Office of the Provost

Faculty and Unclassified Staff Handbook
Chapter 4 -- Faculty: Benefits, Responsibilities, and Specific Requirements

 

Terminal Degree Requirements

FHSU will provide funding for terminal degree compensation, separate from the merit and enhancement funds, for a unit faculty member upon the completion of his/her terminal degree. The amount of the compensation will be determined by the Department Chair upon consultation with the Dean of the College and the University Provost, and will be negotiated at the time of employment with the new faculty member. The additional monies used to fund any increased salary resulting from degree completion will come from the salary line for that particular faculty member and not from merit funds or any other monies appropriated to the department.

For faculty under an existing contract with FHSU at the time of degree completion, but whose contract does not specify a higher salary amount upon completion of a terminal degree, the amount of compensation will be at least $500 unless it is negotiated to a larger amount by the parties.

For purposes of this section, “terminal degree” refers to the degrees specified below as appropriate for the department in which the faculty member serves, and which specifically relates to the faculty member’s teaching responsibilities.

College of Arts and Sciences

Art and Design

    Studio Art -----M.F.A.
    Art History-----Ph.D. or Ed.D.
    Art Education-----Ph.D. or Ed.D.

Chemistry-----Ph.D.

Communication Studies-----Doctoral degree

English-----Ph.D. or M.F.A. for specifically designated positions with a focus on writing.

Geosciences-----Ph.D.

History-----Ph.D.

Justice Studies-----Doctoral degree in Justice Studies, a related field, or a related discipline with a justice studies focus; or
Juris doctorate for specifically designated positions with a focus on the law.

Leadership Studies-----A doctorate degree in leadership or related field.

Mathematics and Computer Science-----Ph.D., Ed.D., or D.A. in Mathematics or an M.S. or M.A. in Computer Science

Modern Languages-----Ph.D.

Music and Theatre

    Music-----Doctorate, or Master of Music degree with 5 or more years of professional performance experience

    Theatre-----Doctoral degree or M.F.A. or master's degree with 5 or more years of professional theatre experience

Philosophy-----Ph.D.

Physics-----A doctorate or a M.S. in engineering or physics with a minimum of 5 years of industrial experience

Political Science-----Ph.D., J.D.

Psychology-----Doctorate, normally Ph.D., but possibly Psy.D., Ed.D., D.S., or M.D.

Sociology and Social Work

    Social Work-----M.S.W.

    Sociology-----Ph.D.

College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Economics, Finance and Accounting-----A doctorate degree in a business area, related field, or doctorate in an unrelated field and completion of post-doctoral "bridge to business" program approved by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Informatics-----Doctoral degree or master's degree with relevance to Informatics. A doctorate is the terminal degree for faculty teaching BBA or MBA courses.

Management and Marketing-----A doctorate degree in a business area or related field. The Juris Doctorate (J.D.) is accepted as a terminal degree for law and law related coursework.

College of Education and Technology

Advanced Education Programs -----Ph.D. or Ed.D.

Teacher Education-----Ph.D. or Ed.D. with exception of a clinical position in Pre-service Secondary Teacher Education which would have either Ph.D., Ed.D. or Master's and 10 years recent experience in schools.

Institute of Applied Technology-----Ph.D., Ed.D. or Master's degree and a minimum of 10 years successful experience in industry or teaching.

College of Health and Life Sciences

Agriculture-----Ph.D.

Allied Health-----Master's degree

    Medical Diagnostic Imaging-----Master's degree

    Radiologic Technology-----Master's degree

 Biological Sciences-----Earned doctorate

Communication Disorders-----Master's degree for clinical work; Earned doctorate for research; Master's degree in clinical areas (for teaching). Earned doctorate in theoretical areas.

Health and Human Performance-----Earned doctorate

Nursing-----Master's degree in Nursing
  M.D. degree
  D.O. degree

Forsyth Library

Library Science-----M.L.S. plus a second advanced degree approved by the library director

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