Faculty Information

Qualifying Credentials by Course and Program

Accreditation qualifications and rationale: While academic credentials in most cases may be the standard qualification for faculty members, other types of qualifications may prove to be appropriate. Examples could include:

  • Appropriately related work experiences in the field

  • Professional licensure and certifications related to the teaching assignment

  • Honors and awards

  • Continuing professional development

  • Relevant peer-reviewed publications

  • Continuous documented excellence in teaching

These types of qualifications are especially important in professional, technical, and technology-dependent fields.

Qualifications for teaching non-transferrable technical courses depend heavily on professional experience and appropriate certifications. In the case that credentials do not conform to traditional guidelines, the appropriate dean must provide an overall assessment of the professional experience or appropriate licensures or alternative credentials Faculty Certification of Credentials Form, describing the qualifications related to the teaching area.

 

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2024:

The Comprehensive List of Faculty Qualifying Credentials by Course and Program is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF). You may need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin to view the file.

 

Faculty Hiring Pay Scale

The following pay scale applies to new faculty hires for the 2025-2026 academic year (9-month contracts). Salary levels are based on academic degree and experience points. 

Experience Points

Doctorate

Masters

Bachelors

Associate

Certificate

0

$47,136

$41,240

$38,923

$36,607

$35,449

1

$47,952

$42,068

$39,618

$37,167

$35,942

2

$48,887

$42,892

$40,385

$37,878

$36,624

3

$49,822

$43,717

$41,152

$38,588

$37,306

4

$50,758

$44,542

$41,920

$39,299

$37,988

5

$51,693

$45,366

$42,687

$40,010

$38,671

6

$52,629

$46,190

$43,455

$40,721

$39,353

7

$53,564

$47,014

$44,223

$41,432

$40,036

8

$54,500

$47,838

$44,990

$42,142

$40,718

9

$55,436

$48,662

$45,758

$42,853

$41,401

10

$56,370

$49,486

$46,525

$43,563

$42,083

11

$57,297

$50,377

$47,131

$44,205

$42,742

12

$58,222

$51,284

$47,735

$44,254

$42,844

13

$59,149

$52,207

$48,341

$44,304

$42,890

14

$60,076

$53,199

$48,947

$44,352

$42,929

15

$61,001

$54,263

$49,552

$44,402

$42,960

16

$61,778

$55,294

$49,963

$44,503

$43,002

17

$62,554

$56,345

$50,375

$44,596

$43,093

18

$63,331

$57,471

$50,787

$44,680

$43,183

19

$64,108

$58,522

$51,198

$44,755

$43,272

20

$64,884

$59,154

$51,610

$44,821

$43,327

21

$65,661

$59,787

$52,022

$44,878

$43,378

22

$66,437

$60,420

$52,433

$44,927

$43,426

23

$67,214

$61,053

$52,845

$44,966

$43,469

24

$67,990

$61,685

$53,257

$44,997

$43,511

25

$68,768

$62,319

$53,668

$45,106

$43,564

26

$69,544

$62,951

$54,080

$45,209

$43,613

27

$70,320

$63,585

$54,492

$45,400

$43,763

28

$71,097

$64,218

$54,903

$45,590

$43,914

29

$71,873

$64,850

$55,315

$45,781

$44,064

30

$72,650

$65,484

$55,728

$45,971

$44,216

31

$73,426

$66,116

$56,139

$46,162

$44,366

32

$74,203

$66,749

$56,551

$46,352

$44,517

33

$74,980

$67,382

$56,963

$46,543

$44,667

34

$75,756

$68,015

$57,375

$46,733

$44,818

35

$76,533

$68,648

$57,786

$46,924

$44,968

36

$77,309

$69,281

$58,198

$47,114

$45,119

37

$78,086

$69,914

$58,610

$47,305

$45,269

38

$78,862

$70,547

$59,021

$47,495

$45,421

39

$79,639

$71,180

$59,433

$47,686

$45,571

40

$80,416

$71,812

$59,845

$47,876

$45,722

41

$81,193

$72,446

$60,256

$48,067

$45,872

42

$81,969

$73,078

$60,668

$48,257

$46,023

43

$82,745

$73,712

$61,080

$48,448

$46,173

44

$83,522

$74,344

$61,491

$48,638

$46,324

45

$84,298

$74,977

$61,903

$48,829

$46,474

 

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