Request for Evaluation for Graduate Faculty Status

Request for Evaluation for Graduate Faculty Status

Kennesaw State University requires all faculty members teaching graduate coursework to meet specific disciplinary or experiential requirements (e.g., advanced degree in discipline or particularized professional expertise). Additionally, full-time faculty members at Kennesaw State University can apply for assessment by the corps of the Graduate Faculty for either Provisional or Full Graduate Faculty status, conferring a significant number of rights (such as the right to vote for or sit upon the University’s Graduate Policies and Curriculum Committee (“GPCC”)), the faculty body ultimately responsible for decisions of curriculum and the Faculty voice for graduate policy (please see KSU University Handbook Section 3.8). The Graduate Faculty members in each of the University’s colleges select two (2) members to serve on the GPCC.

Upon completing this form, please save it as a Word file (with a filename of [date]-[yourname]-graduatefacultystatus.doc or .docx).

Upon completion of the application, please email it to The Graduate College () .Please include the following with the email:

(1) the application;

(2) a copy of the applicant’s most current CV; and

(3) any supporting documentation.

APPLICATIONS THAT ARE NOT COMPLETE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

If you have questions regarding this process, please contact The Graduate College (470 578 6046).

APPLICATION FOR GRADUATE FACULTY STATUS

Instructions

Please determine the appropriate Graduate Faculty status for which you are applying. Please review the criteria for each rank to ensure you are eligible. Please note that only tenured or tenure-track full-time faculty members are eligible for Full Membership or Provisional Membership in the Graduate Faculty.

Full– For Full appointment to the Graduate Faculty of Kennesaw State University (KSU), a faculty member must:

• hold a full-time tenure or tenure-track position at KSU at the rank of Assistant Professor or above,
• show evidence of effective teaching consistent with The Graduate College’s expectations for graduate faculty, and,
• have a track record and active program of scholarship or creative activity consistent with the Graduate College’s expectations for graduate faculty, and
• hold the relevant terminal disciplinary degree, or in unusual cases, have demonstrated exceptional scholarly activity or professional experience.[1]

Full Appointments are made for a period of five years. This is the standard graduate appointment for all faculty who are engaged in graduate education, broadly defined by their research and creative activity, teaching, and service to their professional communities.

Provisional– For Provisional appointment to the Graduate Faculty of KSU, a faculty member must:

• hold a full-time tenure or tenure-track position at KSU at the rank of Assistant Professor or above,
• have some teaching experience, or demonstrate high potential for effective teaching consistent with The Graduate College’s expectations for early career graduate faculty, and.
• begin an active program of scholarship or creative activity consistent with The Graduate College’s expectations for early career graduate faculty, and,
• hold the relevant terminal disciplinary degree, or in unusual cases, have demonstrated exceptional scholarly activity or professional experience.

A Provisional Appointment is typically awarded to new faculty without an extensive record of teaching, or who are beginning to develop a record of scholarship consistent with the college’s expectations for early career graduate faculty. Provisional Appointments may be for a period up to three years. At the conclusion of that appointment, the applicant may apply for Full Appointment to the Graduate Faculty, or may, if circumstances warrant it, reapply for Provisional Graduate Faculty status.

Clinical Professional of Practice– For appointment to the Graduate Faculty of KSU, a Clinical Professional of Practice member must:

• hold any form of non-tenure track position at KSU (part-time, temporary, adjunct, visiting, clinical, etc.),
• have some teaching experience, or demonstrate high potential for effective teaching consistent with The Graduate College’s expectations for graduate faculty based upon professional experience, and,
• have an active program of scholarship or creative activity consistent with The Graduate College’s expectations for graduate faculty based upon professional experience, and,
• hold the relevant terminal disciplinary degree, or in unusual cases, have demonstrated exceptional scholarly activity or professional experience (i.e., professionally qualified).

A Clinical Professional of Practice appointment is typically awarded to a non-tenure track faculty member who will teach a graduate course or serve on a graduate student committee. Clinical graduate appointments are typically made for a one (1) to three (3) year period reflecting the assignment in the graduate domain (MS or PhD committee member, temporary teacher, outside reviewer of graduate performance, Visiting Scholar, etc.). They may be renewed. Appointment as a Clinical Professional of Practice does not carry the rights and privileges of Full or Provisional membership on the Graduate Faculty (such as serving on committees limited to Graduate Faculty members or voting on Graduate Faculty matters). However, when assigned to a students’ graduate committee and solely in that context, they do have the right to vote as a Member of the Graduate Faculty would.

Permission to teach graduate courses-- For appointment to the Graduate Faculty of KSU, a faculty member must:

• hold any form of non-tenure track position at KSU (such as part-time, temporary, adjunct, visiting, clinical),
• have some teaching experience, or demonstrate high potential for effective teaching consistent with The Graduate College’s expectations for graduate faculty (as evidenced by undergraduate teaching record, scholarly activity, or professional experience in a particular area related to a course or other assignment, and
• hold the relevant terminal disciplinary degree, or in unusual cases, have demonstrated exceptional scholarly activity or professional experience (i.e., professionally qualified).

Permission to teach graduate courses is typically granted to non-tenure track full-time faculty or administrators, part-time faculty, and adjunct faculty, who may be reviewed for permission to teach graduate classes or otherwise direct the experience of graduate students. It may be granted for a period of up to three years. Approval to teach graduate courses is contingent upon reappointment to a specified position each year during the three-year period. Permission to teach graduate courses does not make an individual a member of the Graduate Faculty.

If an applicant is ineligible for appointment at the Full, Provisional, or Clinical ranks, she or he will be considered for permission to teach graduate courses.

In addition to the categories identified above, the Dean of The Graduate College may, at his or her discretion, award an applicant a one (1) year “temporary” Graduate Faculty status. This appointment does not carry the rights and privileges of Full or Provisional membership on the Graduate Faculty (such as serving on committees limited to Graduate Faculty members or voting on Graduate Faculty matters). However, when assigned to a students’ graduate committee, they do have the right to vote as a graduate faculty member in that context.

Date: ______

Name of Applicant: ______

Academic Home Department: ______

Tenure Status (please check one):Employment Status (please check one):

TenuredFull time

Tenure TrackPart time

Not Tenure Track

Graduate Status Requested (please check one):

FullProvisional

Clinical Professional of PracticePermission to Teach Graduate Courses

Professorial Rank (e.g., lecturer, associate professor): ______

College of Residence: ______

Department of Residence: ______

Graduate Degree Program: ______

Section 1 / Academic Preparation

ACADEMIC DEGREES. Please list all academic degrees you hold by (i) type of degree (e.g., Ph.D., D.N.S.); (ii) date awarded; (iii) major or area of study (as shown on your transcripts); and (iv) awarding institution. Please begin with terminal degree(s).

Degree / Date Awarded / Major/Area / Institution
Ex. Ph.D. / May 15, 2001 / Physics / Georgia Tech.

B. Graduatecourses taughtduring the preceding five (5) calendar years (up to ten (10)).

Course Prefix and Number / Course Title / # of Times Taught / Institution
Ex. ACCT 9001 / I Intro. to Research in Accounting / KSU

C. Publications (up to ten (10)) during the preceding five (5) calendar years

D.Presentations (up to ten (10)) during the preceding five (5) calendar years:

Section 2 / Proposed Graduate Teaching

The award of Graduate Faculty Status or permission to teach graduate courses is limited in scope, and only permits the applicant to teach those graduate courses for which he or she has been approved as a result of his or her application. Typically, a faculty member is approved to teach those courses for which her or his terminal degree has been identified as a “Qualified Faculty Degree,” and is on file with the University’s Office of Academic Affairs.

a) TEACHING GRADUATE COURSES

In this section, an applicant for Graduate Faculty Status should specifically identify the graduate course or courses that he or she wishes to teach, making certain that her or his terminal degree has been identified as by his or her academic department as a “qualified faculty degree” for each of those courses.

If an applicant wishes to teach a course for which his or her degree is not a “Qualified Faculty Degree,” she or he will need to supplement his or her application by filing a “justification” (Section III) of this application.

Example: The Faculty of Coles College of Business identifies the Doctor of Business Administration (“DBA”) among the terminal degrees qualifying a faculty member to teach BRM 9101 (Foundations of Business Research), a doctoral-level course. In the section below, the Faculty member would identify the course by prefix and name, and indicate that her or his degree is considered a “qualified faculty degree” for the course.

Assume that the faculty member has also been asked if he or she would consider teaching EDL 7600 (School Operations and Community Relations), a master’s-level course in Bagwell College, and one focusing on the business processes of schools. While a faculty member possessing a DBA may be highly qualified to teach the course, a DBA is not among the degrees listed as “Qualified Faculty Degrees” for the course. Consequently, until the Faculty of the academic department responsible for the course identifies the DBA as a “qualified faculty degree” for teaching the course, the faculty member would need to complete Section III (Justification) if she or he wanted to teach EDL 7600.

If you do not know whether your degree is a “Qualified Faculty Degree” for a particular course or courses, please check with the Chair of the Academic Department in which the degree or program is housed.

DIRECTIONS – Please list all graduate courses that you are requesting permission to teach. If you do not list a course, you will not be given permission to teach it. After obtaining Graduate Faculty status or other permission to teach graduate courses, if you wish to amend this list to include additional courses, you may do so.

Course Number and Prefix / Course Name / Is applicant’s terminal degree a “Qualified Faculty Degree” for this course?
Ex: EDL 7100 / Leadership Theory & Practice / Yes

*Multiple signatures are needed only when the courses listed span multiple departments

b)OTHER GRADUATE INSTRUCTION

If the applicant is requesting permission to engage in other graduate teaching/service/scholarship of an instructional nature (such as service on a dissertation committee or supervision of a graduate research assistant), please describe that separately:

c) VERIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENT: As membership in the Graduate Faculty requires active engagement in graduate instruction, applicants are required to obtain verification from the Graduate Program Director and Department Chair of the program(s) in which she or he desires to teach,stating that he or she is likely to perform the graduate instruction within the next twenty four (24) months. Please include a verification for all programs for which permission is sought

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(Signature of Chair of Course Dept.) (Signature of Program Director)

Section 3 / Justification for Exception

SACSCOC Guideline 3.7.1e states that “Faculty teaching graduate and post-baccalaureate course work” should have an “earned doctorate/terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.” This section should only be completed by faculty members whose degree does not appear in the list dictated by the graduate faculty in that discipline (i.e. the “course correlation spreadsheet”) See your chair or director for more information.

This section permits applicants who do not have traditionally required academic credentials to show that they have “demonstrated exceptional scholarly or creative activity, or professional experience” conveying expertise that is equivalent to the appropriate formal academic credentials required for graduate teaching. Using narrative, please provide a justification that describes how your background and/or experiences map tothe descriptions and outcomesof the courses you are requesting, as well as the significance of the evidence you provide. This should be done on a per-course basis. As such, a successful justification is likely several pages long. In your narrative, please address the prompts below.

1. Documented Evidence of Performance Competence and Success in College Teaching:

B. Documented Evidence of Substantial and Successful Related Professional Work Experience:

C. Documented Evidence of Recognized Certifications or Licensures Related to and Acceptable for University Level Instruction:

D. Other Documented Evidence of Outstanding Achievement, Expertise, Scholarship and/or Creative Activity:

E. List of Official Documentation Secured and Attached to Support the Justifications Outlined in A-D of this Section:

F. Plans for Any Expected Limitations on or Special Supervision Related to KSU Course Assignments:

APPROVALS SPECIFICALLY FOR GRANTINGAN EXCEPTION:

For Graduate College Use Only

Position / Name / Approval Date / Approval on File?
Department Chair
College Dean
Graduate Faculty(if applicable)
Dean of the Graduate College / Dr. Mike Dishman
VPAA / Dr. Ken Harmon

Version: 20October 2016Graduate Faculty Status Application

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[1]The general expectation is that those engaged in graduate education will hold the relevant terminal degree in a discipline relevant to the course or courses the individual is teaching, as indicated on the Academic Department’s “Course to Faculty Degree Correlation.”