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