty Guidelines for further information.

Steps for Application Process

1. Application. Complete all applicable fields in the application. Sign using Adobe Verified Signature and email the application to your department chair or school director. They will then send this to the college dean for signatures. (See Adobe Verified Signature Instructions below.) Incomplete or unsigned applications will be sent back for completion.
2. Applicant or Dean’s representative emails the following documents to Carol.Steward@unco.edu.
   • GF or DRE/GF* Application
   • Optimizing Mentorship Module Certificates (GF, CGF and DRE)
   • Â鶹´«Ã½ Curriculum Vitae (download up-to-dated vita from Digital Measures)
   • *DRE/GF applications must also include PDFs of the first page only of three publications. (Not required for GF or CGF status.)

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Adobe Verified Signature Instructions

• Please do not print, hand write/sign forms or use DocuSign or AdobeSign. This removes the digital completion components. (Before starting application, check for little red flags on the signature lines — if they are not showing, be sure to download as explained in next bullet.)
• Download PDF documents and save them. Open with Adobe Acrobat to complete forms. Do not fill out forms in a browser or Mac Preview.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free at the .
• All faculty need to sign using Adobe Verified Signatures on the same form. (Follow in-app prompts to set up faculty signatures.) Save after each person signs.
• For help or further instructions, contact Carol.Steward@unco.edu.