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GRADUATE FACULTY CLASSIFICATIONS

The graduate faculty consists of those faculty members in area or departments in which graduate study is offered who have been approved by the Graduate Council in one of the following classifications:

CLASSIFICATION Group I, Group I-T*

Applies to areas or departments offering doctoral or MFA degrees, or participating in inter-disciplinary doctoral or MFA programs.

AUTHORITY

  • Supervision of study of candidates for the doctoral degree.
  • Supervision of study of candidates for the MFA degree.
  • Also includes items for Group II.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctoral degree, for supervising doctoral students.
  • Doctoral or MFA degree, for supervising MFA students, or extensive performance experience.
  • Scholarly achievement in relevant field of study.
  • Experience in the conduct of graduate degree programs.

CLASSIFICATION Group II, Group II-T

AUTHORITY

  • Supervision of study of candidates for the master's degree.
  • Supervision of study of candidates for the Ed.S. degree
  • Graduate teaching.
  • Membership on doctoral advisory committees. (Doctorate regularly required.)
  • Membership on master's committees.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctoral or MFA degree, or master's degree and evidence of proficiency.
  • Experience in relevant field of study.

CLASSIFICATION Group III, Group III-T

AUTHORITY

  • Teaching of specified graduate courses.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master's degree and evidence of proficiency.

Requests for approval of such classifications are initiated by departments and are subject to the approval of the appropriate deans.

Revisions approved by the Graduate Council, April 15, 1975; November 21, 1976; January 18, 2001.

* Graduate faculty with an adjunct position may not direct doctoral or MFA theses without approval from the Graduate Dean, on a student-by-student basis. Applications for temporary faculty status must specify the time period requested.

 

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