Definitions of Salary Classifications. Instructors are classified for salary purposes into four (4) classes based on academic preparation. Promotion to a higher class is recommended by the Personnel Review Committee on the following criteria: Class I Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent. Class II Master’s Degree or 30 semester hours of earned or equivalent graduate credit beyond Class I. Class III Master’s Degree plus 30 semester hours of earned or equivalent graduate credit after qualifying for Class II OR 60 semester hours of earned or equivalent graduate credit beyond Class I, including the Master’s Degree. For instructors in occupational areas where a Master’s degree in the discipline is not available, a Master’s degree is not required to attain Class III. In the event that such an instructor at class III is transferred into the Arts & Science area, the instructor shall have his or her class reduced to class II unless he or she completes a Master’s degree within two (2) years from the time of the transfer. Class IV 30 semester hours of graduate credit in addition to Class III requirements (or the earned Doctorate), including the Master’s Degree.
