Adjunct faculty requirements

[Cox, Graeme]

Good afternoon all.

 

I was contacted by a colleague asking about SACS requirements for adjuncts, especially for Activity classes.  Here is what we have at Lee:

 

Bachelor’s degree with 18 hours in Health/PE/KINE preferred; Certification in lieu of Bachelor’s required with Associate preferred.  Current CPR.

 

Here are my questions:

1.      As we face further cuts from the core, should this change also reflect a better educated instructor for the reduced number of offerings we may have?

2.      Do we harm our own majors by making these classes available to anyone with a certification?  There are no requirements for even a high school diploma in this definition.

3.      Is it too difficult to find instructors who meet the Bachelor’s criteria above?

4.      What if a Bachelor’s in anything and a certification was required?

 

I am  mostly relaying her questions.  I don’t know what would be required to change anything at the SACS level, but I believe this is one of the reasons we are seen as expendable.  They think anyone can teach our classes.  They see no difference between our college degrees and a weekend certification.  Both can teach at college.  When I was a grad student at UH I at least had my bachelors in Kinesiology.  I know for specialized courses like martial arts etc., any changes may be problematic.  I just wanted to throw it out there.  Any feedback would be valued.  Thanks for your time.

 

Graeme Cox

Division Chair

Kinesiology, Athletics and Wellness

281-425-6223

www.lee.edu

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[Almstedt, Richard H]

I have three adjuncts that teach with certifications.  They are teaching Yoga, Tai Chi, Country Western Dance and Ballet I.  I have one Bachelor’s plus 18 teaching Bowling and First Aid & Safety (Red Cross Certified).  I have one PhD in Math that teaches Karate (multiple certifications) and one MA in English that teaches NIA (multiple certifications).  I prefer to hire adjuncts with a minimum of a Bachelor’s and strive for the Masters.

 

Richard H. Almstedt

Department Chair for Kinesiology & Dance

Lone Star College – Kingwood

281-312-1656

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[Bonnette, Randy]

My institution prefers all adjunct faculty have master’s degrees or at least 18 hours in that field.  However, for one-hour elective courses they MUST, no exception, have a bachelor’s of some kind (BA, BS, etc…) and a certification for a recognized organization stipulating they have the expertise to teach a class in the topic in question.  Much like Richard of Yogi would need a certification, as would someone teaching first aid (Red Cross), strength and conditioning/weight training (NSCS CPT or CSCS, ACE) for example.

 

Randy Bonnette

Chair, Kinesiology and Military Science

Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

(361)825-6072

[Patty Donaldson]

Except for CPR, all our adjuncts teaching lecture classes must have a masters (in something, but preferably Kinesiology/Health) with 18 hours in Kinesiology or Health. Our instructors that teach activity class must have either: bachelors in Kinesiology, bachelors with 18 hours in Kinesiology, or certification in classes they teach (my wonderful aerobics instructor has no college credit but goes annually to be re-certified - she is about the best activity instructor I have!)

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