Danielle Buehrer SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison Kennesaw State University February 12 2019 SACSCOC Standard 62a For each of its educational programs the institution justifies and documents the qualifications of its faculty members ID: 775889
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FACULTY JUSTIFICATIONSMaking a Compelling Case
Danielle Buehrer
SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison
Kennesaw State University
February 12, 2019
Slide2SACSCOC Standard 6.2.a
For each of its educational programs, the institution justifies and documents the qualifications of its faculty members.
Slide3KSU must
Employ competent faculty members qualified to accomplish the mission and goals of the University;
Determine acceptable qualifications of its faculty; and,
Justify and document the qualifications of all faculty (full-time and part-time) at all locations for all courses and delivery modes.
Slide4KSU must make its case!
KSU must document the qualifications of its faculty
Undergraduate and graduate degrees, as appropriate;
Related work experience;
Professional licensure and certification;
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Honors and awards;
Research and publications;
Continuous documented excellence in teaching; and,
Other documented competencies and achievements that contribute to effective teaching and student learning outcomes.
Slide6KSU must
Align course content with specific academic and/or professional experience.
Slide7Flexibility and Risk
The higher the course level, the more challenging the justification for other types of faculty qualifications .
The later an institution is in its reaffirmation of accreditation process, the more conservative it should be when justifying other types of faculty qualifications.
Slide8SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines
Faculty teaching general education courses and baccalaureate courses must have a
Doctorate or master’s degree in the teaching discipline; or,
A minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline.
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Faculty teaching graduate and post-baccalaureate course work must have a
doctorate/terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline
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Graduate teaching assistants must have a
Master’s in the teaching discipline; or,
18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline and direct supervision by a faculty member experienced in the teaching discipline.
Slide10Examples
Doe, Jordan
Ph.D. (Chemistry), University of Virginia
CHEM 3601 Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 3601L Physical Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 3602 Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 3602L Physical Chemistry II
Lab
Doe, John
Ph.D. (Chemistry), Tulane University
CHEM 6620 Adv Topics in Physical Chem.
Slide11Doe, Jamie
Ph.D. (Mathematics), Lehigh University
ECON 2200 Principles of Economics-Macro
ECON 2300 Business Statistics
ECON 3300 App Stat & Optimization
Models
Doe
completed the following 18 graduate semester hours of courses in economics through his graduate work at Lehigh University:
ECON 719 Inter Macro (3), ECON 632 Adv Micro (3), ECON 555 Econometric Meth (3), ECON 754 Forecasting (3), ECON 772 Special Topics-Mathematical Statistics (3), ECON 772 Special Topics-Theory of Probability
Slide12Doe, Juan
M.A. (Art History), University of Michigan
DANC 3500 Pas de
Deux
/Pointe
Doe is an acclaimed performer and choreographer. He has taught at the Atlanta ballet Centre for Dance Education and held the role of Ballet Master with the Atlanta Ballet Fellowship Ensemble for over 20 years. He has taught at additional notable dance institutions, such as Alvin Ailey, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Montana ballet Company, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, and the British Dance Company.
Slide13Doe, Jane
Ph.D. (Philosophy), University of Iowa
GWST 1102 Love and Sex
GWST 3001 Feminist Theories
GWST 3090 Transnational
Feminisms
Doe’s Ph.D. focused on social and political philosophy, race, and gender. Her graduate
level research and coursework were interdisciplinary and
included feminist theory, critical race theory, and psychoanalysis. Her dissertation was on Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre, She has published a book on interdisciplinary feminist theorist/semiotician Julia Kristeva with Polity Press and an edited collection on Julia Kristeva with SUNY Press.
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She has published broadly in feminist theory in interdisciplinary contexts, especially the intersections among phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and social and political theory with a focus on gender and in prestigious venues, including Philosophy Today, PMLA, and in collections with major contemporary feminist theorists (Judith Butler, Elizabeth Grosz, Kelly Oliver, and Tina Chanter).
Slide15Peer Review Process
KSU is a Level VI SACSCOC institution-
Offers 4 or more doctoral degrees
.
Its peer reviewers are from
University of Florida, Tennessee State University, Auburn University, University of South Carolina, Texas Southern University, Texas State University, North Carolina State University, University of Virginia