Faculty Qualifications

Credentialing Category

Requirements

Faculty must possess minimum qualifications as specified in the following guidelines.

General Education (AGEC)

  • A master's degree in the teaching field, or
  • A master's degree with 24 upperdivision and/or graduate semsester hour in the teaching field, or
  • A master's degree with 15 graduate hours in the teaching field.

Other College Level ACADEMIC Credit Courses

  • Same qualification as those listed for General Education, or
  • Bachelor's degree in the teaching field, or
  • Bachelor's degree plus 15 graduate semester hours in the teaching field OR 24 upper division and/or graduate semester hours in the teaching field.

Practice- Oriented Disciplines OR Vocational/Occupational Oriented Programs of Study

  • Bachelor's degree in the field of study, or
  • Faculty may demonstrate proficiency through five (5) years or more work experience in the field, or
  • Through tested experience in the field (such as professional certification or licensure examinations), or
  • Through their work in the field that has validated their talent through publication or critical and public acclaim (such as in the case of an artist or musician)

Conversational courses in Native American or foreign languages

Faculty qualifications may be approved through formal recognition of competence by the Principal Chief, Vice Principal Chief or Tribal Governor or Vice Governor or through the Tribal Office dedicated to Native American language studies.

Qualifications may also be proven through a nationally recognized rating of proficiency in the foreign languages to be taught.

Non-credit Personal Interest Courses (All 070 courses)

Faculty qualifications are largely dependent on experience indicating the relevance of a person’s experience both at a degree level and to the specific content of the courses. Some objective measure must be used to ensure that the individual’s knowledge and expertise is sufficient for determining what students learn and what they have learned.

Special Exceptions

The Vice President of Academic Programs and Services may approve exceptions to the minimum qualifications for a faculty member if the individual has unique qualifications for teaching and the District has been unable to secure a faculty member with the requiste qualifications.

Note: All coursework and degrees must be from regionally accredited institutions.


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