Common use of Additional Educational Degree Attainment Clause in Contracts

Additional Educational Degree Attainment. Faculty who complete an additional educational degree will be eligible for an increase in base salary at the beginning of the Faculty member’s next contract in the next fiscal year after the degree is earned and appropriate documentation is submitted by the Faculty member. The increase will be consistent with the difference in educational levels as shown in the Salary Schedule. To be eligible, Faculty must receive a “satisfactory” rating on their most recent evaluation, and the additional educational attainment must be from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) recognized college or university in the assigned teaching field or a closely related field, subject to prior approval at department level and by the Vice President for Academic Affairs or Vice President for Workforce/CTE. Official transcripts must be furnished to the Human Resources Office by April 1. An increase commensurate to the difference between the academic credential levels will be added to the base salary upon verification and at the beginning of the fiscal year after earning the degree. It is the employee’s responsibility to obtain and submit the official transcript to Human Resources. Such pay increases will not be retroactive.