Exercise Science, Health & Physical Education, Recreation & Wellness | Yoga

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 of higher OR 
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree of higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field 
Instructional Council (IC)
Exercise Science, Health & Physical Education, Recreation & Wellness
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Yoga
Subjects
YOG
Description

CV or Resume

Employment verification of full or part-time experience in the field.

Rationale

These documents are needed to evaluate the depth/breadth of their training/education in the field.

Experience that comes from working in the field and recommendations from employers in the field are required to provide the total hours of experience and in what specific areas of yoga.

Occupational Experience

any Bachelors degree will qualify

Employment verification of full or part-time experience in the field.

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

any Bachelors degree will qualify

Description

Certificate of Completion: Yoga Instruction from SCC or other acceptable certifications from accrediting institutions.

Yoga Teaching certification, 200 hr.

Rationale

It is well established in the industry that Yoga instructors require a certification to be qualified to teach.