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FACULTY QUALIFICATIONS MANUAL

2017-2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 2

SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines

3

Faculty Qualifications – MSCC Guidelines

4

Foreign Credential Evaluations Services &

Helpful Websites

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Faculty Qualifications by Subject Area

9-20

Appendix A

21-25

Appendix B

26-27

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INTRODUCTION

This manual is intended to guide the reader through the process of qualifying faculty members at

Motlow State Community College. Both full-time and part-time faculty members are required to

meet the standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on

Colleges (SACS-COC). This handbook outlines the minimum qualifications needed to teach

courses in each discipline and program offered by MSCC.

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Motlow State Community College Faculty Qualifications Guidelines

Motlow State Community College employs faculty whose qualifications comply with the policies

and guidelines of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) and the standards of the Southern

Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Qualifications: Faculty members must meet requirements outlined in the Faculty Qualifications

Manual which include those of applicable professional accrediting and/or approval agencies.

Anyone teaching full-time or part-time, regardless of delivery method, must meet the same

qualifications.

Certification of Qualifications: Qualifications for all faculty must be certified by the appropriate

curriculum chair, an academic dean, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs through

signatures on the Faculty Credentials Approval Form (Appendix A). Candidates graduating from

foreign universities must supply appropriate qualifying credentials (and certified translation of

those credentials if presented in a language other than English) prior to employment. A list of

acceptable foreign credential evaluation services is presented in the following pages. Academic

degrees presented for credentialing will generally be awarded from regionally accredited

institutions. Motlow State Community College’s Faculty Qualifications Manual is the source for information

regarding the criteria for teaching all courses at the collegiate level. A review of this manual is

conducted annually by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the SACSCOC

leadership team.

If licensure or special certifications are required for the accreditation of an academic program,

these credentials must be filed with the Office of Human Resources prior to employment. It is the

responsibility of the faculty to ensure that such licensure or special certifications are renewed

when required.

Alternative Qualifications Review: Under limited special circumstances, faculty members may be

hired by exception. Exceptions to qualifications outlined in the Faculty Qualifications Manual

may occur in two cases:

The faculty member has outstanding professional experience and demonstrated

contributions to the teaching discipline which may be presented in lieu of formal

academic preparation.

The faculty member has training in a closely related discipline, and the competencies

needed to teach the course objectives/student learning outcomes are covered by the

documented training in the related discipline.

In these cases, qualifying documentation must be provided which may include academic

transcripts, professional letters of support, documentation of professional experience, current

certifications/licenses held, awards received or other pertinent items. After review of the

qualifying documentation, the curriculum chair must forward a justification letter to the

SACSCOC Liaison and the Vice President for Academic Affairs for review and approval (sample

letter in Appendix B).

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FOREIGN CREDENTIAL EVALUATION SERVICES AND

HELPFUL WEBSITES The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (website: www.naces.org) currently

includes the following members:

A2Z Evaluations, LLC 216 F Street #29 Davis, CA 95616

Phone: (530) 400-9266 Text: (530) 400-9266

email: http://www.a2zevaluations.com/sendmailform/contactform.htm

http://www.a2zeval.com

Academic Evaluation Services, Inc. 5620 E. Fowler Ave, Suite # Tampa, FL 33617

Phone: (813) 374-2020

Fax: (813) 374-2023

email: [email protected]

http://aes-edu.org

Center for Applied Research, Evaluations, & Education, Inc.

P.O. Box 18358

Anaheim, CA 92817

Phone: (714) 237-9272

Fax: (714) 237-9279


http://www.iescaree.com

e-ValReports Brad Spencer

e-ValReports

3213 W. Wheeler St., #287 Seattle, WA 98199

Phone: (206) 257-4249

e-mail: [email protected]

http://www.e-valreports.com

Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.

P.O. Box 514070

Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 Phone: (414) 289-3400

Fax: (414) 289-3411


http://www.ece.org

http://www.naces.org/

http://www.a2zevaluations.com/sendmailform/contactform.htm

http://www.a2zeval.com/

mailto:[email protected]


http://aes-edu.org/



http://www.iescaree.com/



http://www.e-valreports.com/



http://www.ece.org/

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Educational Perspectives, nfp.

P.O. Box 618056 Chicago, IL 60661-8056

Phone: (312) 421-9300 Fax: (312) 421-9353


http://www.edperspective.org

Educational Records Evaluation Service, Inc.

601 University Avenue, Suite 127

Sacramento, CA 95825 Phone: (916) 921-0790

Fax: (916) 921-0793


http://www.eres.com Evaluation Service, Inc.

333 W. North Avenue, #284

Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (847) 477-8569

Fax: (312) 587-3068

Email: [email protected]

http://www.evaluationservice.net

Foreign Academic Credential Service, Inc.

P.O. Box 400

Glen Carbon, IL 62034 Phone: (618) 656-5291

Fax: (618) 656-5292


http://www.facsusa.com

Foundation for International Services, Inc. 505 5th Avenue South, Suite 101 Edmonds, Washington 98020

Phone: (425) 248-2255 Fax: (425) 248-2262


http://www.fis-web.com

Global Credential Evaluators, Inc. 3515 – B Longmire Drive PMB 323 College Station, TX 77845

Phone: (800) 707-0979 Fax: (512) 528-9293


http://www.gceus.com


http://www.edperspective.org/



http://www.eres.com/



http://www.evaluationservice.net/



http://www.facsusa.com/



http://www.fis-web.com/



http://www.gceus.com/

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Global Services Associates, Inc.

409 North Pacific Coast Highway, #393 Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Phone: (310) 828-5709 Fax: (310) 828-5709


http://www.globaleval.org

International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc.

P.O. Box 2465

Denton, Tx 76202-2465 Phone: (940) 383-7498

Fax: (940) 382.4874


http://www.iacei.net

International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. 3600 Market Street, Suite 450 Philadelphia, PA 19101-2651

Phone: (215) 243-5858


http://icdeval.com

International Education Research Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 3665 Culver City, CA 90231-3665

Phone: (310) 258-9451 Fax: (310) 342-7086


http://www.ierf.org

Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.

International Education Consultants 7101 S.W. 102 Avenue

Miami, FL 33173 Phone: (305) 273-1616

Fax: (305) 273-1338


http://www.jsilny.com

SpanTran Educational Services, Inc. 2400 Augusta Drive, Suite 451

Houston, TX 77057

Phone: (713) 266-8805 Fax: (713) 789-6022

Email: https://www.spantran.com/contact-us/ http://www.spantran.com


http://www.globaleval.org/



http://www.iacei.net/



http://icdeval.com/



http://www.ierf.org/



http://www.jsilny.com/

https://www.spantran.com/contact-us/

http://www.spantran.com/

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Transcript Research

590 Centerville Rd, Box 107

Lancaster, PA 17601 Phone: (214) 810-1124

Fax: (888) 745-6756


http://transcriptresearch.com World Education Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 5087

Bowling Green Station New York, NY 10274-5087

Phone: (212) 966-6311 Fax: (212) 739-6100

email: http://wes.org/support/ http://www.wes.org



http://transcriptresearch.com/

http://wes.org/support/

http://www.wes.org/

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Faculty Qualifications by Subject Area

Note: *Qualifications listed herein are intended to establish minimum faculty qualifications.

No qualifications should be interpreted to exclude higher level degrees in the listed areas.

Master’s degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution.

Discipline Area Accounting

Course Prefix Minimum Requirements Qualifying Field

Transfer ACCT 1010, 1020 Master’s degree in Accounting or Master’s

degree with 18 graduate semester hours in Accounting.

Non-Transfer ACCT 2321, 2331, 2351, 2382

Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any

combination of the qualifying fields or

Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field with two

or more of the following:

Documentation of professional

certification (national, regional or state)


employment

Documentation of teaching excellence

Documentation of research and

publication

Documentation of relevant additional coursework beyond Bachelor’s degree

equivalent to 18 graduate semester hours or equivalent subject matter

coursework, CEU's, military, vendor training, etc.

Business, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Law,

Marketing, Management, Statistics,

Business Math, Business Education,

Economics, Sales

Discipline Area Anthropology


Transfer ANTH 2010 Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester

hours in qualifying field Anthropology

Discipline Area Art Appreciation, Art History and Art Studio


Transfer ARTA 1030,

1010, 1020, 1110, 1120, 2010, 2020,

2120

Master’s degree in a qualifying field; or

Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in a qualifying field

Art, Art Education, Art History

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Discipline Area Biology


Transfer BIOL Labs: 1030, 1110, 1120, 2010,

2020, 2230, 2420

Bachelor’s degree in a Science discipline

BIOL 1030, 1110, 1120, 1330, 2010,

2020, 2230, 2420

Master’s degree in a Biological science or DVM, MD, DDS, DO or Master’s degree with

18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields

Anatomy & Physiology Biochemistry

Biology Microbiology

Physiology

Zoology

Discipline Area Business


Transfer

Non-Transfer BUSN 1300,

1305,1310, 1320, 1330, 1340, 1350,

2100, 2310, 2330, 2340, 2360, 2370,

2375, 2380, ADMN 1302,

1308, 2390

Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s

degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields or Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field with two

or more of the following:

Documentation of professional certification (national, regional or state)


employment

Documentation of teaching excellence

Documentation of research and

publication

Documentation of relevant additional

coursework beyond Bachelor’s degree equivalent to 18 graduate semester

hours or equivalent subject matter

coursework, CEU's, military, vendor training, etc.

Business, Business Administration,

Accounting, Finance, Law, Marketing, Management, Statistics, Business Math, Business Education,

Economics, Sales

Discipline Area Chemistry


Transfer CHEM Labs:

1110, 1120, 2010, 2020

Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline

CHEM 1110,

1120, 2010, 2020

Master’s degree in Chemistry or a Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in

Chemistry

Chemistry

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Discipline Area Computer Science Programming


Transfer CISP 1010, 1020, 2410


degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical

Engineering, Information Technology

Non-Transfer CISP 1032, 1300 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s

degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any

combination of the qualifying fields or Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field with two

of the following:

Professional certifications

Two years professional employment

Teaching excellence awards

Research or publications

Relevant additional coursework beyond

Bachelor’s degree


Engineering, Information Technology

Discipline Area Cooperative Education

Course Prefix Minimum Requirements Qualifying Field Non-Transfer

COP 2010, 2020 Master’s degree in any field. Any area

Discipline Area Communications


Transfer COMM 1010,

1020, 1030, and 2500

Master’s degree in qualifying field or a Master’s

degree with 18 graduate semester hours in qualifying field.

Communications, Journalism,

Media Studies

Discipline Area Criminal Justice


Transfer

CRMJ 1010,

1020, 2010, 2020, 2120,

2400, 2550


degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields.

Criminal Justice or Criminology,

Administration of Justice, Public Safety, Law Enforcement, Police Science, Police Administration.

Discipline Area Early Childhood Education


Non-Transfer

ECED 1310, Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s Early Childhood Education, Child

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Discipline Area Early Childhood Education


Non-Transfer

2185, 2285,

2003, 2300, 2310, 2312,

2315, 2320, 2330, 2335,

2340, 2360,

2365, 2370,

2375, 2380, 2385, 2390,

degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields or

Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field with two of the following:





Relevant additional coursework beyond Bachelor’s degree

Development, Child & Family Studies and Family & Consumer

Sciences

Discipline Area Economics


Transfer ECON 2010, 2020 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s

degree with 18 graduate semester hours in a

qualifying field

Economics

Discipline Area Education


Transfer

EDU 1120,

2100, 2110

Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master's


Education, Educational Administration & Supervision,

Curriculum & Instruction, Instructional Leadership, Teacher

Education

Discipline Area Emergency Medical Responder

Course Prefix Minimum Requirements Qualifying Fields

Non-Transfer (Certificate) EMR 1010 Associates degree or higher with certifying

credentials in EMT (EMT-Paramedic and

Instructor-Coordinator designation) and coursework in a qualifying field

EMT-Paramedic, Nursing, or

related qualifying healthcare field

Skills Lab (EMT-Paramedic and Instructor-Coordinator designation)

EMT-Paramedic, Nursing, or related qualifying healthcare field

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Discipline Area Emergency Medical Technology (Advanced)


Non-Transfer (Certificate) EMSA 1111, 1112, 1201, 1202,

1501, 1502

Associates degree or higher with certifying

credentials in EMT (EMT-Paramedic and Instructor-Coordinator designation) and

coursework in a qualifying field


Skills Lab (EMT-Paramedic and Instructor-Coordinator

designation)

EMT-Paramedic, Nursing, or

related qualifying healthcare field

Discipline Area Emergency Medical Technology (Basic)


Non-Transfer (Certificate) EMSB 1101, 1102, 1111 1112,

1601, 1602 EMTI 1300

Associates degree with certifying credentials in EMT (EMT-Paramedic and Instructor-

Coordinator designation) and coursework in a

qualifying field




Discipline Area Emergency Medical Services Paramedic


Transfer EMSP 1311, 1401, 1801, 2303, 2402,

2403, 2412, 2513,

2802

Associates degree with certifying credentials in EMT (EMT-Paramedic and Instructor-

Coordinator designation) and coursework in a

qualifying field




Discipline Area English - Developmental Studies Writing


Non-Transfer (Learning Support) ENGL 0810 Bachelor’s degree with 18 hours in a qualifying

field English, English Education,

Literature, Journalism, Juris- doctorate, Technical Writing

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Discipline Area English


Transfer ENGL 1010, 1020, 2030, 2130,

2230, 2310, 2320,

2330, 2240, 2900, 2910

Master’s degree in a qualifying field or a

Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields

Creative Writing, English, Letters, Literature

Discipline Area Engineering


Transfer ENGR 2110, 2120, 2130

Master’s degree in a qualifying field Engineering or Physics

Discipline Area Geography


Transfer GEOG 1030, 2010 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s


Geography or Geosciences

Discipline Area Geology


Transfer GEOL1030 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or a

Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester

hours in any combination of the qualifying fields

Geology, Geosciences, Earth Science

GEOL Labs: 1030 Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field Geology, Geosciences, Earth Science

Discipline Area Health


Transfer HPE 2000, 2010, 2050, 2060, 2080,

2300, 2320, 2340, 2410



Health, Nutrition, Physical Education, Wellness

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Discipline Area History


Transfer HIST 1110, 1120, 2010, 2020, 2030,

2130



History, Civilization, American Studies

Discipline Area Information Systems


Transfer and Non-Transfer INFS 1010 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s



Engineering, Information Technology, Instructional

Technology

INFS 1290, IST 1070, 1240, 1250,

1260, 1295, 1500,

1750, 2050, 2730,

2800, ADMN 1302, CITC 1300, 1302, 1303, 1306,

1307, 1314

Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any

combination of the qualifying fields or Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field with two

of the following:





Relevant additional coursework beyond Bachelor’s degree


Engineering, Information Technology, Instructional

Technology

Discipline Area Interdisciplinary Studies

Course Prefix Minimum Requirements Qualifying Field Transfer

IDS 1010, 2100, 2200, HONS 1001,

1002, 1003, 1004,

Master’s degree in a qualifying field or


hours in any combination of the qualifying

fields, or Master’s degree with

documentation of teaching excellence,

research, or publication in the area of

teaching and learning.

Any area

IDS 1020, 1021,

1022, 1023, HONS 1020, 1021, 1022,

1023

Master’s degree in the seminar topic within

the discipline being taught or Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in

the seminar topic within the discipline being

taught

Specified area

IDS 2100 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or



fields, and evidence of ethics principles in

Any area

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Discipline Area Interdisciplinary Studies

Course Prefix Minimum Requirements Qualifying Field Transfer

graduate coursework. IDS 2200 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or

Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any combinat ion of the qualifying fields, and Covey trainer certification.

Any area

Discipline Area Math – Developmental Studies


Non-Transfer (Learning Support) MATH 0101, 0530, 0630, 0810

Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field or

bachelor’s degree with 18 graduate or

undergraduate semester hours in a qualifying field or any combination of 18 semester hours

in the qualifying fields

Mathematics, Math Education, Engineering, Physics, Statistics

Discipline Area Mathematics


Transfer MATH 1010 Master’s degree in the teaching discipline

or a Master’s degree with 18 graduate

semester hours in mathematics

Mathematics

MATH 1410, 1420

Master’s degree in the teaching discipline or a Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in mathematics

Mathematics

MATH 1530,

2050


Mathematics

MATH 1630, 1710, 1720, 1830, 1910, 1920, 2010, 2110, 2120


Mathematics

Non-Transfer

MATH 1003 Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field or bachelor’s degree with 18 graduate or undergraduate semester hours in a qualifying field or any combination of 18 semester hours in the qualifying fields

Mathematics, Math Education, Engineering, Physics, Statistics

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Discipline Area Mechatronics


Non-Transfer

MECH 1100,

1200, 1300,

1500, 1900,

2100, 2200,

2300, 2400,

2500, 2600

Bachelor’s or higher degree in a qualifying

field

or

Bachelor’s or higher degree in any

discipline and certifying credentials:

30 undergraduate hours or 18 graduate

hours of coursework in a qualifying

field

or

Bachelor’s or higher degree with relevant

supplemental experiential experience:


or


or

A.A.S. in a qualifying discipline and four

years of relevant professional employment

Mechanical or Electrical

Engineering (including their

subdisciplines and related

interdisciplinary engineering fields)

Engineering Technology

Mechatronics/Industrial

Automation or equivalent field

Physics

Discipline Area Medical Laboratory Technician


Non-Transfer

All MLT courses

Bachelor’s or higher degree in a qualifying

field

And

Licensed Medical Laboratory Professional

And

Three years clinical laboratory experience

Medical Lab Technician

Clinical Bachelor’s or higher degree in a qualifying

field

And

Licensed Medical Laboratory Professional

And

Three years clinical laboratory experience

Medical Lab Technician

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Discipline Area College Learning Strategies

Course Prefix Minimum Requirements Qualifying Field Non-Transfer

MSCC 1300 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or



fields, or Master’s degree with

documentation of teaching excellence,

research, or publication in the area of

teaching and learning.

Any area

Discipline Area Music


Transfer MUSA 1030, 1110, 1120, 1300,

1400, 1410, 1420,

1430, 1440, 1610, 1620, 1630,1640, MUSP 1021,

MUSP 1141, 1810,

1820, 1830, 1840, 2110, 2300

Master’s degree in a qualifying field; or Master’s

degree with 18 graduate semester hours in a qualifying field

Music

MUS 1530, 1540,

1710, 1712, 1720, 1722, 1732, 1742, 1752, 1762, 1772

Bachelor’s degree with evidence of one or more of the following: performance coursework or evidence of professional experience or teaching experience in the instrument

Music, Music Education

Discipline Area Nursing


Non-Transfer NRSG 1130, 1320, 1330, 1340, 1370,

1710, 1720, 2240,

2730, 2740, NURS 1050, 1070, 1350, 1400, 1410, 1420,

2130, 2410, 2420

Master’s degree in Nursing. Active Tennessee

RN license. Educational specialization and/or experience in area of teaching assignment.

Registered Nurse

NRSG and/or NURS Clinicals

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and sufficient clinical experience in area of teaching

assignment. Active Tennessee RN license and

CPR for Healthcare Provider certification. Specific hospital requirements such as clinical

background check and urine drug screen,

tuberculosis evaluation, flu vaccine and code of conduct if requested.

Registered Nurse

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Discipline Area Physical Education


Transfer PHED 1010, 1020, 1030, 1060, 1140,

1150, 1160, 1190,

1210, 1240, 1410, 1420


Master’s degree with 18 graduate hours in any combination of the qualifying fields

Physical education, recreation,

health, wellness, fitness, exercise science and athletic training

Discipline Area Physics


Transfer PHYS 2010, 2020, 2110, 2120 LABS

Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field Physics, Engineering

PHYS 2010, 2020, 2110, 2120

Master’s degree in a qualifying field or a Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester


Physics, Engineering

Discipline Area Political Science


Transfer POLS 1030, 2010 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s

degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any

combination of the qualifying fields

Political Science, Public Administration

Discipline Area Psychology


Transfer PSYC 1030, 1040, 2014, 2120,

2130



qualifying field.

Psychology, Clinical Psychology

Discipline Area Reading – Developmental Studies


Non-Transfer (Learning Support) READ 0810 Bachelor’s degree with nine hours in a

qualifying field Reading, Language Arts Education, Adult Education & Reading

Education

Discipline Area Real Estate


Non-Transfer RES 2010 Associate's degree or higher; Real Estate

license

Any academic area

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Discipline Area Service Learning


Non-Transfer SERV 1010 Bachelor’s degree in any discipline Any academic area

Discipline Area Social Work


Transfer SWRK 2010 Master’s degree in a qualifying field or Master’s


qualifying field.

Social Work

Discipline Area Sociology


Transfer SOCI 1010, 1020, 2010, 2400, 2550



qualifying field.

Sociology

Discipline Area Spanish


Transfer SPAN 1010, 1020,

2010, 2020

Master’s degree in a qualifying field or a Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester


Spanish, Spanish Literature

Discipline Area Speech


Transfer SPCH 1010, 2010,

2020


Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in a qualifying field

Speech Communications, Oratory, Speech

Discipline Area Theatre


Transfer THEA 1030, 1040,

2020


Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields

Theatre, Theatre Arts, Drama, Dramatic Art

Questions concerning this manual should be addressed to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Motlow State Community College

Faculty Credentials Approval Form

Faculty Name Employee ID#

Appointment Type: _Full‐Time Part‐Time Date of Hire

Department

Teaching Discipline ___________________________________ ________Non‐Transfer Transfer

(Multiple teaching disciplines will require multiple Faculty Credential Approval forms)

INSTRUCTIONS

Part 1 – Identify basis for teaching qualifications.

Part 2 – List specific qualifying credentials.

Part 3 – Designate courses qualified to teach.

Part 4 – Approve instructor’s qualifications through Human Resources.

Part 5 – Approvals

Page 1 of 5

Appendix A

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Page 2 of 5

Faculty Name

PART 1. CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENT CHECKLIST

Transferable College‐Level Courses

Master’s degree or higher in the teaching discipline or qualifying field OR

Master’s degree in any discipline with 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline or qualifying field.

OR

Alternative credentials with letter of rationale and documentation attached

Non‐Transferable College Level Courses

Bachelor’s degree in the teaching discipline, or associate’s degree and demonstrated

competencies in the teaching discipline. OR

Alternative credentials with letter of rationale and documentation attached.

Laboratory

Bachelor’s degree or higher in teaching discipline. OR


Learning Support Courses

Learning Support Mathematics

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics OR

Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field or Bachelor’s degree with 18 graduate or undergraduate hours in a qualifying field or any combinations of 18 semester hours in the qualifying fields

OR

Master’s degree in Mathematics or a Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in

Mathematics OR


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Faculty Name

Learning Support Reading

Bachelor’s degree in English, Reading, English Education, Adult Education or Reading

Education and 9 semester hours in Reading (graduate, undergraduate or a combination)

OR

Master’s degree in Education and 9 semester hours in Reading (graduate, undergraduate or a combination)

OR

Master’s degree in Reading

OR


Learning Support Writing

Bachelor’s degree in English or a qualifying field, (English Education, Literature, Technical Writing) and 18 semester hours in English (graduate, undergraduate or a combination)

OR

Master’s degree in English

OR

Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in English OR


PART 2. QUALIFYING CREDENTIALS

A. College Degrees

Degrees and transcripts (list highest to lowest). Check box if original transcript is on file.

Transcript

On File Degree Institution Discipline Year Completed

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Faculty Name

B. Semester Credit Hours in Discipline

Complete this section if Master’s degree or higher are not in teaching discipline.

(Semester hours/1.5 = Quarter hours).

Graduate/

Undergrad. Rubric/Number and Course

Title Credit Hours

Quarter

(27)

Credit Hours

Semester (18)

Institution

Total Credit Hours Earned

C. Certificates or Licenses

Copy On

File Description Agency Number

D. Teaching Experience

Discipline Institution # of Years

E. Other Qualifying Work Experience

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Faculty Name

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PART 3. COURSES QUALIFIED TO TEACH Courses Credentialed to Teach

Course Rubric & Number Course Title Credit Hours

PART 4. VERIFICATION OF TRANSCRIPTS IN HUMAN RESOURCES

All original and official transcripts are on file for all credentials listed under Part 2A above.

Some or all original and official transcripts are missing for the following institutions listed in Part 2A. Note: These transcripts must be acquired as part of the Transcript Agreement above.

PART 5. APPROVALS

For College Use Only

We have examined appropriate documentation and certify that the above named faculty member meets

credentialing requirements for courses to be taught.

Recommended for years credit toward tenure and promotion.

Justification and rationale documentation are attached.

Curriculum Chair Date Dean Date

Vice President for Academic Affairs Date

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Appendix B August 31, 2016

RE: Faculty Credentialing for Jane Doe

Based on Jane Doe’s previous teaching experience and education, Ms. Doe has been credentialed

to teach READ 0810: Learning Support Reading. With Tennessee state licensure to teach in

grades preK-3 with add-on endorsements for grades 4-8, Ms. Doe’s previous fifteen years of

teaching in the Mayberry County School system deem her qualified to teach Learning Support

Reading at Motlow State Community College.

In addition to her previous experience, her Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education and

subsequent educational coursework have given her ample experiences for the reading course. In

her CDFS 0430 Nursey School Practicum course (now known as ECE 0430 Preschool

Practicum), Ms. Doe was required to meet student learning objectives that prepared her to teach

reading. According to the course syllabus, “The student will identify and plan developmental

goals and objectives and to implement and evaluate appropriate learning experiences in all the

developmental and curriculum areas on an individual basis and as a team member (TN Teacher

ECE Licensure Standard 1, 3, and 5)” and “use appropriate content and employ a variety of

methods and techniques in each curriculum area (TN Teacher ECE Licensure Standard 5).” These

state standards include extensive requirements for teaching reading. These standards include

understanding key ideas and details in a text, as well as comprehension of the material and

analysis of the text. (See attached Tennessee State English Language Arts Standards for Grade

3.) These student learning outcomes for the Preschool Practicum align with the following READ

0810 competencies: “Main Ideas: Identify clear main ideas or purpose of text” and “Supporting

Details: Locate basic facts that are clearly stated, summarize basic ideas and events.”

To add to Ms. Doe’s educational preparation, she completed a four hour course, READ 0435,

entitled Methods in Teaching Reading. This course prepared her to teach the following outcomes

of MSCC’s READ 0810 course, specifically the following READ 0810 competencies: 1. “Strategic Reading: Demonstrate the use of cognitive reading process elements to aid

comprehension and memory, such as activating, integrating, and building background knowledge; use

visual and other sensory images; and, develop emotional connections to text; demonstrate appropriate

adjustment of reading method and rate according to the difficulty of text and purpose for reading;

create effective study guides (maps, outlines, summaries, etc.) that incorporate understanding texts’

main ideas, supporting details, and organizational patterns; use information from visual aids such as

maps, charts, graphs, time lines, tables, and diagrams in understanding text; employ a study method

that includes steps such as previewing;

2. Critical Reading/Logic: Draw simple generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas, and

so on; distinguish between fact from opinion; demonstrate the ability to comprehend, apply,

synthesize, and evaluate information, as well as ideas from text; and

3. Vocabulary Development: Use context to understand words and phrases, including basic

figurative language.”

Therefore, this educational course has been considered appropriate for Ms. Doe’s ability to

teach READ coursework.

Beyond these two courses, Ms. Doe also completed CDFS 4380 Infant and Toddler

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Practicum (now known as ECE 4380). As part of the course, Ms. Doe was required to

“identify and design appropriate developmental goals, objectives, and activities that will

meet the individual needs of infants and toddlers (TN Teacher ECE Licensure Standard 1, 3,

and 5; Problem Identification Needs Assessment, Planning and Implementation)” and “plan

and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and teaching strategies for infants

and toddlers that could be used in a variety of early care and education settings (TN Teacher

ECE Licensure Standard 5; Planning and Implementation). Based on the Tennessee Early

Developmental standards for birth to 48 months in Language and Early Literacy, Ms. Doe

had to design and implement language and reading foundational skills for these early

developmental standards. These standards include exploring relationships and making

connections between literature and real world experiences, a commonality also shared with

Learning Support Reading competencies which, per the READ 0810 standard syllabus,

require students to “make emotional connections to text” and understand

“Organization/Relationships: Determine when events occurred; identify clear cause-effect

relationships; and, identify similarities and differences between people, ideas, and events”

(See attached Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards Birth-48 months and

standard READ 0810 Learning Support Reading syllabus.)

Based on an analysis of student learning outcomes for Jane Doe’s college coursework, her

Tennessee teaching licensure, and her previous teaching experience, Ms. Doe has been deemed

qualified to teaching READ 0810 Learning Support Reading at Motlow State Community

College.

Sincerely,

Meagan McManus

Curriculum Chair, Languages

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