Common use of Master Equivalency Clause in Contracts

Master Equivalency. Master Degree Equivalency on the salary schedule shall mean completion of 30 graduate semester hours or 45 graduate quarter hours of credit after completion of Bachelor Degree. Effective July 1, 2000, no employee can enter the Master Degree lane on the teachers’ salary schedule without actually holding a Master Degree from an accredited university. Effective July 1, 1994, the Master Degree +18 Graduate Semester Hours lane on the teachers’ salary schedule shall be amended by adding “Equivalency +18.” Effective October 1, 2000, no employee can enter Equivalency +18 Graduate Semester Hours lane on the teachers’ salary schedule without actually holding a Master Degree from an accredited university and earning an additional 18 Graduate Semester Hours since the degree was conferred. Effective July 1, 1994, no new employee can qualify for an equivalency degree lane on the teachers’ salary schedule.