JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Created 10/15/2018
FACULTY QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATION FORM
Memo to: Dr. Christine Sapienza, Interim Provost and SVPAA
Name of faculty member: _______________________ Department: ______________________
Area of instruction: ________________________________
Qualifications (select only one of the following):
This faculty has a ________ (state highest degree) from __________________________
I have reviewed his/her transcripts and ensured he/she has at least a Master’s degree and
has a minimum of 18 credit hours of graduate coursework in __________________
(state discipline), meeting SACS recommendations (see attached).
This faculty does not have the required qualifications to teach the course(s) listed above.
The attached Course Learning Outcomes Memo has been prepared to reflect his/her
alternate qualifications. (Attach Memo)
All necessary documentation has been requested from academic institutions granting the
degrees and proofs of those requests have been sent to Academic Affairs. The adjunct
understands and acknowledges that he/she will not be paid until all original transcripts are on
file in the Office of Academic Affairs.
If teaching discipline expands, further proof of adequate credentials may be required.
_______________________ ______________________
Division Chair Dean
_______________________ ______________________
Date Date
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Created 10/15/2018
Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on Colleges
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
FACULTY CREDENTIALS
- Guidelines -
Standard 6.2.a (Faculty qualifications) of the Principles of Accreditation reads as follows:
For each of its educational programs, the institution justifies and documents the
qualifications of its faculty members.
When an institution defines faculty qualifications using faculty credentials, institutions
should use the following as credential guidelines:
a.
Faculty teaching general education courses at the undergraduate level: doctorate or
master’s degree in the teaching discipline or master’s degree with a concentration
in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the
teaching discipline).
b.
Faculty teaching associate degree courses designed for transfer to a baccalaureate
degree: doctorate or master’s degree in the teaching discipline or master’s degree with
a concentration in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in
the teaching discipline).
c.
Faculty teaching associate degree courses not designed for transfer to the
baccalaureate degree: bachelor’s degree in the teaching discipline, or associate’s
degree and demonstrated competencies in the teaching discipline.
d.
Faculty teaching baccalaureate courses: doctorate or master’s degree in the
teaching discipline or master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline
(minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
e.
Faculty teaching graduate and post-baccalaureate course work: earned
doctorate/terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.
f.
Graduate teaching assistants: master’s in the teaching discipline or 18 graduate
semester hours in the teaching discipline, direct supervision by a faculty member
experienced in the teaching discipline, regular in-service training, and planned and
periodic evaluations.
Approved: College Delegate Assembly,
December 2006 Updated for
Revised Principles: April 2018