Education | Career and Technical Education

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 
Instructional Council (IC)
Education
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Career and Technical Education
Subjects
CTE
Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Education Elementary, Education Secondary + (discipline) Educational Leadership, Educational Leadership and Innovation Educational Administration, Higher Education 
Administration and Supervision Teacher Leadership , Instructional Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum Leadership, Educational Policy
Educational Management, English as a Second Language Teaching and Learning Multicultural Education. Culturally Responsive Education, Educational Technology, Educational Psychology
Literacy Education/Reading, Language Education Music Education, Physical Education, Art Education, Theatre Education, Dance Education, Special Education, Gifted Education
World Language Education, Early Childhood Education, English Language Learning, English as a Second Language Bilingual Education

Description

Letter from employer with dates of employment, job title, and duties.

Rationale

Documentation of time and appropriate work experience.