Faculty Credentialing Manual

Revised: August 2023

Faculty

Credentialing

Manual

“Delivering a brighter future for our students and communities.”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 2

FACULTY CREDENTIALING GUIDELINES AND ACCREDITATION, REGULATION,

AND GOVERNANCE ................................................................................................... 3

COLLIN COLLEGE CREDENTIALING GUIDELINES ................................................. 5

EVALUATING/DOCUMENTING FACULTY CREDENTIALS AT COLLIN COLLEGE .. 6

Required Documentation for Graduates of Colleges and Universities in the U.S.

.................................................................................................................................. 6

Required Documentation for Graduates of Colleges and Universities Outside

of the U.S. ................................................................................................................ 7

Faculty Credential Inventory (FCI) System ........................................................... 9

GUIDELINES FOR ALTERNATIVE CREDENTIALING ............................................. 10

COLLIN COLLEGE CREDENTIALING REVIEW PROCESS..................................... 12

REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 12

Appendix A: Foreign Credential Evaluation Services and Helpful Websites .............. 56

Appendix B: Faculty Credential Inventory (FCI) Form ................................................ 57

Appendix C: Faculty Alternate Credentials Form ......................................................... 0

Appendix D: Credentialing Crosswalk .......................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION

Collin College is committed to the development of its students, which is at the core of its

mission. The mission statement of Collin College indicates that the college is a “student

and community-centered institution committed to developing skills, strengthening

character, and challenging the intellect.” The Core Values of the college support and

complement the mission of the institution by expressing that, “we have a passion for

Learning, Service and Involvement, Creativity and Innovation, Academic Excellence,

Dignity and Respect, and Integrity. These values reflect the firm commitment the

institution has for assisting students to reach their educational goals.

Through its campuses, centers, and programs, Collin College fulfills community and

industry needs and its statutory charge by providing:

• Academic courses in the arts and sciences that transfer to senior institutions

• Programs leading to baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees or certificates,

including technical programs, designed to develop marketable skills and promote

economic development

• Continuing adult education programs for academic, professional, occupational

and cultural enhancement

• Developmental education and literacy programs designed to improve the basic

skills of students

• A program of student support services, including counseling and learning

resources designed to assist individuals in achieving their educational and career

goals

• Workforce, economic, and community development initiatives designed to meet

local and state needs

To fulfil the purpose of the institution, the College must employ qualified and effective

faculty members.

This manual is intended to assist the process of credentialing faculty members at Collin

College. The first part of the manual identifies the accreditation guidelines related to

faculty credentialing established by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in the Principles of Accreditation. Additionally,

the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has established requirements that are

consistent with SACSCOC Guidelines (see below) in Texas Administrative Code

Section 7.4(11). In order to demonstrate compliance with the guidelines established by

SACSCOC, THECB, and programmatic accrediting bodies, Collin College must

document and justify that each faculty member is qualified to teach all assigned courses

by providing a thorough justification that demonstrates the linkage between the various

qualifications and the courses being taught. Transcripts and credential documentation

must demonstrate compliance with all applicable guidelines and/or standards.

FACULTY CREDENTIALING GUIDELINES AND ACCREDITATION,

REGULATION, AND GOVERNANCE

The credentialing process at Collin College is designed to be consistent with the

SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, regulations

established by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the policies of the Collin

College Board of Trustees.

Section 6.2a of the SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation relating to Faculty states,

Qualified, effective faculty members are essential to carrying out the

mission of the institution and ensuring the quality and integrity of its

academic programs. The tradition of shared governance within American

higher education recognizes the importance of both faculty and

administrative involvement in the approval of educational programs.

Because student learning is central to the institution’s mission and

educational degrees, the faculty is responsible for directing the learning

enterprise, including overseeing and coordinating educational programs to

ensure that each contains essential curricular components, has appropriate

content and pedagogy, and maintains discipline currency.

Section 6.2a of the Principles goes on to state,

Achievement of the institution’s mission with respect to teaching, research,

and service requires a critical mass of qualified full-time faculty to provide

direction and oversight of the academic programs. Due to this significant

role, it is imperative that an effective system of evaluation be in place for all

faculty members that addresses the institution’s obligations to foster

intellectual freedom of faculty to teach, serve, research and publish.”

Five standards are established by SACSCOC related to faculty in Section 6 of the

Principles of Accreditation. For the purposes of faculty credentialing, the most

important standard is 6.2a which states,

For each of its educational programs, the institution:

a. Justifies and documents the qualifications of its faculty members.

(Faculty qualifications)

To provide guidance for institutions on how to meet standard 6.2a, SACSCOC has

published the following credentialing guidelines for member institutions:

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).

b. 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).

c. 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.

d. 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).

e. Faculty teaching graduate and post-baccalaureate course work: earned

doctorate/terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.

f. Graduate teaching assistants: master’s in the teaching discipline or 18 graduate

semester hours in the teaching discipline, direct supervision by a faculty member

experienced in the teaching discipline, regular in-service training, and planned and

periodic evaluations.

Faculty qualifications guidelines consistent with the SACSCOC guidelines and the

Principles of Accreditation have been adopted as regulations by the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board in Title 19 Texas Administrative Code § 7.4.

The Collin College Board of Trustees has approved Board Policy DBA(LOCAL) entitled

“Employment Requirements and Restrictions-Credentials and Records” which helps to

define what Collin College expects of employees in order to document credentials. Policy

DBA(LOCAL) states in part:

Degrees, credit hours, and certificates shall be evaluated and recognized

by using the following criteria:

1. The degree and/or credit hours are from a college/university accredited

(or in pre-accreditation status) by a nationally recognized accrediting

agency or an accrediting agency recognized by the Coordinating Board.

Accredited institutions and nationally recognized accrediting agencies

shall be determined by using the following:

a. Accredited Institutions of Higher Education

b. U.S. Department of Education

c. Coordinating Board

d. Council for Higher Education Accreditation

e. Other agencies or publications that will establish national

recognition or accreditation.

2. If the degree/certificate is from a college/university, school, institution, or

association outside of the United States, it must be verified through a

nationally recognized independent foreign transcript evaluation service

or by a university in the United States qualified to conduct such

evaluations.

Please note that this list of recognized accrediting bodies is considerably more inclusive

than the traditional limitation of “regional” accrediting bodies. This is consistent with

recent communication from SACSCOC to member institutions about changes

implemented at the U.S. Dept. of Education beginning in July of 2020 to no longer refer

to “regional” and “national accreditors” separately. Instead the U.S. Dept. of Education

now refers only to “institutional accreditors.” (Accreditors may continue to distinguish

themselves as regional or national accreditors.)

Finally, programs that are accredited by programmatic accrediting entities may have

additional minimum requirements for those faculty preparing students to obtain

certification or licensure in certain fields. Individual Academic Deans and Directors have

ensured that these requirements are reflected in required, minimum qualifications for

each discipline where they apply.

COLLIN COLLEGE CREDENTIALING GUIDELINES

To follow the guidelines and standards set forth by SACSCOC, the THECB and the

Collin College Board of Trustees, Collin College established the faculty credentialing

guidelines summarized in the Faculty Credentialing Table (by Discipline) (starting on

p 15). This table identifies the rubrics for all courses taught at the College, the minimum

credentialing requirements and acceptable disciplines/qualifying fields routinely used to

justify the qualifications of an individual to teach in a particular discipline (or in some

cases for specific courses within a discipline). The College also provides the opportunity

for an alternative credentialing process for those individuals that have a documented

record of accomplishment that can justify their qualifications to teach courses for the

college. (Please see the section Guidelines for Alternative Credentials below for more

information on when this is appropriate.) The Collin College Faculty Credential

Inventory (FCI) System is used to document the credentials and qualifications of all

faculty members. http://www.collin.edu/hr/employment/FCI_System.html

The minimum requirement for teaching upper division credit courses for Collin College’s

applied baccalaureate degrees (BAS,BAT, BSN) and lower division credit courses

intended for transfer into baccalaureate degrees at universities is a master’s degree in

the discipline to be taught from an institutionally accredited institution or a master’s

degree in a related field with at least 18 graduate semester credit hours in the discipline

to be taught. (It is important for Associate Deans/Directors to seek out individuals with

appropriate training to teach the content of each course a potential faculty member may

be assigned. In some disciplines there are courses that have more stringent minimum

credentialing requirements, and in those areas, all hiring managers should seek

assistance if needed. Examples include Agriculture, Biology, Arts, Business, Music,

etc.) Please note that institutions on the academic quarter system (rather than the

semester system) will need to have quarter hours (QH) translated into equivalent

semester credit hours (SCH) where 2 SCH = 3 QH to meet the guidelines established

by SACSCOC and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

For workforce programs, Collin College prefers to employ individuals with training and

credentials in the field they are teaching. However, individuals who do not have formal

training in the discipline being taught at the level indicated in the guidelines above, but

that have demonstrable work experience in the field may be considered for faculty

positions on an individual basis. See Guidelines for Alternative Credentials. Work

experience in the teaching field must be documented in application materials on file in

the Human Resources Office. In disciplines that require a professional and/or trade

license or certificate, a copy of the current license must be maintained in the employee’s

official personnel file. In the event it is impermissible by law to make a photocopy of the

license, a Human Resources Office representative will visually review the original

license and document the license number and its expiration date for the personnel file.

Final responsibility for hiring and ensuring appropriate documentation of credentials

rests with the managing Academic Associate Dean/Director, Academic Dean, and the

Campus Provost on each campus.

EVALUATING/DOCUMENTING FACULTY CREDENTIALS AT COLLIN COLLEGE

Required Documentation for Graduates of Colleges and Universities in the U.S.

Academic transcripts must be submitted with the application for employment for all new

full-time and part-time faculty members. Official transcripts received in the Office of

Human Resources will be logged in the appropriate system. The following guidelines

are followed for receipt of U.S. transcripts.

All U.S. transcripts must be from accredited institutions of higher education.

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process; however, any offer

of employment is contingent upon receipt of official transcripts within 30 days of

appointment. U.S transcripts must be received in one of the following formats:

1. Transcripts that are mailed directly to the Collin College Human Resources (HR)

Department from the degree granting institution.

2. Hand-delivered official transcripts that are in sealed letterhead envelopes from

the degree granting institution.

3. Transcripts that are emailed directly to HR if the URL link to access the transcript

is sent directly from the degree granting institution or its designee.

4. Transcripts received by the Collin College Registrar through the authorized

Electronic Transcript Network (While this method is acceptable, it is also highly

susceptible to transcripts being lost given the large number of transcripts the

registrar’s office receives on a regular basis. It is strongly encouraged that hiring

managers NOT rely on this method of official transcript delivery.)

Photocopies or transcripts that are stamped “Issued to student” are not acceptable.

A listing of accredited institutions of higher education can be found on the following

website: http://www.chea.org/search-institutions.

The hiring Associate Dean and/or Director will complete the Faculty Credentialing

Inventory (FCI) form in the Collin College FCI system upon hire. This can be done

using unofficial transcripts, but the information will be confirmed by Human Resources

once official transcripts are received.

Associate Deans/Directors, Academic Deans and Campus Provosts are encouraged to

cross-reference any institutions of higher education that they do not recognize with the

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s list of Fraudulent or Substandard

Institutions which can be found at: THECB List of Fraudulent or Substandard

Institutions.

This is a list of institutions whose degrees have been deemed fraudulent or substandard

per Texas Education Code Section 61.302 and hence are illegal to use in the state of

Texas in order to obtain employment under section 32.52 of the Texas Penal Code.

Applicants are notified of this list during application, and any individual that supplies

credentials from an institution on this list in their application to Collin College may be

committing a Class B misdemeanor. Should any hiring manager encounter a situation

such as this, please notify Human Resources immediately.

Required Documentation for Graduates of Colleges and Universities Outside of the

U.S.

Applicants with transcripts from countries other than the United States must provide

official copies of their foreign transcripts and have their transcripts evaluated (and

translated if in a language other than English) at their own expense by an agency that is

certified by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) to

determine the U.S. equivalency.

Evaluation and translation documents are acceptable for the application process;

however, any offer of employment is contingent upon receipt of ALL official

documentation as indicated below within 30 days of initial hire.

Applicants for faculty positions with foreign transcripts must submit all of the following:

1. An official copy of the foreign transcript (or equivalent) received by HR in one of the

following formats:

a. Mailed directly to HR from the degree granting institution, or

b. Hand-delivered official transcripts that are in sealed letterhead envelope from

the degree granting institution, or

c. Transcripts that are emailed directly to HR if the URL link to access the

transcript is sent directly from the degree granting institution

2. An official transcript evaluation to determine its equivalency with a degree in the U.S.

from an accredited institution sent in either of the following formats:

a. A faxed copy that is sent to HR directly from the evaluation agency if the

document is on agency letterhead and the agency’s fax number is clearly

shown in the fax header.

b. An original letter from the credential evaluation/translation company on

letterhead

c. Evaluation must note that official transcripts were reviewed or HR must send

a copy of the official transcripts to the agency and require that they confirm

that it is the same as the credentials they evaluated.

d. If the degree from a foreign institution is not clearly in the discipline being

taught as recorded on the FCI, a course by course evaluation is required to

ensure the equivalent of 18 or more graduate semester hours in the

discipline.

When transcripts (or equivalent) are presented in a language other than English, a

translation of the transcript must be carried out by the same company that evaluates the

transcript. Photocopies of the transcript (or equivalent) delivered to Collin College HR or

to the company providing the evaluation by the newly hired employee are not

acceptable. Evaluated transcripts that have been translated by the employee or a non-

NACES certified organization or individual are not acceptable.

See Appendix A for Foreign Credential Evaluation Services and Helpful Websites

Faculty Credential Inventory (FCI) System

The Collin College Faculty Credential Inventory (FCI) System is used to summarize the

documentation of the credentials and qualifications of all faculty members. The

Associate Dean/Director will follow the steps outlined below to complete an FCI for each

new faculty member in each discipline the faculty member will be assigned classes to

teach. See Appendix B for the details of the Faculty Credentialing Inventory (FCI) Form

1. The Associate Dean/Director completes the Faculty Member General Information

• If no CWID has been assigned yet, leave it blank. It can be entered by HR when

assigned.

• Check limited FCI box if faculty member is limited to teaching only specific

courses within a rubric.

2. The Associate Dean/Director completes the Faculty Member Education Information

following the instructions on the inventory form.

• For example, “Texas A&M University - Commerce, Doctor of Philosophy,

Business Administration.” (Please note that the name of the degree and the

discipline/major must be written out completely. The degree and discipline/major

MUST match the transcript exactly.)

3. The Associate Dean/Director completes the Faculty Member Teaching Credentials

by selecting the proper teaching credentials from the drop down menu.

• For example, “1. Teaches transfer courses and has a doctorate or masters in the

specific discipline taught.”

4. If necessary, the Associate Dean/Director completes the Concentration (18 graduate

semester hours) section by listing the 18 graduate hours of coursework directly related

to the subject taught.

• For example, “University of Texas at Dallas-ENGL559-Language and Culture-3.”

5. The Associate Dean/Director completes the Other qualifications.

• If other qualifications, like licenses or credentials, or if work experiences support

the teaching for a specific discipline, please list under other qualifications. (For

licensures and certifications please write out the title of the credential and include

acronyms in parenthesis; if adding work experience list the name of the

employing company, the title of the position held, and the dates of employment in

that role. This will greatly help in preparing the faculty roster for SACSCOC off-

site or on-site review teams.)

• For example, workforce may list credentials other than degrees:

“Respiratory Therapist-Texas Health Resources – Plano, 200X-200Y;

Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) earned 5/27/20XX; Registered

Respiratory Therapist (RRT) earned 6/15/20XX; Registry Number #####

(credential does not expire). Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider expires

3/20XX; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider expires

11/20XX; Texas Medical Board license expires 5/20XX”

• An Alternative Credential Form and/or Crosswalk may need to also be completed

to support the FCI.

6. After completing the FCI, the Associate Dean/Director will note the appropriate Dean

and choose that name and the date prior to submitting to the Dean of Academic Affairs

for consideration and approval. Should the Dean certify that the faculty member meets

the requirements to teach in the indicated discipline, the Dean will submit the FCI to the

appropriate Campus Provost for approval.

GUIDELINES FOR ALTERNATIVE CREDENTIALING

It should be noted that Alternative Credentialing of applicants for faculty positions that

will be assigned to teach courses at Collin College that are designed for academic

transfer or for workforce education will receive extensive scrutiny. Exceptions to the

minimum required qualifications for teaching transfer courses will be granted only in

extremely rare circumstances.

In exceptional cases at Collin College, applicants for full-time and adjunct faculty

positions may have qualifications based on extensive work experience and/or other

significant credentials in lieu of formal educational preparation from an accredited

institution of higher education. A Faculty Credential Inventory Form may be prepared by

the appropriate Associate Dean/Director and approved by the assigned Academic Dean

and Campus Provost at Collin College when individuals have experience that clearly

contributes to providing effective instruction addressing the student learning outcomes

for a specific course (or courses). In these situations, an individual not meeting the

primary credential criteria may be considered for appointment if their prior extraordinary

experience can be documented utilizing the following components of alternative

credentialing:

• Applicants for full-time and adjunct faculty positions that are being considered for an

appointment must submit letters, certifications, licenses, etc. in lieu of a transcript.

(Please see below for additional details.)

• The applicant has outstanding professional experience and/or considerable

demonstrated contributions to the teaching discipline, which may be presented in

lieu of formal academic preparation

• The applicant has training in a closely related discipline and the competencies

needed to teach the course objectives in the intended teaching assignment were

covered in the related discipline.

Documentation of professional experience may include items such as the following:

• Recognition in reputable journals, reputable online sources, or textbooks on the

discipline

• Certification of participation in training

• Certification in field

• Professional presentations

• Professional registry

• Apprenticeships

• Honors and Awards directly related to the discipline

• Appearance on programs reflecting work in the discipline

• Professional letters of support from past employers, colleagues, etc. on business

stationery that speak directly to work in the discipline

• Evidence of continuous excellence in teaching

• Other discipline related documentation that demonstrates third party recognition of

the applicant’s expertise in the field

In order for a faculty member to be considered by the Alternative Credentials Process,

the hiring Associate Dean/Director must provide the following documentation:

1. A Faculty Alternative Credentials Form.

2. Supporting materials to include the following in the order specified:

a. If the experience concerns coursework, letters certifying that the coursework is

equivalent to the required coursework should appear first. These letters should

come from an academic officer from the department that is accepting

equivalency. For example, if an instructor wishes to request that engineering

coursework from State University be accepted as equivalent to math

coursework, the Department Chair (or designee) of the math department at the

awarding institution (i.e. State university) should attest to the equivalency of the

engineering coursework (at State University) to mathematics coursework.

i. In addition to the Faculty Alternative Credentials form, a Credential

Crosswalk form may be completed to document the courses taken as they

relate to the student learning objectives for each course taught.

b. If the experience concerns professional experience, documentation should

appear next (or first, if no coursework exceptions are involved). Documentation

of professional experience includes items such as certificates, licenses,

awards, appearance on programs, and other evidence that the faculty

candidate has been recognized as a professional in his/her field.

c. Professional letters of support should appear next.

d. Student letters of support should appear next.

e. Other documentation should appear next.

3. If the hiring Associate Dean/Director wishes to pursue the credentialing of an

applicant via the alternative credentialing process, he/she will prepare the Alternative

Credentialing Form (and Credentialing Crosswalk, if necessary), attach supporting

documentation and sign the form.

a. The signed Alternative Credentialing Form and supporting documentation is

then submitted to the supervising Academic Dean who will review the request

and the supporting documents. If the Academic Dean agrees with the request

to pursue alternative credentialing, he/she will sign the Alternative Credentialing

Form and forward the packet to the appropriate Campus Provost.

b. The Campus Provost will review the alternative credentialing request with

particular attention being paid to the supporting documentation and whether the

documentation effectively justifies the qualifications of the applicant to teach in

a particular discipline (or to teach specific courses in a particular discipline for a

limited FCI). If the Campus Provost supports alternative credentialing for the

applicant, he/she will sign the alternative credentialing form and forward the

alternative credentialing form and supporting documentation to the Vice

President for Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer.

c. The Vice President for Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer will review the

request for alternative credentialing, including the supporting documentation,

and the recommendation of the Campus Provost to make a final determination

on alternative credentialing. The final decision will be communicated to the

Campus Provost, the supervising Academic Dean and the hiring Associate

Dean/Director by the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Chief Academic

Officer.

d. At any step of this process, a reviewer may disapprove the request for

alternative credentialing, and the form and supporting materials will be returned

to the hiring Associate Dean/Director with the decision not to move forward or

with a request for additional documentation.

e. Upon a final recommendation for approval of alternative credentialing, the

alternative credentialing form and supporting documentation will be submitted

to Human Resources to be maintained as part of the faculty file.

See Appendix C for Faculty Alternative Credentials Form

See Appendix D for Credentialing Crosswalk

COLLIN COLLEGE CREDENTIALING REVIEW PROCESS

Collin College will maintain a current database of faculty credentials, review, and update

those credentials regularly. The College will also maintain this Faculty Credentialing

Manual and review/revise the manual annually. Additionally, credentialing procedures

will be reviewed annually to ensure processes are current, efficient, and in compliance

with accreditation standards.

REFERENCES

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. 2018.

Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement.

https://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2018PrinciplesOfAcreditation.pdf

COLLIN COLLEGE FACULTY MINIMUM CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS

BY DISCIPLINE

Rubric label includes one of the following indications to show origin of course rubric: U=Upper-Division

Course Manual (Transfer), A = Academic Course Guide Manual (Transfer), D=Developmental Education

(Developmental), W = Workforce Education Course Manual (Workforce)

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

ABDR (W)

Associates degree or higher in

any discipline and hold relevant

ASE/ICAR certification.

ABSC (U)

Master’s degree or higher in

discipline qualifying field or a

master’s degree or higher in a

related field with 18 graduate

hours in discipline/qualifying

fields.

Construction Management, Civil

Engineering, Structural

Engineering, Construction

Science, Engineering

Management,

Land/Property/Real Estate

Development or Business

ACCT (A)

Master’s degree in accounting

or a Master’s degree in any

discipline with at least 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying fields.

Accounting; Accounting

Information Management

ACNT (W)

Bachelor’s degree in business,

accounting, finance or similar

discipline.

Business Administration,

Accounting, Finance

AGCR (W)

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Agricultural Education,

Agroecology, Agronomy, Animal

Science, Biology, Botany,

Ecosystem Science and

Management, Environmental

Science, Horticulture, Plant

Pathology, Plant Science,

Sustainable Agriculture, Soil

Science, and/or other related

agricultural science disciplines

AGRI (A)

1325

Master’s degree in Agricultural

Sciences or Master’s degree in

any discipline with 18 graduate

hours in discipline/qualifying

fields.

Animal Science, Horticulture,

Agronomy, Agroecology,

Sustainable Agriculture,

Agricultural Education,

Agricultural Leadership and

Communications, Agricultural

Business, Agricultural Economics,

or Marketing.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

AGRI (A)

1415

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

Master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying fields.

Agroecology, Botany, Sustainable

Agriculture, Soil Science, Plant

Science, Agronomy, Horticulture,

Plant Pathology or other

Agriculture science-related topics

AGRI (A)

1419

Master’s degree in Animal

Science or Zoology or a Master’s

degree in any discipline with 18

hours in discipline/qualifying

fields.

Animal Science, Zoology

AGRI (A)

2303

Master’s degree in Agricultural

Sciences or Master’s degree in

any discipline with 18 graduate

hours in discipline/qualifying

fields.

Animal Science, Horticulture,

Agroecology, Sustainable

Agriculture, Agricultural

Education, Agricultural

Leadership, Agricultural Business

and Communications,

Engineering, Construction

Science, or Architecture.

AGRI (A)

2317

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

Master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying fields.

Economics, Agricultural

Economics

ANTH (A)

Master’s in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in the

discipline/qualifying fields.

Anthropology

ARAB (A)

Master’s degree in Arabic or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Arabic

ARCE (W)

Associates degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

CADD; Architecture; Civil

Engineering; Mechanical

Engineering; Mechanical Design;

Construction Design

ARTC (W)

Associate’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

Advertising Design, Art Direction,

Arts and Technology, Commercial

Art, Commercial Illustration,

Communication Design, Digital

Art, Graphic Design, Production

Art, User Experience

ARTC (W)

1359

Associate’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

Advertising Design, Art Direction,

Arts and Technology, Digital Art,

Graphic Design, Production Art,

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

User Experience, Web

Development/Design, User

Interface/User Experience,

Mobile App Development/

Design, Front-End Design,

Computer Art and Design.

ARTS (A)

1301

Master’s degree in Art or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in the discipline/qualifying field

Art; Fine Arts; Studio Arts; Art

History

ARTS (A)

1303, 1304

Master’s degree in Art History or

a Master’s degree in any

discipline with at least 18

graduate hours in Art History

Art; Fine Arts; Studio Arts; Art

History

ARTS (A)

1311, 1312,

1316, 1317,

2311, 2316,

2317, 2323,

2326, 2333,

2341, 2346,

2347, 2366

Master’s degree in Art or a

Master's degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in Studio Art (Drawing, Painting,

Printmaking, Ceramics,

Sculpture, Jewelry, and Metal

Arts)

Art; Fine Arts; Studio Arts;

ARTS (A)

1313, 2348,

2356, 2357,

2389

Master’s degree in Photography

or Art (with Photography

concentration) or a Master’s

degree in any discipline with at

least 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field

Photography

ARTV (W)

Associate’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

Animation, Digital Media, Game

Development, Rigging, Video

Production, Visual Effects, 2D/3D

Design, Motion Graphics, Media

Arts, Technical Graphics, Digital

Art

AUMT (W)

Associates degree or higher in

any field and must hold relevant

ASE certification for areas

taught.

BCIS (A)

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field.

Computer Science; Information

Systems; Database Development;

Database Administration, Data

Analytics.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

BIOL (A)

1406, 1407,

1408, 1409,

2406, 2416,

2420, 2421

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

For lab sections, Bachelor's

degree in discipline/qualifying

field.

Biology; Biological Science;

Biochemistry; Cell Biology;

Environmental Biology;

Biotechnology; Biomedical

Sciences; Molecular Biology;

Anatomy & Physiology; Botany;

Entomology; Genetics;

Immunology; Mammalogy;

Microbiology; Plant Science;

Zoology

BIOL (A)

1414, 1415

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field. A

minimum of three (3) graduate

hours in Molecular/Cellular

Biology is required.

For lab sections, Bachelor's

degree in discipline/qualifying

field.

Biology; Biological Science;

Biochemistry; Cell Biology;

Environmental Biology;

Biotechnology; Biomedical

Sciences; Molecular Biology;

Anatomy & Physiology; Botany;

Entomology; Genetics;

Immunology; Mammalogy;

Microbiology; Plant Science;

Zoology

BIOL (A)

1322, 1323

Master’s degree in biology or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Minimum of six graduate hours

in Nutrition is required.

Nutrition, Biology; Biological

Science; Biochemistry; Cell

Biology; Environmental Biology;

Biotechnology; Biomedical

Sciences; Molecular Biology;

Anatomy & Physiology; Botany;

Entomology; Food Science,

Genetics; Immunology;

Mammalogy; Microbiology; Plant

Science; Zoology

BIOL (A)

2401, 2402,

2404

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field. A

minimum of three (3) graduate

hours in Animal Physiology,

Mammalian Physiology,

Vertebrate Physiology,

Pathophysiology or

Neurophysiology is required.

Anatomy; Biology; Biological

Science; Biochemistry; Cell

Biology; Environmental Biology;

Biotechnology; Biomedical

Sciences; Molecular Biology;

Physiology; Genetics;

Immunology; Mammalogy;

Microbiology; Zoology; Medicine

(MD); Dentistry (DDS); Veterinary

Medicine (DVM); Chiropractic

(DC); Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

For lab sections, Bachelor's

degree in discipline/qualifying

field.

BIOM (W)

Associates degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

Electronic/ Electrical Engineering,

Biomedical Engineering, Electrical

Engineering Technology,

Biomedical Technology

BITC (W)

Associate’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

Biology; Biological Science;

Biochemistry; Cell Biology;

Biotechnology; Molecular

Biology; Physiology; Botany;

Genetics; Immunology;

Microbiology; Plant Science;

Zoology.

BMGT(W)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

business or similar discipline.

Business Administration,

Management

BNKG (W)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

business, accounting, finance or

closely related discipline.

Accounting, Business, Finance,

Banking

BUSA (W)

Bachelor’s degree in business or

closely related discipline.

Accounting, Business, Business

Administration, Finance

BUSG (W)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

business or closely related

discipline.

Business Administration,

Management

BUSI (A)

1301

Master’s degree in business or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in the discipline/qualifying field.

Business Administration;

International Business

BUSI (A)

1307

Master’s degree in business or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in the discipline/qualifying field.

Business Administration;

Business Finance

BUSI (A)

2301

Juris Doctorate degree and hold

license to practice law from any

state Bar. Limited to only

teaching BUSI 2301.

Law

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

BUSI (A)

2305

Master’s Degree in business or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 hours in the

discipline/qualifying field to

include a minimum of six

graduate hours of statistical

analysis that may be taken from

business statistics, business

analytics, mathematical

statistics, actuarial science,

operations research, economics

or social science analytics

courses.

Business Administration,

Economics, Mathematics,

Actuarial Sciences

CDEC

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field(s).

Child Development; Early

Childhood Education; Elementary

Education, Family Studies; Child

Life; Family Life

CDEC (W)

1359, 2340

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field(s).

Child Development; Early

Childhood Education; Family

Studies; Child Life; Family Life

CDEC (W)

2326, 2328,

2336

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree with at least 18

graduate hours in discipline/

qualifying field(s).

Child Development; Early

Childhood Education; Family

Studies; Child Life; Family Life

CETT (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Electronics/Electrical

Engineering, Electrical/Electronic

Engineering Technology

CHEF (W)

1305

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field and

must hold Certified Proctor

and/or Proctor/Instructor –

National Restaurant Association

ServSafe Certification.

Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, Food

Service, Hospitality

CHEF (W)

Lab sections

Associates degree in Culinary

Arts or similar discipline

an associate’s degree in any

discipline supported by a

Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, Food

Service, Hospitality

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

certificate in culinary arts or

similar discipline.

CHEM (A)

1405, 1409,

1411, 1412,

2389

Master’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in the

discipline/qualifying field.

For lab sections, Bachelor's

degree in discipline/qualifying

field.

Chemistry, Organic Chemistry,

Bio Chemistry

CHEM (A)

2425 and

2426

Master’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

Masters in any discipline with 18

graduate hours in the

discipline/qualifying field to

include at least 3 graduate hours

of coursework in organic

chemistry.

For lab sections, Bachelor's

degree in discipline/qualifying

field.

Chemistry, Organic Chemistry,

Bio Chemistry

CHIN (A)

Master’s degree in Chinese or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Chinese

CMGT (U)

Master’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field or a

master’s degree or higher in any

discipline with 18 graduate

hours in discipline/qualifying

fields.

Construction Management, Civil

Engineering, Structural

Engineering, Construction

Science, Engineering

Management,

Land/Property/Real Estate

Development, or Business

CNBT (W)

Associates degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

Architecture, Architectural

Drafting, Civil Engineering

Technology, Construction

Management, Business

COMM (A)

Master's degree in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master's degree in any discipline

Mass Communication;

Journalism; Media Studies;

Communication(s);

Communication Studies

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field

COSC (A)

Master’s Degree in a computer

science or a master’s degree in

any discipline with at least 18

graduate hours in a

discipline/qualifying field.

Computer Science; Computer

Engineering

CPMT (W)

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

one of the following

certifications:

a) CompTIA A+,

b) Cisco Certified Network

Associate (CCNA),

c) Cisco Certified Network

Professional (CCNP), or

d) Cisco Certified

Internetwork Expert

(CCIE).

CRIJ (A)

Master’s Degree in Criminal

Justice or Criminology or a

Master’s Degree in any

discipline with at least 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field.

Criminal Justice; Criminology;

Jurisprudence, Urban Affairs

CRPT (W)

Associates degree in any field

and must hold Current NCCER

Instructor for Carpentry

certification or be able to

complete within the first 30 days

of employment.

CSFA (W)

Associate's degree in any field

and hold current certification as

either:

a) A Certified Surgical First

Assistant (CSFA) with the

National Board of Surgical

Technology and Surgical

Assisting (NBSTSA) or

b) A Certified Surgical Assistant

(CSA) with the National

Commission for the

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

Certification of Surgical

Assistants

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of

Osteopathy with certification in

a surgical specialty recognized

by the American Board of

Medical Specialties and hold

current licensure to practice

medicine in Texas.

CYBR (U)

3310, 3320,

3340, 3350,

3360, 4310,

4320, 4330,

4340, 4350

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field(s).

Cybersecurity; Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, Information Systems

Security, and closely-related

fields.

CYBR (U)

3330

Master’s degree in

discipline/Qualifying field or a

Masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field(s).

Cybersecurity; Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, Information Systems

Security, Computer Networking;

Network Engineering;

Networking; Systems Analysis;

Infrastructure Design; and

closely-related fields.

DANC (A)

Master’s degree in Dance or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field

Dance

DFTG (W)

Associates degree in Computer

Aided Drafting and Design or

related discipline/qualifying

field.

CADD; Architecture; Civil

Engineering; Mechanical

Engineering; Mechanical Design;

Construction Design

DHYG (W)

Associate degree in Dental

Hygiene with a Bachelor’s

degree in any discipline, OR a

Bachelor’s degree in Dental

Hygiene, OR a Doctor of Dental

Surgery (DDS) or a Doctor of

Medicine in Dentistry (DMD).

All degrees in Dental Hygiene,

Dental Surgery or Medicine in

Dentistry must be from

programs accredited by the

Commission on Dental

Accreditation (CODA). Must also

hold licensure in the state of

Dental Hygiene, Dentistry

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

Texas as a Dentist or as a

Registered Dental Hygienist

(RDH), as appropriate.

DMSO (W)

1167, 1202,

1210, 1366,

1466, 2243

Associate’s degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

current certification as:

a) a Registered Diagnostic

Medical Sonographer (RDMS)

from the American Registry of

Diagnostic Medical

Sonography (ARDMS),

b) a Registered Vascular

Technologist (RVT) from the

ARDMS,

c) Registered Diagnostic Cardiac

Sonographer (RDCS) from

ARDMS, or

d) a Registered Vascular

Sonographer (RVS) from

Cardiovascular Credentialing

International (CCI),

d) e) Registered Cardiac

Sonographer (RCS) from CCI.

DMSO (W)

1441, 1455,

2353

Associate’s degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

current certification as a

Registered Diagnostic Medical

Sonographer with a specialty in

Abdomen (RDMS(AB)).

DMSO (W)

2342, 2405

Associate’s degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

current certification as a

Registered Diagnostic Medical

Sonographer with a specialty in

OB/GYN (RDMS(OB/GYN)).

DRAM (A)

Master’s degree in Theatre or

Drama or a Master’s degree in

any discipline with at least 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field

Theatre; Drama; Acting;

Directing; Stagecraft

DRAM (A)

1120, 1121,

2120, 2121

Bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field with

Theatre, Drama, Acting,

Directing, Stagecraft.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

18 undergraduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field.

DSAE (W)

1340, 2303

Associate's degree, diploma or

higher in any discipline and hold

current certification/licensure as

a healthcare professional who

provides direct patient care (e.g.

Medical Assistant, Registered

Nurse, Licensed Vocational

Nurse, etc.)

Doctorate in Medicine or

Osteopathic Medicine

DSAE (W)

1303, 2235,

2304, 2337,

2355

Associate’s degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

current cer�ﬁca�on as: either

a) a Registered Diagnos�c

Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)

from the American Registry of

Diagnos�c Medical Sonography

(ARDMS), or

b) a Registered Cardiac

Sonographer (RCS) from

Cardiovascular Credentialing

International (CCI).

DSPE (W)

Associate’s degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

current cer�ﬁca�on as: either

a) a Registered Diagnos�c

Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)

with the American Registry of

Diagnos�c Medical Sonography

ARDMS), or

b) a Registered Cardiac

Sonographer (RCS) with

Cardiovascular Credentialing

International (CCI).

DSVT (W)

Associate’s degree or higher in

any field and must hold current

certification as a:

a) Registered Vascular

Technologist (RVT) from the

American Registry of

Diagnostic Medical

Sonography (ARDMS), or

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

b) Registered Vascular

Sonographer (RVS) from

Cardiovascular Credentialing

International (CCI).

ECON (A)

Master’s degree in economics or

political economy or a master’s

degree in any discipline with 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field.

Economics, Political Economy

ECRD (W)

Associate's degree, certificate,

diploma or higher in any field

and hold current certification/

licensure as a healthcare

professional who provides direct

patient care (e.g. Medical

Assistant, Registered Nurse,

Licensed Vocational Nurse, etc.)

Doctorate in Medicine or

Osteopathic Medicine

EDUC (A)

1100, 1300

Master’s degree in Education or

Psychology or a Master’s degree

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field(s)

Education; Educational

Administration; Educational

Leadership; Counseling; Student

Development; Psychology;

Educational Psychology

EDUC (A)

1301, 2301

Master’s degree in Education or

a Master’s degree in any

discipline with at least 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field.

Education; Counseling; Student

Development

EECT (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Electronics/ Electrical

Engineering, Telecommunication,

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Technology

ELMT (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Electronics, Electrical

Engineering, Industrial

Automation, Electrical

Engineering Technology

ELPT (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying (or closely

related) field

Electrical Construction, Electrical

Technology, Construction

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

hold a license as a Journeyman

Electrician in Texas.

Science, Facilities Maintenance,

Electrical Engineering Technology

EMSP (W)

Associate’s degree in Emergency

Medical Services or a closely

related field and must and hold

Paramedic

certification/licensure in Texas.

Emergency Medical Services,

Paramedicine

ENGL (A)

1301, 1302

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

masters in any discipline with 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field. A

minimum of 3 graduate hours in

rhetoric/composition studies is

required.

English, English Literature,

Rhetoric/Composition Studies,

Creative Writing, Technical

Writing

ENGL (A)

2311

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

masters in any discipline with 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field. A

minimum of 3 graduate hours in

rhetoric/composition studies is

required.

English, English Literature,

Rhetoric/Composition Studies,

Technical Writing

ENGL (A)

2307, 2322,

2323, 2327,

2328, 2332,

2333, 2341,

2389

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

masters in any discipline with 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field

English, English Literature,

Rhetoric/Composition Studies,

Creative Writing

ENGR (A)

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field(s).

Engineering, Aerospace

Engineering, Biomedical

Engineering, Chemical

Engineering, Civil Engineering,

Computer Engineering, Electrical

Engineering, Environmental

Engineering, Industrial

Engineering, Mechanical

Engineering, Nuclear Engineering,

Petroleum Engineering, Safety

Engineering, Structural

Engineering

ENGT (A)

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying Field or a

master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field(s)

Electrical/Electronic Engineering,

Computer Engineering

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

ENTC (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Biomedical Equipment

Technology, Engineering,

Engineering Technology,

Industrial Automation

ENVR (A)

Master’s degree in

Environmental Science or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field. For

lab sections, Bachelor's degree

in discipline/qualifying field.

Environmental Science; Biology;

Geology; Earth Science;

Environmental Health,

Conservation Studies; Air/Water

Quality; GIS/GPS; Natural

Resource

Conservation/Management

ESLC (D)

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field;

a bachelor's degree with at

least 18 hours in the

discipline/qualifying field;

Bachelor's degree in any

discipline and hold a secondary/

post-secondary Teaching English

as a Second Language (TESOL)

certificate awarded by either a

4-year university, the TESOL

International Association, or the

State of Texas K-12.

Teaching English as a Second

Language; Teaching Second

Languages; Teaching Foreign

Languages; Second Language

Acquisition; Foreign Language

Acquisition; Applied English;

English; Linguistics; Applied

Linguistics

ESLG (D)

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field;

a bachelor's degree with at

least 18 hours in the

discipline/qualifying field;

Bachelor's degree in any

discipline and hold a secondary/

post-secondary Teaching English

as a Second Language (TESOL)

certificate awarded by either a

4-year university, the TESOL

International Association, or the

State of Texas K-12.

Teaching English as a Second

Language; Teaching Second

Languages; Teaching Foreign

Languages; Second Language

Acquisition; Foreign Language

Acquisition; Applied English;

English; Linguistics; Applied

Linguistics

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

ESLR

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field;

a bachelor's degree with at

least 18 hours in the

discipline/qualifying field;

Bachelor's degree in any

discipline and hold a secondary/

post-secondary Teaching English

as a Second Language (TESOL)

certificate awarded by either a

4-year university, the TESOL

International Association, or the

State of Texas K-12.

Teaching English as a Second

Language; Teaching Second

Languages; Teaching Foreign

Languages; Second Language

Acquisition; Foreign Language

Acquisition; Applied English;

English; Linguistics; Applied

Linguistics

ESLV

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field;

a bachelor's degree with at

least 18 hours in the

discipline/qualifying field;

Bachelor's degree in any

discipline and hold a secondary/

post-secondary Teaching English

as a Second Language (TESOL)

certificate awarded by either a

4-year university, the TESOL

International Association, or the

State of Texas K-12.

Teaching English as a Second

Language; Teaching Second

Languages; Teaching Foreign

Languages; Second Language

Acquisition; Foreign Language

Acquisition; Applied English;

English; Linguistics; Applied

Linguistics

ESLW

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field;

a bachelor's degree with at

least 18 hours in the

discipline/qualifying field;

Bachelor's degree in any

discipline and hold a secondary/

post-secondary Teaching English

as a Second Language (TESOL)

certificate awarded by either a

4-year university, the TESOL

International Association, or the

State of Texas K-12.

Teaching English as a Second

Language; Teaching Second

Languages; Teaching Foreign

Languages; Second Language

Acquisition; Foreign Language

Acquisition; Applied English;

English; Linguistics; Applied

Linguistics

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

ESLX

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field;

a bachelor's degree with at

least 18 hours in the

discipline/qualifying field;

Bachelor's degree in any

discipline and hold a secondary/

post-secondary Teaching English

as a Second Language (TESOL)

certificate awarded by either a

4-year university, the TESOL

International Association, or the

State of Texas K-12.

Teaching English as a Second

Language; Teaching Second

Languages; Teaching Foreign

Languages; Second Language

Acquisition; Foreign Language

Acquisition; Applied English;

English; Linguistics; Applied

Linguistics

FIRS (W)

Associate’s degree or higher in

Fire Science or related field and

must hold Fire Instructor II

Certification from the Texas

Commission on Fire Protection.

Fire Science

FIRT (W)

Associate’s degree or higher in

Fire Science or related field and

must hold Fire Instructor II

Certification from the Texas

Commission on Fire Protection.

Fire Science

FITT (W)

Bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

closely related discipline.

Sports and Recreation

Management, Sport

Administration, and closely

related disciplines.

FLMC (W)

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field

Film, Digital Video,

Cinematography, Scriptwriting,

Directing/Producing, Editing,

Electronic Media, Digital Media,

Media Arts, Storyboarding,

Video Graphics

FLMC (W)

2330

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Audio Engineering, Audio Post-

Production, Audio Editing, Sound

Engineering, Sound Design,

Special Effects (Audio)

FLMC (W)

1331, 2331

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Animation, 3D Design, Digital

Animation, Digital Art, Motion

Graphics, Visual Effects, Media

Arts, Electronic Media

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

FREN (W)

Master’s degree in French or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

French

GAME (W)

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Animation, Game Art, Game

Development, Game Design,

Game Programming, Digital

Media, Level Design, Media Arts,

Digital Art

GEOG (A)

Master’s degree in geography or

a Master’s degree in any

discipline with at least 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field.

Geography

GEOL (A)

Master’s degree in geology or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

For lab sections, Bachelor's

degree in discipline/qualifying

field.

Geology; Earth Science;

Geoscience; Geophysics;

Meteorology; Oceanography

GERM (A)

Master’s degree in German or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

German

GERS (W)

Associate's degree, diploma or

higher in any discipline and hold

certification/ licensure in:

a) a healthcare discipline

providing direct patient care

(e.g. Registered Nurse,

Licensed Vocational Nurse,

Licensed Occupational

Therapy Assistant, Certified

Occupational Therapy

Assistant, Licensed Physical

Therapy Assistant),

b) a special populations specialty

(e.g. Board Certified Activity

Consultant/Educator (AC-BC),

Certified Dementia

Practitioner (CDP), Certified

Music Therapist (MT-BC or

CBMT), Certified Therapeutic

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

Recreation Specialist (NCRTC),

Certified Wellness Practitioner

(CWT), etc.), or

c) a behavioral healthcare

specialty (e.g. Registered

Behavior Technician (RBT),

Licensed Professional

Counselor (LPC)

Masters degree or higher in

Psychology

GISC (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

closely related discipline.

Geospatial Science; Cartography;

CADD

GOVT (A)

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Government; Political Science

HALT (W)

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Sustainable Agriculture, Soil

Science, Plant Science, Botany,

Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant

Pathology, Agroecology, Animal

Science, Agricultural Education,

Environmental Science, Biology,

Ecosystem Science and

Management and/or other

related agricultural science topics

HAMG (W)

Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality

Management or closely related

discipline.

Hospitality Management

HART (W)

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field and

hold Section 608 Technician

Certification (Universal).

Heating, Ventilation and Air-

Conditioning (HVAC); Residential

Heating, Ventilation, and Air-

Conditioning (HVACR);

Mechanical Systems Design

HITT (W)

1353, 2339,

2346, 2361,

2435, 2443

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

any discipline and hold one of

the following professional

certifications:

a) Registered Health

Information Administrator

(RHIA), or

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

b) Registered Health

Information Technician

(RHIT)

HITT (W)

1311 and

2272

Bachelor's degree or higher in in

any discipline and hold one of

the following professional

certifications:

a) a)Registered Health

Information Administrator

(RHIA), or

b) Registered Health

Information Technician

(RHIT)

Master’s degree with

concentration in Health

Administration, Healthcare

Management or closely related

field.

HITT (W)

1303, 1305,

1345, 2430,

2328

Associate's degree or higher in

any discipline and hold a current

healthcare

certification/licensure (e.g. as a

Paramedic, Licensed Vocational

Nurse, Registered Nurse,

Registered Respiratory

Therapist, Certified Surgical

Technologist, Registered Health

Information Administrator,

Registered Health Information

Technician, etc.)

Doctoral degree in Medicine,

Osteopathic Medicine or

Chiropractic

HIST (A)

Master’s degree in history or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

History; American Studies;

Humanities/History

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

HPRS (W)

1102, 1160,

1201, 1204,

1206, 1303,

1310, 2232,

2300, 2301,

2310, 2321

Associate’s degree or higher in

any discipline and hold current

state certification/license in an

associated healthcare profession

that provides direct patient care

(e.g. Paramedic; Registered

Nurse; Certified Nurse Aide,

Electrocardiography Technician,

etc.)

Doctoral degree in Medicine or

Osteopathic Medicine

HPRS (W)

1272

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

Biology, Biological Science, Life

Science, Biomedical Science,

Medicine, Microbiology, or

Veterinary Medicine

HPRS (W)

1370, 1470,

1471, 1561

Associate’s degree or higher in

any field and hold one of the

following professional

certifications:

a) Certified Registered Central

Service Technician (CRCST)

issued by International

Association of Healthcare

Central Service Material

Management (IAHCSMM) or

b) Certified Surgical Technologist

(CST).

HRPO (W)

Bachelor’s degree in business,

human resources or closely

related discipline.

Business Administration,

Management, Human Resources

Management

HUMA (A)

Master’s degree in Humanities

or a master’s degree in any

discipline with 18 graduate

hours in the discipline/qualifying

fields to include 6+ graduate

hours in each of at least two of

the following

discipline/qualifying fields:

Classical Studies, Literature

(English or World), Fine or

Humanities, Classical Studies,

Literature (English or World),

Fine or Performing Arts, History

(Intellectual or Cultural),

Philosophy, Religion

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

Performing Arts, History

(Intellectual or Cultural),

Philosophy, Religion

IBUS (W)

Bachelor’s degree in business or

closely related discipline.

Business, Business

Administration, Management

IFWA (W)

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field.

Food Service (Culinary Arts,

Pastry Arts, etc.); Dietary;

Nutrition.

IMED (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field with

an emphasis in website

execution.

Advertising Design, Art Direction;

Arts and Technology, Digital Art,

Graphic Design, Production Art,

User Experience, Web Design.

IMED (W)

1316

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Advertising Design, Art Direction,

Arts and Technology, Digital Art,

Graphic Design, Production Art,

User Experience, Web

Development/Design, User

Interface/User Experience,

Mobile App

Development/Design, Front-End

Design, Computer Art and

Design.

INDS (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Interior Design; Interior

Architecture, Interior Layout and

Planning

INEW (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Advertising Design, Art Direction;

Arts and Technology, Digital Art,

Graphic Design, Production Art,

User Experience, Web Design.

INRW (D)

Bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Bachelor’s degree with at least

18 undergraduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field.

(Those teaching both halves of

an INRW/ENGL co-req pair must

also meet credentialing

minimum requirements for

ENGL courses.)

Education; English; Literature;

Creative writing; Reading;

Writing; Linguistics; Language

Arts; Journalism; ESL

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

INSR (W)

Bachelor’s degree in

insurance/risk management,

business, finance or closely

related discipline.

Business, Finance, Insurance, Risk

Management

INTC (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Electrical Engineering,

Instrumentation, Electrical

Engineering Technology,

Electrical/Electronics

Engineering, Electronic

Engineering Technology,

Industrial Automation

ITCC (W)

1314, 1344,

2320

Associate degree or higher in

any field and must hold one of

the following professional

certifications:

a. Cisco Certified Network

Associate (CCNA)

b. Cisco Certified Network

professional (CCNP)

c. Cisco Certified

internetworking Expert

(CCIE)

ITCC (W)

2330, 2335

Associates degree in any

discipline and hold one of the

following professional

certifications:

a) Cisco Certified Network

Professional (CCNP)

b) Cisco Certified Internetwork

Expert (CCIE)

ITMT (W)

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold Microsoft 365

Certified: Modern Desktop

Administrator Associate (MD-

102) certification.

ITNW (W)

1309

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold Amazon Web

Services (AWS) Certified Cloud

Practitioner certification

ITNW (W)

1336

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold Amazon Web

Services (AWS) Certified

Solutions Architect Associate

certification

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

ITNW (W)

1351

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold one of the

following professional

certifications:

a. Certified Wireless

Technician (CWT) or

b. Certified Wireless Network

Administrator (CWNA)

ITNW (W)

1354

Associate degree or higher in

any field and must hold one of

the following certifications:

a) Microsoft Certified

Solutions Associate-MS

Windows Server 2012 or

later, or

b) Microsoft Azure

Fundamentals (AZ-900)

ITNW (W)

1358

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold one of the

following professional

certifications:

a) CompTIA Network+,

a) Cisco Certified Network

Associate (CCNA), or

b) Cisco Certified Network

Professional (CCNP), or

c) Cisco Certified Internetwork

Expert (CCIE)

ITNW (W)

1373

Associates degree or higher in

any discipline and hold Amazon

Web Services (AWS) Certified

Cloud Practitioner certification

ITNW (W)

1374

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold Amazon Web

Services (AWS) Certified Security

Specialty certification

ITNW (W)

1375

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold Amazon Web

Services (AWS) Certified SysOps

Admin Associate certification

ITNW (W)

1376

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold Microsoft

Azure Administrator Associate

(AZ-104) certification

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

ITNW (W)

1378

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold Certified

Wireless Network Administrator

(CWNA) certification

ITNW (W)

2327

Associates degree or higher in

any discipline and hold BOTH of

the following certifications:

a) Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Certified Solutions Architect

Associate, and

b) Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Certified SysOps Admin

Associate

ITNW (W)

2370

Associates degree or higher in

any discipline and hold Docker

Certified Associate certification.

ITNW (W)

2371

Associates degree or higher in

any discipline and hold Certified

Wireless Network Security

(CWNS) certification

ITNW (W)

2372

Associates degree or higher in

any field and hold Certified

Wireless Network Design

(CWND) certification

ITNW (W)

2373

Associates degree or higher in

any discipline and hold Dell

Technologies Certified

Associate-Information Storage

and Management (DCA-ISM)

certification

ITNW (W)

2375

Associates degree or higher in

any discipline and hold VMWare

Data Center Virtualization

(VMWare DCV) certification

ITNW (W)

1364, 2380

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

one of the following

professional certifications:

a. CompTIA Network+

b. Cisco Certified Network

Associate (CCNA)

c. Cisco Certified Network

Professional (CCNP)

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

d. Cisco Certified

Internetwork Expert (CCIE)

e. Amazon Web Services

AWS) Solutions Architect

f. Microsoft Azure

Foundations

g. Certified Wireless

Technician (CWT)

i. VMWare Data Center

Virtualization (VMWare-

DCV

ITSC (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Computer Science; Information

Systems; Database Development;

Database Administration; Data

Analytics, and closely-related

fields.

ITSC(W)

1316

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

one of the following

certifications:

a) LPI Linux Essentials, or

b) CompTIA Linux+

ITSC (W)

1342

Associate degree or higher in

any field and must hold one

of the following certifications:

a. Python Certified Entry-

level Programmer,

b. Cisco DevNet Associate

ITSC (W)

2325

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

one of the following

certifications:

a. Linux Professional

Institute Certification 1

(LPIC1)

b. CompTIA Linux+

ITSE (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Computer Science, Information

Systems; Database Development;

Database Administration; Data

Analytics, and closely related

fields.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

ITSW (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Computer Science, Information

Systems; Database Development;

Database Administration; Data

Analytics

ITSY (W)

1300

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold at

least one of the following

professional certifications:

a) CompTIA Security+

b) EC Council Certified

Cybersecurity Technician

(CCT)

c) ISACA CSX Cybersecurity

Practitioner (CSX-P)

d) Certified Information

Systems Security

Professional (CISSP)

e) GIAC information Security

Fundamentals (GISF)

f) GIAC Security Essentials

(GSEC)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field

Masters degree or higher in

discipline qualifying fields or a

masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline qualifying fields

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security, or closely related fields.

ITSY (W)

1371

Associate degree or higher in

any field and must hold one

of the following certifications:

a. Open Source

Intelligence (OSINT)

certification

b. GIAC Open Source

Intelligence (GOSI)

c. Certified Threat

Intelligence Analyst

(CTIA)

d. Certified Ethical

Hacker (CEH)

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

e. EC Council Certified

Network Defender

(CND)

f. EC Council Licensed

Penetration Tester-

(Master) (LPT-Master)

g. EC Council Certified

Security Analyst

(ECSA)

h. EC Council Certified

SOC Analyst (CSA)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field

Masters degree or higher in

discipline qualifying fields or a

masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline qualifying fields

ITSY (W)

1372

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

Psychology with at least 9 SCH

of coursework in any of the

following:

a. Cognitive

Psychology/Learning

b. Social/Adjustment

Psychology

c. Physiological/Biological

Psychology

d. Developmental

Psychology

Bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field

Masters degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying fields.

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related

fields.

ITSY (W)

2300

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and hold one of

the following certifications:

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

a. Microsoft Azure

Administrator Associate

(AZ 104)

b. Microsoft Azure Security

Engineer Associate (AZ

500)

c. Microsoft Azure Virtual

Desktop Specialty (AZ

140)

d. Microsoft Azure

Cybersecurity Architect

Expert (SC 100)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field

Masters degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field(s).

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

ITSY (W)

2301

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold at

least one of the following

certifications:

a. LogRhythm Security

Analyst (LRSA),

b. Fortinet Network Security

Expert (NSE)

c. Palo Alto Networks

Certified Cybersecurity

Entry-level Technician

(PCCET),

d. Palo Alto Networks

Certified Network Security

Administrator (PCNSA),

e. Palo Alto Networks

Certified Network Security

Engineer (PCNSE)

f. Juniper Security Associate

(JNCIA-SEC)

g. Juniper Security Specialist

(JNCIS-SEC)

h. Juniper Security

Professional (JNCIP-SEC)

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

i. Juniper Security Expert

(JNCIE-SEC),

j. Microsoft Azure Network

Engineer Associate - AZ

700

Or Equivalent firewall

certification

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field

Masters degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field(s)

ITSY (W)

2330

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold one

of the following certifications:

a. Splunk Enterprise Certified

Administrator

b. Splunk Enterprise Certified

Architect

c. Splunk Enterprise Security

Certified Administrator

d. Splunk IT Service Intelligence

Certified Administrator

e. LogRhythm Security Analyst

(LRSA)

f. Fortinet Network Security

Expert (NSE)

g. Juniper Security Associate

(JNCIA-SEC)

h. Juniper Security Specialist

(JNCIS-SEC)

i. Juniper Security Professional

(JNCIP-SEC)

j. Juniper Security Expert

(JNCIE-SEC)

k. Microsoft Azure Network

Engineer Associate - AZ 700

l. Microsoft Azure Security

Engineer Associate - AZ-500

m. Google Professional Cloud

Network Engineer

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

n. AWS-Advanced Networking

Specialty

Or equivalent Security

Information/Event Management

(SIEM) certification.

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field

Masters degree in

discipline/qualifying fields or

masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying fields.

ITSY (W)

2341

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold one

of the following certifications:

a) Licensed Penetration

Tester (LPT)

b) EC-Council Certified

Security Analyst (ECSA)

c) Certified Ethical Hacker

(CEH)

d) Certified Chief

Information Security

Officer (CCISO)-EC

Council

e) Certified Information

Systems Auditor (CISA)

f) Certified Information

Systems Security

Professional (CISSP)

g) Chief Information

Security Manager(CISM)

h) Certified in Risk

Information Systems

Control (CRISC

)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

Masters degree in any discipline

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

with 18 graduate hours in in

discipline/qualifying field(s).

ITSY (W)

2342

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and hold one of

the following certifications:

a) EC Council Security Analyst

b) Certified Information

Systems Security

Professional (CISSP)

c) Certified Ethical Hacker

(CEH)

d) GIAC Certified Incident

Handler (GCIH)

e) Certified Incident Handling

Engineer (CIHE)

f) Certified Computer Security

Incident Handler (CSIH)

g) eLearnSecurity Certified

Incident Responder (eCIR)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

masters degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field(s).

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

ITSY (W)

2343

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

one of the following

certifications:

a) Certified Digital

Forensics Examiner

(CDFE)

b) Computer Hacking

Forensic Investigator

(CHFI)

c) Certified Forensic

Computer Examiner

(CFCE)

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

d) GIAC Certified

Forensic Examiner

(GCFE)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field

Masters degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

masters degree in any

discipline with 18 graduate

hours in discipline/qualifying

field(s)

ITSY (W)

2572

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and MUST hold

Certified Information Systems

Security Professional (CISSP)

certification,

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field,

Masters degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

masters degree in any

discipline with 18 graduate

hours in discipline/qualifying

field(s)

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

ITSY (W)

2575

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

Certified Information Systems

Manager (CISM) certification,

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field,

Masters degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

masters degree in any

discipline with 18 graduate

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

hours in discipline/qualifying

field(s)

ITSY (W)

2576

Associate degree or higher in

any discipline and must hold

Certified Chief Information

Security Officer (CCISO)

certification,

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying field,

Masters degree in

discipline/qualifying fields or

Masters degree in any

discipline with 18 graduate

hours in discipline qualifying

fields

Cybersecurity, Information

Assurance, Digital Systems

Security, information Systems

Security or closely related fields.

JAPN (A)

Master’s degree in Japanese or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Japanese

KINE (A)

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Kinesiology; Exercise

Science; Fitness & Human

Performance; Physical Education;

Sport & Exercise Science; Sports

& Leisure Studies

KINE (A)

1100 and

2100 level

Bachelor's degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Kinesiology; Exercise

Science; Fitness & Human

Performance; Physical Education;

Sport & Exercise Science; Sports

& Leisure Studies

KINE (A)

1306

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Must possess current American

Red Cross or American Heart

Association CPR Certification.

Kinesiology; Exercise

Science; Fitness & Human

Performance; Physical Education;

Sport & Exercise Science; Sports

& Leisure Studies

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

KINE (A)

2356

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Minimum of two years of

experience with athletic injuries

or athletic training certification/

license.

Kinesiology; Exercise

Science; Fitness & Human

Performance; Physical Education;

Sport & Exercise Science; Sports

& Leisure Studies

LGLA (W)

Juris Doctorate.

Law; Legal Environment

LGLA (W)

2339

Masters’ degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Law; Legal Environment

LMGT (W)

Bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or

closely related discipline.

Supply Chain; Logistics

Management.

MATH (D)

Less than

1000

Bachelor's degree in

Mathematics or bachelor's

degree with at least 18 hours of

undergraduate coursework in

discipline/qualifying field

Mathematics; Statistics;

Mathematics Education

MATH (A)

1000 and

2000 levels

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Mathematics; Statistics

MDCA (A)

Associate's degree, diploma or

higher in any discipline and hold

current certification/licensure as

a Medical Assistant, Registered

Nurse, Licensed Vocational

Nurse, or other healthcare

professional who provides direct

patient care.

MHSM (U)

3310, 3311,

3315, 4302,

4440

Master’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying fields or

master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qu8alifying field(s)

Health Administration,

Healthcare Management, Health

Information Management, Health

Informatics, Health Studies,

Public Health, or closely related

field.

MHSM (U)

3305, 3313,

3320, 3335,

4312, 4315

Master’s degree or higher in

discipline/qualifying fields or

master’s degree in any discipline

Business Administration, Health

Administration, Healthcare

Management, Health Information

Management, Health

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qu8alifying field(s)

Informatics, Health Studies,

Public Health, or closely related

field.

MRKG (W)

Bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Marketing; Sales

MUAP (A)

Master’s degree in Music or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field(s) to

include at least 9 graduate hours

in applied area

Music; Performance; Music

History; Music Theory;

Composition; Conducting; Music

Education; Jazz; Jazz Education;

Pedagogy

MUEN (A)

Master’s degree in Music or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field to

include at least 9 graduate hours

in the ensemble or related

ensemble area

Music; Performance; Music

History; Music Theory;

Composition; Conducting; Music

Education; Jazz; Jazz Education;

Pedagogy

MUSB (W)

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field with

an emphasis in Music Business.

Music Business, Music

Management, Music, Music

Education, Audio Engineering,

Audio Production, Commercial

Music

MUSC (W)

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Audio Engineering, Audio

Production, Commercial Music,

Music Technology, Recording,

Music, Music Education, Music

Theory, Music Composition

MUSI (A)

1306, 1307,

1310

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field with at

least 9 graduate hours in Music

History, Musicology, or Music

Literature

Music; Performance; Music

History; Music Theory;

Composition; Conducting; Music

Education; Jazz; Jazz Education;

Pedagogy

MUSI (A)

1116, 1117,

1303, 1311,

1312, 2116,

2117, 2311,

2312

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field with at

least 9 graduate hours in Music

Theory or Theory Pedagogy

Music; Performance; Music

History; Music Theory;

Composition; Conducting; Music

Education; Jazz; Jazz Education;

Pedagogy

MUSI (A)

1181, 1182,

2181, 2182

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field with at

least 9 graduate credit hours in

Piano, Piano Performance, or

Piano Pedagogy

Music; Performance; Music

History; Music Theory;

Composition; Conducting; Music

Education; Jazz; Jazz Education;

Pedagogy

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

MUSI (A)

1183, 1160,

1161, 1162,

1163

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field with at

least 9 graduate credit hours in

Voice or Vocal Performance

Music; Performance; Music

History; Music Theory;

Composition; Conducting; Music

Education; Jazz; Jazz Education;

Pedagogy

MUSI (A)

1192

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field with at

least 9 graduate credit hours in

Guitar or Guitar Performance

Music; Performance; Music

History; Music Theory;

Composition; Conducting; Music

Education; Jazz; Jazz Education;

Pedagogy

MUSP (W)

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Audio Engineering, Audio

Production, Commercial Music,

Jazz, Jazz Education, Recording,

Music, Music Education, Music

Theory, Music Composition,

Performance

NCBM (D)

Non-Course

Based

Mathematic

s less than

1000 level

Bachelor's degree in

Mathematics or bachelor's

degree with at least 18 graduate

hours of undergraduate

coursework in the

discipline/qualifying field

Mathematics; Statistics;

Mathematics Education

NURA (A)

Associates degree, certificate,

diploma, or higher in discipline/

qualifying field and hold current

license to practice as a Licensed

Vocational Nurse or a Registered

Nurse in Texas.

Nursing, Registered Nursing,

Vocational Nursing

NUPC

Associates degree, certificate,

diploma, or higher in discipline/

qualifying field and hold current

license to practice as a Licensed

Vocational Nurse or a Registered

Nurse in Texas.

Nursing, Registered Nursing,

Vocational Nursing

NURS (U)

Master’s degree in Nursing

a Master’s degree with 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field and

hold a bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field(s).

Must hold a current

unencumbered license as a

Nursing, Nursing Education

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

Registered Nurse in the state of

Texas

OSHT (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field and

hold at least one of the

following certifications from the

Board of Certified Safety

Professionals:

a) Construction Health and

Safety Technician (CHST)

Certificate,

b) Safety Management

Specialist (SMS) Certificate,

c) Associate Safety

Professional (ASP)

Certificate, or

d) Certified Safety Professional

(CSP).

Architecture, Architectural

Drafting, Construction

Management, Civil Engineering

Technology, Industrial Hygiene,

Occupational Safety, Safety

Management Technology,

Environmental Health and Safety

OSHT (W)

1305

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field and

hold one of the following

certifications:

a) OSHA Construction

Trainer, or

b) OSHA General Industry

Trainer.

Architecture, Architectural

Drafting, Construction

Management, Civil Engineering

Technology, Industrial Hygiene,

Occupational Safety, Safety

Management Technology,

Environmental Health and Safety

PFPB (W)

Associate's degree in

Discipline/Qualifying (or closely

related) field, OR

hold current licensure as a

Journeyman Plumber in the

state of Texas.

Construction Technology,

Construction Science, Facilities

Maintenance or Industrial

Maintenance, Industrial

Technology, Plumbing and

Pipefitting Technology, or Civil

Engineering Technology

PHIL (A)

Master’s degree in Philosophy

or a Master’s degree in any

discipline with at least 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field.

Philosophy

PHRA (W)

Associates degree or higher in

any discipline and hold current

certification/licensure as a

Certified Pharmacy Technician

(CPhT) from the Pharmacy

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

Technician Certification board

(PTCB) or the National

Healthcareer Association (NHA)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

pharmacy and hold a current

license to practice as a

pharmacist in Texas.

PHTC (W)

Associate's degree in

Photography or Art (with

Photography concentration).

Photography

PHYS (A)

Master’s degree in

Physics/Physical Science or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

For lab sections, Bachelor's

degree in discipline/qualifying

field.

Physics; physical science;

astronomy

PLAB (W)

Associate's degree, certificate,

diploma or higher in any field

and hold current certification/

licensure in a healthcare field

that provides direct patient care

(e.g. Certified Medical Assistant,

Registered Nurse, Licensed

Vocational Nurse, etc.)

Doctoral degree in Medicine or

Osteopathic Medicine.

POFI (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Office Environment;

Administrative Assistant; Office

Manager

POFT (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Office Environment;

Administrative Assistant; Office

Manager

PSGT (W)

Associates Degree or higher in

any discipline and hold current

certification as a Registered

Polysomnographic Technologist

(RPSGT).

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

PSTR (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field OR an

associate’s degree in any

discipline and hold a certificate

in pastry.

Foodservice, Pastry, Culinary

PSYC (A)

2301, 2314,

2315, 2316,

2317, 2319,

2320, 2330,

2389

Master’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in the

discipline/qualifying field.

Psychology, Counseling

Psychology, Clinical Psychology,

Social Psychology

PSYC (A)

2306

(Cross-

Listed with

SOCI 2306)

Master’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in the

discipline/qualifying field.

Psychology, Sociology

PTHA (W)

Associate’s Degree in Physical

Therapy Assisting (PTA) and hold

a current license to practice as a

Physical Therapist Assistant in

the state of Texas.

Bachelor’s degree or higher in

Physical Therapy (PT) with a

current license to practice as a

Physical Therapist in the state of

Texas.

Physical Therapy, Physical

Therapy Assisting

RBTC (W)

Associates degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Electronics, Electrical

Engineering, Mechanical

Engineering, Electrical

Engineering Technology, Robotics

Engineering, Robotics

Engineering Technology,

Industrial Automation

RECL (W)

Bachelor’s degree in Sport &

Recreation Management or

similar discipline.

Sports and Recreation

Management

RECT (W)

Bachelor's degree in Sport &

Recreation Management or

similar discipline.

Sports and Recreation

Management

RELE (W)

Associate degree in any

discipline and hold an active

license as a Real Estate Broker in

the state of Texas.

Real Estate

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

RNSG (W)

Master’s degree in Nursing

a Master’s degree with 18

graduate hours in

discipline/qualifying field(s) and

hold a bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field(s).

Must hold a current

unencumbered license as a

Registered Nurse in the state of

Texas

Nursing, Nursing Education

RSPT (W)

Associate’s degree or higher in

Respiratory Care and must hold

current certification as a

Registered Respiratory Therapist

(RRT) from the National Board

for Respiratory Care and be

licensed to practice as a

Respiratory Care Practitioner in

the state of Texas.

Respiratory Therapy

RSPT (W)

1207, 1237

Associates Degree or higher in

any field and must hold current

certification as a Registered

Polysomnographic Technologist

(RPSGT).

Polysomnographic Technology

RSTO (W)

Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality

Management or closely related

discipline.

Hospitality Management

RTVB (W)

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Video Production, Video

Technology, Media Technology,

Digital Media, Digital

Cinematography, Digital

Filmmaking, Television, Film,

Studio Production, Motion

Graphics, Media Arts, Electronic

Media

RUSS (A)

Master’s degree in Russian or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Russian

SGNL (A)

Master's degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

American Sign Language; Sign

Language Studies; Deaf Studies;

Deaf Education; Teaching

American Sign Language;

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

with at least 18 graduate hours

in the discipline/qualifying field.

Communication Disorders; Deaf

Education

SLNG (W)

Associate’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field and

must hold either:

a) Board for Evaluation of

Interpreters (BEI) Master

Level certification or

b) Registration for Interpreters

(RID) certification.

Interpreter Preparation Program;

Sign Language Interpreter

SLNG (W)

1207, 1321

Associate’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field and

must hold either:

a) Board for Evaluation of

Interpreters (BEI) Advanced

Level certification/BEI Level

III or

b) Registration for Interpreters

(RID) certification.

Interpreter Preparation Program;

Sign Language Interpreter

SLNG (W)

1211, 1347,

1215

Associate’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field.

American Sign Language; Sign

Language Studies; Deaf Studies;

Deaf Education; Teaching

American Sign Language;

Communication Disorders and

Deaf Education; Interpreter

Preparation Program; Sign

Language Interpreter

SOCI (A)

1301, 1306,

2301, 2319,

2340, 2389

Master’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in the

discipline/qualifying field.

Sociology

SOCI (A)

2306

(Cross-

Listed with

PSYC 2306)

Master’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in the

discipline/qualifying field.

Psychology, Sociology

SOCW (A)

Master’s degree in the

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with 18 graduate hours in the

discipline/qualifying field.

Social Work

SPAN (A)

Master’s degree in Spanish or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

Spanish

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

SPCH (A)

Master's degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field.

Speech; Communication(s);

Speech Communications;

Interpersonal Communication;

Communication Theory;

Communication Studies; Public

Address and Communication

SRGT (W)

1271, 1409,

1441, 1442,

2130, 1461,

2561

Associate’s degree in any field

and must hold current

certification as a Certified

Surgical Technologist (CST) from

the National Board of Surgical

Technology and Surgical

Assisting.

SUAS (W)

Associates degree in any

discipline and must hold current

Remote Pilot Certification from

the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA Part 107

Certificate).

TECA (A)

Master’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field or a

Master’s degree in any discipline

with at least 18 graduate hours

in discipline/qualifying field(s).

Child Development; Early

Childhood Education; Elementary

Education, Family Studies; Child

Life; Family Life, and closely

related fields.

TECM (W)

Bachelor’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field

Engineering, Engineering

Technology, Mathematics,

Mathematics Education, Physics

TRVM (W)

Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality

Management or closely related

discipline.

Hospitality Management

UXUI (W)

Associate’s degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Advertising Design, Art Direction,

Arts and Technology, Digital Art,

Graphic Design, Digital

Communications and

Multimedia, User Experience,

Web Development/Design, User

Interface/User Experience,

Mobile App

Development/Design, Front-End

Design, Computer Art and

Design, Industrial Design, Human

computer Interaction.

Rubric

Course (if

applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Discipline/Qualifying Fields

VNSG (W)

1577, 1578,

1579, 1230,

1238

Associate degree in Nursing and

current, unencumbered license

as a Registered Nurse in Texas.

Nursing

VNSG (W)

1205, 1261,

1262, 1270,

1271, 1570,

1571, 2363

Certificate in

Vocational/Practical nursing

with a current, unencumbered

license as a Vocational Nurse in

Texas.

Vocational Nursing, Practical

Nursing

VTHT (W)

Associates Degree from an

AVMA accredited program in

Veterinary Technology and must

hold current licensure as a

Licensed Veterinary Technician

(LVT) in the state of Texas.

WLDG (W)

1307, 1313,

1317, 1428,

1430, 1434,

1435, 2435,

2443, 2447,

2451, 2453

Associate's degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Welding, Welding Technology,

Metals Science (Metallurgy or

Materials Science), Pipe Fitting;

Industrial Education, Industrial

Technology, Industrial Arts

WLDG (W)

(Metal

Arts)

1308, 1371,

1401, 1405,

2471, 2440

Associate's degree in

discipline/qualifying field.

Art (Sculpture or Studio Art),

Metals Science (Metallurgy or

Materials Science), Metal Arts,

Blacksmithing, Metalsmithing,

Foundry Practices, Industrial

Education, Industrial Technology,

Industrial Arts

Appendix A: Foreign Credential Evaluation Services and Helpful Websites

Collin College accepts foreign transcript evaluations only from members of The National

Association of Credential Evaluation Services (A listing of NACES certified international

credential evaluators can be found on the following website:

http://www.naces.org/members).

Appendix B: Faculty Credential Inventory (FCI) Form

Instructions: Use this form to create a new Faculty Credential Inventory (FCI) record.

Please note that faculty members that teach multiple subjects must have a

separate FCI

for each subject taught.

NOTE:

It is very important that you select the correct DEAN and VP PROVOST from the

drop down menu. Failure to select the correct name may delay the approval since the

intended person will not see the FCI when they log on.

If the name of a Dean or VP Provost is missing or incorrect, please do not select the next

best person or a person previously in that position. Instead contact the

HRC on your

campus for assistance.

FACULTY MEMBER GENERAL INFORMATION:

CWID

LAST NAME*

FIRST NAME*

FT OR PT*

FT PT

DEAN*

VP PROVOST*

SUBJECT*

Limited FCI?

Check the box if the faculty member is

limited to teaching certain courses within a

subject.

FACULTY MEMBER EDUCATION INFORMATION:

Faculty Credential Inventory (FCI) Form

Enter below, all degrees and education records in the following format, starting with the

highest level of education. School Name, Degree or Coursework, Major.

Examples:

Texas A&M Univ - Commerce, Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration;

University of Texas at Dallas, Master of Science, Business Administration

5000

FACULTY MEMBER TEACHING CREDENTIALS:

Please select the faculty member's credentials from the following list*

CONCENTRATION (18 GRADUATE SEMESTER HOURS):

From the faculty member's transcripts, please list the 18 graduate semester hours that

are directly related to the subject/courses that will be taught. Include school, course #,

course title, and # semester hours.

EXAMPLE: University of Texas at Dallas-ENGL559-Language and Culture-3

Other Qualifications

NOT QUALIFIED PER DEAN OR

VP/PROVOST

DEAN CERTIFICATION OF FCI

DEAN CERTIFICATION SIGNATURE

DEAN CERTIFICATION DATE

FCI ENTERED BY

Date Entered

Send Email Notification to Your

Manager:*

Revised: August 2023

Appendix C: Faculty Alternate Credentials Form

Faculty Alternative Credentials Form

Faculty Member’s

Name:

CWID:

Academic Dean:

Campus:

Teaching Discipline(s)/Program(s)/Course(s):

Justification for Hiring by Alternative: Provide a description that describes the faculty member’s

alternative qualifications. Applicable supporting documentation must be attached in the following

order (see the credentials manual for more information on supporting documentation):

1. Letters certifying that exceptions to coursework is equivalent to the required coursework. These letters should

come from an academic officer from the department of the granting institution that is accepting equivalency (e.g.,

the dean of a university math department accepting engineering coursework).

2. Professional experience documentation.

3. Professional letters of support.

4. Student letters of support.

5. Other documentation (including Credentialing Crosswalk Form, if needed).

Signature

Date

Faculty Member from

Discipline Being

Credentialed

Associate Dean/Director

Dean

VP/Campus Provost

VP of Academic Affairs

Executive Vice

President

Appendix D: Credentialing Crosswalk

Credentialing Crosswalk

Faculty

Member’s Name

Dean

Campus

Teaching Discipline(s)/Programs or Specific Courses (for limited FCI)

In addition to the New Faculty Credential Inventory form and the Alternative Credentialing Form,

the Credentialing Crosswalk may be completed to help document Faculty coursework

qualifications that do not directly align with the Collin College credentialing guidelines by

discipline.

Faculty are qualified to teach each course listed in the discipline based on the course qualification

and descriptions listed below. Rows for additional Courses and SLOs can be added or deleted, as

needed

Course #1

Student Learning

Outcomes

Course Qualification

Course Description

Course Rubric,

Number and

Title

SLO 1

Course from transcript

Course description from

catalog

SLO 2

Course from transcript

Course description from

catalog

SLO 3

Course from transcript

Course description from

catalog

SLO 4

Course from transcript

Course description from

catalog

SLO 5

Course from transcript

Course description from

catalog

SLO 6

Course from transcript

Course description from

catalog

SLO 7

Course from transcript

Course description from

catalog