10.03 S17 Review Experience Definitions for Disciplines Not Requiring a Master’s Degree Whereas, Title 5 §53404 (last amended in 1994) defines experience, as required for faculty minimum qualifications, solely in terms of years of full-time experience; and Whereas, The current requirement of basing the required experience in disciplines not requiring a master’s degree on years of full-time experience emphasizes quantity of experience over quality of experience and excludes applicants who may be well-rounded in their fields but who have not worked full-time for the number of years required to meet the minimum qualifications stated in Title 5 §53410, thus reducing the pool of otherwise qualified applicants for faculty positions in those disciplines; Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with discipline faculty to investigate applications of the current definitions of professional and occupational experience and report its findings by Fall 2017. Contact: Eric Narveson, Evergreen Valley College, Standards and Practices Committee MSC 10.04 S17 Review Experience Requirements for Disciplines Not Requiring a Master’s Degree Whereas, The professional experience components of the minimum qualifications for faculty in disciplines not requiring a master’s degree are identical regardless of whether or not the degree earned is in the discipline; and Whereas, The lack of any credit from earning an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in the discipline directly related to the faculty member’s teaching assignment towards the professional experience requirement disregards the expertise gained by completing a degree in that discipline; Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with discipline faculty to explore the potential of revising the minimum qualifications for disciplines not requiring a master’s degree in order to allow for appropriate credit for years of professional experience when an associate’s or bachelor’s degree is completed in the specific discipline and report its findings by Fall 2017. Contact: Stacey Searl-Chapin, Mt. San Jacinto College, Standards and Practices Committee MSC 10.05 S17 Equivalency Resources for Local Senates Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has long asserted that all faculty must exemplify what it means to be an educated person through the attainment of depth
10.03 S17 Review Experience Definitions for Disciplines Not Requiring a Master’s Degree Whereas, Title 5 §53404 (last amended in 1994) defines experience, as required for faculty minimum qualifications, solely in terms of years of full-time experience; and Whereas, The current requirement of basing the required experience in disciplines not requiring a master’s degree on years of full-time experience emphasizes quantity of experience over quality of experience and excludes applicants who may be well-rounded in their fields but who have not worked full-time for the number of years required to meet the minimum qualifications stated in Title 5 §53410, thus reducing the pool of otherwise qualified applicants for faculty positions in those disciplines; Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with discipline faculty to investigate applications of the current definitions of professional and occupational experience and report its findings by Fall 2017. Contact: Eric Narveson, Evergreen Valley College, Standards and Practices Committee MSC 10.04 S17 Review Experience Requirements for Disciplines Not Requiring a Master’s Degree Whereas, The professional experience components of the minimum qualifications for faculty in disciplines not requiring a master’s degree are identical regardless of whether or not the degree earned is in the discipline; and Whereas, The lack of any credit from earning an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in the discipline directly related to the faculty member’s teaching assignment towards the professional experience requirement disregards the expertise gained by completing a degree in that discipline; Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with discipline faculty to explore the potential of revising the minimum qualifications for disciplines not requiring a master’s degree in order to allow for appropriate credit for years of professional experience when an associate’s or bachelor’s degree is completed in the specific discipline and report its findings by Fall 2017. Contact: Stacey Searl-Chapin, Mt. San Jacinto College, Standards and Practices Committee MSC 10.05 S17 Equivalency Resources for Local Senates Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has long asserted that all faculty must exemplify what it means to be an educated person through the attainment of depth
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