Faculty Guidelines

Credentialing Parameters for Particular Disciplines

Degrees and course work must be obtained from institutions that are "regionally accredited" through one of the following:

  • Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, WASC (ACCJC)
  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
    • Formerly known as North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
  • WASC Senior College and University Commission

Any deviation from this practice should be prepared as an alternative credentialing application. International credentials must be assessed as equivalent academic preparation by an approved evaluation service.

Course work submitted by the faculty applicant as graduate credit must be clearly designated by the granting institution as part of a graduate program, or formally validated by the granting institution as graduate level study. Official transcripts must be provided by the granting institution.


Student Life Skills

Course Prefix:
SLS 1101

SLS 1201

Minimum Requirements:
master's degree and teaching or training experience

Course Prefix:
SLS 1122

SLS 1122H*

Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree and LFMP7200, New Student Experience (NSE) Credentialing Training

*Advisory Note: Faculty members may need to take requisite training to teach Honors, Service Learning, online, mixed mode, and/or part of term modalities


Course Prefix:
SLS 1570
Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree and LCTS7113 Facilitating Digital Learning Strategies Training

Course Prefix:
SLS 2261

SLS 2261H**

Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree and leadership experience

**Advisory Note: Faculty members may need to take requisite training to teach Honors, online, mixed mode, and/or part of term modalities.


Course Prefix:
SLS 2940
SLS 2940H
Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree and LCTS7220 Introduction to Service Learning Training

Course Prefix:
SLS 1301
SLS 1303
SLS 2930
SLS 2941
Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree