401-1 Faculty Qualifications
| Title: |
Faculty Qualifications |
| Owner: |
Provost |
| Last Update/Revised: |
07/31/2024 |
Policy: In alignment with Aspen University's accreditation, the university has clear policies on faculty qualifications, roles and responsibilities. The minimum degrees the faculty members possess must have been awarded by institutions accredited by agencies that are recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and /or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or, for non-U.S. institutions, an accepted foreign equivalent that is listed in the International Handbook of Universities (18th ed.).
Purpose: The purpose of these qualifications is to ensure that Aspen University employs high quality faculty that strive to assist students with their academic endeavors. The following provides additional faculty qualification requirements on a degree/program basis. For any clarification on faculty qualifications, please contact the Dean and/or the Director of Faculty Services:
Degrees in Specialized Fields: Faculty teaching courses that are part of a degree in a specialized field must possess the appropriate credential and degree in the subject being taught as demonstrated through their professional experience, along with their terminal degree.
Undergraduate Degrees: Faculty teaching courses that are part of an undergraduate degree program must possess, at a minimum, a degree at least one level above that of the program that they are teaching and demonstrate expertise in the subject field of the discipline. Faculty members teaching general education courses at the undergraduate level must possess a Master’s degree in the assigned general education subject field, or have a Master’s degree and 18 semester hours in the general education subject field.
Master’s Degree: All Master’s program faculty must have an earned doctorate/terminal degree relevant to the program being offered.
Professional Doctoral Degrees: All teaching faculty who instruct doctoral students must have terminal degrees in a relevant field of study from other appropriately accredited institutions, either a professional doctorate or a doctor of philosophy.
Documents:
Faculty Handbook