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Faculty Credentials
Blue Ridge Community College follows the Faculty Credentials guidelines set by SACS-COC per the Comprehensive Standard 3.7.1 of the Principles of Accreditation. The standard reads as follows:
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When an institution defines faculty qualifications using faculty credentials, institutions should use the following as credential guidelines:a.
- Faculty teaching general education courses at the undergraduate level: doctorate or master’s degree in the teaching discipline or master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
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- Faculty teaching associate degree courses designed for transfer to a baccalaureate degree: doctorate or master’s degree in the teaching discipline or master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
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- Faculty teaching associate degree courses not designed for transfer to the baccalaureate degree: bachelor’s degree in the teaching discipline, or associate’s degree and demonstrated competencies in the teaching discipline.
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- Faculty teaching baccalaureate courses: doctorate or master’s degree in the teaching discipline or master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
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- Faculty teaching graduate and post-baccalaureate course work: earned doctorate/terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.
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- Graduate teaching assistants: master’s in the teaching discipline or 18 graduate semester ours in the teaching discipline, direct supervision by a faculty member experienced in the teaching discipline, regular in-service training, and planned and periodic evaluations.
Approved: College Delegate Assembly, December 2006
Faculty Competency
The SACS-COC permits in certain situations a waiver of traditional credential requirements for instructors (refer to SACS-COC Comprehensive Standard 3.7.1.). Blue Ridge Community College endorses the principle that some instructors, as a result of non-traditional educational or training experiences or as a result of related work experiences, are fully qualified to teach in many area. The College acknowledges the need in such circumstances to fully document and maintain a record of those competencies.
The Evidence of Competency/Capacity Form (See Appendix B) is completed for occupational extension instructors, literacy instructors, and others for whom formal credentials are required by accrediting or by common practice. This form is provided for supervisors of such instructors to document those competencies. This form is completed as soon as possible after hiring such an instructor, and the form along with any attachments become part of that instructor’s personnel file. (Attachments may include certificates that document non-traditional educational experiences, letters of reference that describe special skills and abilities possessed by the individual, etc.)
Compensation
BRCC offers a competitive pay scale for its curriculum full-time faculty according to a salary plan, which is sued to determine the starting salary or any salary changes caused by promotion, attainment of further education or degrees, assignment of special duties, merit pay, or Presidential awards (See BRCC Policies and Procedures 3.8.1.).
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