Common use of Lower Division Clause in Contracts

Lower Division. 1. A master's degree in the subject matter to be taught or a master's degree in any field with a minimum of thirty (30) quarter hours of graduate credit in the primary teaching assignment. To qualify for a second teaching field, the candidates will be expected to have a minimum of twenty-four (24) quarter hours of graduate credit in the second teaching area. 2. Under certain circumstances the College recognizes that there are areas where individuals have demonstrated their competencies and served in professional fields with distinction yet do not possess the master's degree. Representative of such areas might well be the performing arts, foreign languages, government services, and recreational sports. Under such circumstances the appropriate Vice President will provide the President with the necessary documentation to support that the individual has demonstrated the proficiencies which would reflect a high level of competency in the field.

Lower Division. 1. A master's degree in the subject matter to be taught or a master's degree in any field with a minimum of thirty (30) quarter hours of graduate credit in the primary teaching assignment. To qualify for a second teaching field, the candidates will be expected to have a minimum of twenty-four twenty­four (24) quarter hours of graduate credit in the second teaching area. 2. Under certain circumstances the College recognizes that there are areas where individuals have demonstrated their competencies and served in professional fields with distinction yet do not possess the master's degree. Representative of such areas might well be the performing arts, foreign languages, government services, and recreational sports. Under such circumstances the appropriate Vice President will provide the President with the necessary documentation to support that the individual has demonstrated the proficiencies which would reflect a high level of competency in the field.