Family and Consumer Sciences | Textiles and Clothing

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree or higher OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with a combination of 24 upper division and/or graduate credits in the teaching field
Instructional Council (IC)
Family and Consumer Sciences
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Textiles and Clothing
Subjects
TEC
Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Apparel Design, Clothing and Textiles in Business, Textiles, Fiber Science, Historical Costume, Home Economics, Family Consumer Science

Description

Letter from employer(s) listing years of employment with brief job description.

Rationale

Supporting documentation to show years of experience.