Astronomy | Astronomy

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.

Academic

For academic disciplines, a graduate degree is required. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credit hours 
Instructional Council (IC)
Astronomy
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Astronomy
Subjects
AST
The following disciplines meet the requirements to teach in this field:

Astronomy any emphasis, Physics with astronomy emphasis, Geology with Planetary Sciences emphasis. Emphasis to be determined by Instructional Council review of course topics and thesis dissertation topic.

Course Subjects

AST or accepted prefixes to be determined by course topics and thesis/dissertation topic in Instruction Council review

Course Titles and Keywords

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Sun, Stellar, Nebular, Interstellar Medium, Relativity, Universe, Black holes, Galaxy or Galaxies, Spectroscopy, Quantum, Planetary, Cosmology, Cosmochemistry, any planet names, Exoplanets, Astronomical instrumentation, any moon names, Space Science, Remote Sensing, Habitable or Habitability, Astrobiology, Numerical Methods, Geophysics, Geodynamics, Geoscience, Orbital, Telescopes. Similar keywords and research related to thesis dissertation to be approved by the IC during review. Cross listed courses may be reviewed for subject matter.