Faculty Guidelines
Credentialing Parameters for Particular Disciplines
Degrees and course work must be obtained from institutions that are "regionally accredited" through one of the following:
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, WASC (ACCJC)
- New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Formerly known as North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- WASC Senior College and University Commission
Any deviation from this practice should be prepared as an alternative credentialing application. International credentials must be assessed as equivalent academic preparation by an approved evaluation service.
Course work submitted by the faculty applicant as graduate credit must be clearly designated by the granting institution as part of a graduate program, or formally validated by the granting institution as graduate level study. Official transcripts must be provided by the granting institution.
Humanities
Course Prefix:
Humanities:
HUM 1XXX
HUM 2XXX*
Note: See below for course exceptions
Minimum Requirements:
master's degree in the following disciplines:
- Art History
- History
- Humanities
- Interdisciplinary Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities
- Literature
- Music History or Musicology
- Philosophy
- Religion or Theology
or
master's degree with 18 graduate semester hours in one or several of the following disciplines:
- Art History
- History
- Humanities
- Interdisciplinary Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities
- Literature
- Music History or Musicology
- Philosophy
- Religion or Theology
Middle-Eastern Humanities
Course Prefix:
Middle-Eastern Humanities:
HUM 2403
Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies, Humanities, Art History, History, Interdisciplinary
Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities, Literature, Music History
or Musicology, Philosophy, Religion or Theology
or
master's degree with 18 graduate semester hours in one or several of the following disciplines:
- Art History
- History
- Humanities
- Interdisciplinary Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities
- Literature
- Music History or Musicology
- Philosophy
- Religion or Theology
Of which 9 graduate semester hours (out of the 18) are within Middle Eastern studies in one or more of the qualifying fields:
- Art History
- History
- Literature
- Music History
- Philosophy
- Religion
African-American Humanities
Course Prefix:
African-American Humanities:
HUM 2454
Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree in Afro-American Studies, Humanities, Art History, History, Interdisciplinary
Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities, Literature, Music History
or Musicology, Philosophy, Religion or Theology
or
master's degree with 18 graduate semester hours in one or several of the following disciplines:
- Humanities
- Art History
- History
- Literature
- Music History or Musicology
- Philosophy
- Religion or Theology
- Interdisciplinary Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities
Of which 9 graduate semester hours (out of the 18) are within Afro-American Studies in one or more of the qualifying fields:
- Art History
- Philosophy
- History
- Music History
- Literature
- Religion
Asian Humanities
Course Prefix:
Asian Humanities:
HUM 2410
Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree in Asian Studies, Humanities, Art History, History, Interdisciplinary
Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities, Literature, Music History
or Musicology, Philosophy, Religion or Theology
or
master's degree with 18 graduate semester hours in one or several of the following disciplines:
- Humanities
- Art History
- History
- Literature
- Music History or Musicology
- Philosophy
- Religion or Theology
- Interdisciplinary Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities
Of which 9 graduate semester hours (out of the 18) are within Asian Studies in one or more of the qualifying fields:
- Art History
- Philosophy
- History
- Music History
- Literature
- Religion
Latin-American Humanities
Course Prefix:
Latin-American Humanities:
HUM 2461
Minimum Requirements:
master’s degree in Latin American Studies, Humanities, Art History, History, Interdisciplinary
Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities, Literature, Music History
or Musicology, Philosophy, Religion or Theology
or
master's degree with 18 graduate semester hours in one or several of the following disciplines:
- Humanities
- Art History
- History
- Literature
- Music History or Musicology
- Philosophy
- Religion or Theology
- Interdisciplinary Studies or Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Humanities
Of which 9 graduate semester hours (out of the 18) are within Latin American studies in one or more of the qualifying fields:
- Art History
- Philosophy
- History
- Music History
- Literature
- Religion