Coding to Ensure Quality – Deciphering Minimum Qualifications and Equivalence
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Coding to Ensure Quality – Deciphering Minimum
Qualifications and Equivalence
Dan Crump, American River CollegeMichelle Pilati, Rio Hondo College
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Overview
• Minimum Qualifications• Disciplines List process • Equivalency• Eminence• Assigning courses to a discipline
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The Pieces of the Puzzle
Disciplines List
Placement of Courses in
Disciplines
Faculty Service Areas
MinimumQualifications
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What are “Minimum Qualifications”?
• The state, through the Board of Governors, establishes “minimum qualifications” for teaching any credit or noncredit course, or working as a counselor or librarian.
• In establishing and maintaining these MQs for faculty, the BoG shall “consult with, and rely primarily on the advice and judgment of, the statewide Academic Senate.” (Ed Code 87357)
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Local Minimum Qualifications
• A district may establish additional qualifications which are more rigorous than the state-established MQs.
• However, local MQs cannot be less rigorous than the state-established MQs.
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The Disciplines List
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The Disciplines List Currently, disciplines are organized into
two separate lists
1. Disciplines requiring a Master’s Degree
2. Disciplines in which a Master’s Degree is not generally expected or available
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The Disciplines List• A new approach to the “list” will soon
be recommended to the BoG for adoption (Resolution 10.01, Spring 2008)
• A separate list for non-credit also exists (Title 5 § 53412)
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The Disciplines List• Preparation & maintenance of “Disciplines
List” assigned to Academic Senate (Ed. Code § 87357)
– Reviewed and revised every two years– Works through local senates– Consults with statewide organizations – Vote on discipline changes at Session – Makes recommendations to BoG
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The Disciplines List• “Minimum Standards for Faculty and
Administrators in California Community Colleges.”
• The current edition is dated February 2008 and available at: http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/minimum_quals_jan2008.doc
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MQs Vs Equivalencies
• MQs are established at the state level, but may be increased locally.
• Equivalencies are established locally and represent alternative means of meeting or exceeding MQs.
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Equivalencies• A district may hire a person who
“possesses qualifications that are at least equivalent to the [state] minimum qualifications.”
• The process, as well as criteria and standards…shall be developed and agreed upon jointly by …the [local] governing board and the [local] academic senate.” (Title 5, section 53430)
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What About Single-Course Equivalency?
• Ed Code and Title 5 refer to qualifications in terms of Disciplines not courses or subject areas within a Discipline (Ed Code § 87357; Title 5 § 53410 and § 53430)
• Legal Opinion from Ralph Black, System Office Legal Counsel
• Faculty are hired to teach a discipline, not a course
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What is “eminence”?• May 2008 Rostrum – “Eminence
—Do I Know It When I See It?”• “Many districts recognize
eminence as a basis for granting equivalency. Although eminence is not specified in current law, it is not prohibited and has been established in many districts.”
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Eminence – Some ideas
• Note – NOT endorsed or adopted by Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges
• State champions in competition • National winner (e.g. winner of TVs
“Dancing with the Stars”)• Prize Winners (e.g. chefs, authors, actors)• High Pass Rate in State or National Exams• World famous in the field
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Eminence - Sample
• Note – NOT endorsed or adopted by ASCCC
• *Eminence may include: National certification or recognition; publications; research; 6 years of full-time college teaching experience; 6 years of full-time professional experience in the field; or as otherwise determined by the division Dean and the division academic senator.
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Are there really that many eminent folks out there?• Grant Equivalency Based on Eminence to XX to teach ETNC 16/POLS 16
African-Americans in American Government, effective Fall 2007. • c) Grant Equivalency Based on Eminence to XX to teach DANC 96.18
Special Topics: Choreographic Approaches Using Improvisation, effective Fall 2007.
• d) Grant Equivalency Based on Eminence to XX to teach HLTH 4 Healthy Living, effective Fall 2007.
• e) Grant Equivalency Based on Eminence to XX to teach MEDA 100 Introduction to Health Careers, effective Fall 2007.
• f) Grant Equivalency Based on Eminence to XX to teach ENSL 324/424 Beginning Conversation II, effective Fall 2007.
• g) Grant Equivalency Based on Eminence to XX to teach CSIS 196.9 Special Topics: Introduction to MS VISTA and Office 2007, effective Fall 2007.
• h) Grant Equivalency Based on Eminence to XX to teach AUTO 101 Engine Repair, effective Fall 2007.
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Eminence
• Plusses and minuses?
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So….• Faculty meet minimum qualifications in a
discipline• A course must be placed in a discipline (or
more than one discipline) in order to determine who is qualified to teach it
• Only those faculty who meet minimum qualifications for a discipline can teach courses assigned to that discipline
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Placement of Courses in Disciplines
• Local senates maintain responsibility for placing courses in disciplines – per Title 5
Academic and professional matters includes (as first area) “curriculum including establishing prerequisites and placement of courses within disciplines” (Title 5 § 53200)
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Placement of Courses in Disciplines
• Required for all courses (credit & non-credit) for which campus receives apportionment
• Not required for community service courses
• Suggestion: Include discipline designations on all course outlines
• What do you do now?
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Placement of Courses in Disciplines
• For most courses, this is simple.• Psychology 101 is placed in psychology,
Sociology 101 in sociology, etc..• When does it get murky?
– Biological Psychology– Social Psychology
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Cross-listing Courses
• Reason:–Course fits more than one discipline
• Advantage: –Individual with MQs in either discipline would be qualified to teach the course
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Cross-listing Courses• Examples:
– Economic History of the U.S.• May be cross-listed with Economics and
History disciplines and taught by faculty member with MQs for Economics or History
– Speech Communication 140 & Journalism 140• Course may be taught by faculty member with
MQs for Journalism or Speech/Communication
• Potential Concerns:– May impact articulation agreements– May affect “bumping rights”
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Interdisciplinary CoursesWhen to be considered?• Course clearly does not fall within a
single discipline• It combines two or more disciplines
to such a degree that some preparation in each constituent discipline is required
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Interdisciplinary Courses• More specialized preparation required than
with cross-listed courses • Interdisciplinary Studies: Master’s in the
interdisciplinary area OR Master’s in one of the disciplines included in the interdisciplinary area and upper division or graduate course work in at least one other constituent discipline.
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Interdisciplinary Courses• More specialized preparation required than with
cross-listed courses • If “Western Civilization” listed as Interdisciplinary
• Components may be art, philosophy, literature – therefore Instructor qualifications require some preparation in each area
• Qualifications must be based on course description of record
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Principles on Placement of Courses
• The guiding principle is course content, not personnel issues or FTEs
• Base decision to place a course in a discipline on the body of knowledge necessary to teach the course
• A decision of the local curriculum committee---a decision of the faculty
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Principles on Placement of Courses
• Regardless of the local situation, discipline faculty need to be involved in assignment of courses to disciplines.
• Remember: Not all programs or department titles
are disciplines – Use the approved Disciplines List
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Principles on Placement of Courses
• A process for placement is needed, as well as a means of mediating disputes
• College vs. District • If each college has its own
curriculum, the placement of courses may vary
• Local control
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Principles on Placement of Courses
• When making a decision, the course content should be the driving force – who is qualified to teach it?
• If Biological Psychology is assigned to Psychology, all those with Psychology minimum qualifications should be able to teach it
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Principles on Placement of Courses
• If there is no process for placing courses in disciplines, one is needed
• Local control/Faculty control• Keep in mind ramifications – if you
determine that a course is interdisciplinary, will anyone be able to teach it?
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Resources• Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications.
ASCCC. 2006.• Qualifications for Faculty Service in the California
Community Colleges: minimum qualifications, placement of courses within disciplines, and faculty service areas. ASCCC. 2004.
• Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges. Chancellor’s Office. 2008.