Common use of Master's Degree Plus Thirty Hours Clause in Contracts

Master's Degree Plus Thirty Hours. Salary credit will be given to certificated personnel who have earned 30 hours of graduate college credit above and beyond a Master's Degree on a structured program approved by an accredited college or university. Such 30 hours of college credit must be applicable to a Professional Diploma and/or a Doctor's Degree program or be in the individual's major field of study, or in the fields of elementary/secondary guidance and counseling or administration, must be certified by the college or university, and must carry a minimum grade of "C." With the exception that school psychologists with the appropriate certification/endorsement who have earned an Educational Specialist degree requiring a minimum of 60 graduate hours shall be paid at the MA+30 hours rate.