{"id":1353,"date":"2022-10-17T10:41:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2022-12-09T14:34:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T19:34:18","slug":"faculty-credentials-and-equivalent-tested-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/uncategorized\/faculty-credentials-and-equivalent-tested-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Credentials and Equivalent Tested Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The College for Creative Studies adheres to The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) guidelines on <em>Determining Qualified Faculty Through HLC\u2019s Criteria for Accreditation and Assumed Practices. <\/em>These guidelines state that institutions will use <em>credentials<\/em> as the primary mechanism to ascertain minimal faculty qualifications. HLC recognizes that <em>tested experience<\/em> also may be considered in determining faculty qualifications. \u00a0The following guidelines apply to all faculty members whose primary responsibility is teaching, including part-time, adjunct, dual credit, temporary, and\/or non-tenure track faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty credentials refer to the degrees that faculty have earned that establish their credibility as content experts and thus their competence to teach that content in the classroom.\u00a0 Common expectations for faculty credentials include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-list\"><ul class=\"advgblist-bd3e21a4-c08b-457b-9985-81a86d48a5c8 advgb-list advgb-list-minus\"><li>Faculty teaching should have completed a program of study in the discipline or subfield (as applicable) in which they teach, and\/or for which they develop curricula, with coursework at least one level above that of the courses being taught or developed. Completion of a degree in a specific field enhances an instructor\u2019s depth of subject matter knowledge and is easily identifiable.<\/li><li>Faculty teaching in undergraduate programs should hold a degree at least one level above the program in which they are teaching. If a faculty member holds a master\u2019s degree or higher in a discipline other than that in which he or she is teaching, that faculty member should have completed a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline in which he or she is teaching.<\/li><li>Faculty teaching in graduate programs should hold the terminal degree determined by the discipline and have a record of research, scholarship, or achievement appropriate for the graduate program.<\/li><li>Faculty guiding doctoral education should have a record of scholarship and preparation to teach at the doctoral level. Research and scholarship should be appropriate to the program and degree offered.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equivalent Tested Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to HLC, \u201cTested experience may substitute for an unearned credential or portions thereof.\u201d Criterion B.2, Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support state that \u201cwhen faculty members are employed based on equivalent experience, the institution defines a minimum threshold of experience and an evaluation process that is used in the appointment process.\u201d Consistent with HLC policy, \u201cexperience should be tested experience in that it includes a breadth and depth of experience outside of the classroom in real-world situations relevant to the discipline in which the faculty member would be teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Determining Faculty Credentials or Equivalent Tested Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a search has been authorized for a full-time faculty position, the Department Chair develops a job description in consultation with the appropriate Dean. Throughout the search process, the CCS Faculty Credential Table should be used to evaluate candidates to determine qualified faculty requirements. The Faculty Credential Table should also be used to assess qualifications for adjunct instructors as well as continuing education faculty. If a candidate does not meet the minimum required credentials as outlined in the table, the rubric for Equivalent Tested Experience should be used to determine whether or not the candidate is qualified in lieu of having the appropriate credential.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group advgb-dyn-f2a6aa86\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table advgb-table-frontend is-style-stripes\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffdd00\">DEPARTMENT<\/td><td style=\"background-color:#ffdd00\">LEVEL BEING TAUGHT<\/td><td style=\"background-color:#ffdd00\">COURSE LEVELS<\/td><td style=\"background-color:#ffdd00\">REQUIREMENT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022ADVERTISING<br>\u2022ART PRACTICE<br>\u2022COMMUNICATION DESIGN<br>\u2022CRAFT AND MATERIAL STUDIES<br>\u2022ENTERTAINMENT ARTS<br>\u2022FOUNDATIONS<br>\u2022ILLUSTRATION<br>\u2022LIBERAL ARTS<br>\u2022PHOTOGRAPHY<br>\u2022PRODUCT DESIGN<br>\u2022TRANSPORTATION DESIGN<\/td><td>BFA UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE<\/td><td>100-400<\/td><td>MFA WITH SPECIALTY RELATIVE TO COURSE CONTENT BEING TAUGHT OR OTHER MASTER\u2019S DEGREE WITH AT LEAST 18 GRADUATE CREDIT HOURS RELATIVE TO COURSE CONTENT BEING TAUGHT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ART EDUCATION<\/td><td>TEACHER CERTIFICATION<\/td><td>100-400<\/td><td>MA WITH STATE TEACHING CERTIFICATION OR MAAE OR MFA IN ART, STUDIO ART, OR ART EDUCATION<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffdd00\">DEPARTMENT &#8211; GRADUATE LEVEL<\/td><td style=\"background-color:#ffdd00\">LEVEL BEING TAUGHT<\/td><td style=\"background-color:#ffdd00\">COURSE LEVELS<\/td><td style=\"background-color:#ffdd00\">REQUIREMENT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022COLOR AND MATERIALS DESIGN<br>\u2022INTERACTION DESIGN<br>\u2022SYSTEMS DESIGN THINKING<br>\u2022TRANSPORTATION DESIGN<\/td><td>MFA GRADUATE DEGREE<\/td><td>500 &#8211; 700<\/td><td>MFA or PHD WITH SPECIALTY RELATIVE TO COURSE CONTENT BEING TAUGHT OR OTHER MASTER\u2019S DEGREE WITH AT LEAST 18 GRADUATE CREDIT HOURS RELATIVE TO COURSE CONTENT BEING TAUGHT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ART EDUCATION<\/td><td>MA GRADUATE DEGREE<\/td><td>500 &#8211; 700<\/td><td>MFA or PHD IN ART EDUCATION<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equivalent Tested Experience Rubric<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/academic-affairs\/equivalent-tested-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">Equivalent Tested Experience<\/a> form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Higher Learning Commission. (2020). <em>Determining Qualified Faculty Through HLC\u2019s Criteria for Accreditation and Assumed Practices. <\/em>Retrieved from &#8220;Determining Qualified Faculty Through<br>HLC\u2019s Criteria for Accreditation and Assumed Practices: Guidelines for Institutions and Peer Reviewers&#8221;.<\/p>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-bd3e21a4-c08b-457b-9985-81a86d48a5c8 > li{font-size:16px;}.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-bd3e21a4-c08b-457b-9985-81a86d48a5c8 > li{padding-left:18px;margin-left:0;}.wp-block-advgb-list ul.advgblist-bd3e21a4-c08b-457b-9985-81a86d48a5c8 > li:before{font-size:16px;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:18px;margin:2px;padding:2px;margin-left:-20px}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College for Creative Studies adheres to The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) guidelines on Determining Qualified Faculty Through HLC\u2019s Criteria for Accreditation and Assumed Practices. These guidelines state that institutions will use credentials as the primary mechanism to ascertain minimal faculty qualifications. HLC recognizes that tested experience also may be considered in determining faculty qualifications. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/uncategorized\/faculty-credentials-and-equivalent-tested-experience\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Faculty Credentials and Equivalent Tested Experience&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-policies-procedures","category-uncategorized"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Nadine Ashton","author_link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/author\/nashton\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/category\/employment-policies-procedures\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Employment Policies and Procedures<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Uncategorized<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Employment Policies and Procedures<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Uncategorized<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 3 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 17, 2022","modified":"Updated on December 9, 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 17, 2022 10:41 am","modified":"Updated on December 9, 2022 2:34 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1353"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1887,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353\/revisions\/1887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/faculty-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}