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Credentialing Guidelines

The VPAA and the Academic Deans reserve the right to review individual courses for competencies.

In addition, all faculty must meet any other requirements of the program, discipline or course accreditation/certification (e.g., State Board of Nursing, Florida Department of Law Enforcement).

  1. Faculty teaching baccalaureate level courses: a doctorate or a master’s degree in the teaching discipline or a master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline). At least 25 percent of the discipline course hours in each major at the baccalaureate level are taught by faculty members holding the terminal degree—usually the earned doctorate— in the discipline, or the equivalent of the terminal degree.
  2. Faculty teaching general education courses: a doctorate or a master’s degree in the teaching discipline or a master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
  3. Faculty teaching associate degree courses designed for transfer to the baccalaureate degree: a doctorate or a master’s degree in the teaching discipline, or a master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
  4. Faculty teaching associate degree courses not designed for transfer to the baccalaureate degree: a master’s degree in the teaching discipline; a baccalaureate or associate degree and demonstrated competencies in the teaching discipline is acceptable in limited disciplines.
  5. Faculty teaching developmental education courses must have a baccalaureate degree in a discipline related to the teaching assignment.
  6. Faculty teaching noncredit occupational and non-degree diploma courses (CCP, CCE, Avocational): college degree and/or specialized training/industry certifications; competence gained through work experience; minimum academic preparation must be at the same level at which the instructor is teaching. (For all courses, coursework within the degree must reflect competencies in the courses to be taught.)