Faculty Qualifications

Achievement of C&BA’s mission is dependent upon having a sufficient number of qualified faculty members. Standards for attaining and maintaining disciplinary currency and relevance for faculty are described here. 

Academically Qualified (AQ) Faculty Members

Specific criteria for AQ faculty are specified at two levels of teaching: (1) doctoral level (AQ.D) and (2) undergraduate/masters level (AQ.MU).  The department chairperson must justify the use of faculty members in levels in which they do not meet the level qualifications.

Specific criteria for AQ faculty are as follows:

Academically Qualified (Doctoral Level) – AQ.D:  In order to meet the academic qualification (AQ) standards to teach doctoral courses (600 level) and chair dissertations, a faculty member must:

  1. Possess an appropriate terminal degree in (or related to) the field in which s/he is teaching.
  2. Be a full member of the Graduate Faculty.
  3. Publish in the last five years:

One Tier 1 peer reviewed journal article and one other peer reviewed journal article OR two Tier 2 peer reviewed journal articles;

AND One additional peer reviewed journal article OR make two other intellectual contributions from the OIC-AQ list below.

Academically Qualified (Masters/Undergraduate Level) – AQ.MU:  In order to meet the academic qualification (AQ) standards to teach undergraduate (100 to 400 level) or masters level courses (500 level), a faculty member must:

  1. Possess an appropriate terminal degree in (or related to) the field in which s/he is teaching.
  2. Be a full or associate member of the Graduate Faculty (Masters courses only).
  3. Publish in the last five years:

Two peer reviewed journal articles; OR One peer reviewed journal article

AND make two other intellectual contributions from the OIC-AQ list below.

Examples of Other Intellectual Contributions (OIC-AQ):

  • Publish scholarly book (including textbooks)
  • Publish chapter in a scholarly book
  • Serve on editorial board of peer reviewed journal (including editorial roles)
  • Serve as an investigator on a grant submitted to an external funding agency.
    • Grant should be for more than $25,000.
  • Publish in non-peer reviewed journal
  • Publish in a peer reviewed proceeding
  • Conduct a faculty workshop presentation

Professionally Qualified Faculty Members

Specific criteria for all Professionally Qualified (PQ) faculty members are as follows:

  1. Possess a post-baccalaureate degree in (or related to) the field in which s/he is teaching.
  2. Have at least five (5) years of professional experience in a position that can reasonably be expected to develop knowledge and skills consistent with the faculty member’s teaching responsibilities.
  3. Additionally, all Professionally Qualified (PQ) faculty members must satisfy at least one of the three following criteria:
    1. Be employed full-time in the area (or related area) in which they teach, OR Be self-employed full-time in the area (or related area) in which they teach, OR In the past five years:

Publish two peer reviewed articles, OR Publish one peer reviewed article and make two contributions from the OIC-PQ list, OR Make four contributions from the following OIC-PQ list

      • Develop or substantially revise a course within the teaching discipline
      • Be substantially involved with a professional association (beyond attendance)
      • Participate in outreach activities resulting in contribution to student knowledge of teaching discipline
      • Participate in a substantial consulting engagement or project within the teaching discipline
      • Take or teach a continuing education course within the teaching discipline
      • Publish a teaching case in scholarly outlet (journal, book, etc.)
      • Serve on editorial board (including editorial roles) for a either a peer or non-peer reviewed journal
      • Earn or renew a professional certification within teaching discipline
      • Make any contribution from the OIC-AQ list

To achieve the College’s strategic objective of having a national research reputation, the faculty developed lists of the top quality (Tier 1) journals and exemplars for those of high quality (Tier 2) for each disciplinary area in 2006. The lists are available here.