Common use of Course Work Acceptable for Salary Class Advancement Clause in Contracts

Course Work Acceptable for Salary Class Advancement. For all faculty, units must be approved by the appropriate campus Professional Advancement Committee and must be related to the faculty member’s faculty service area (FSA). Coursework not directly related to the faculty member’s FSA but related to meeting the minimum qualifications of another discipline or FSA may also be approved by the appropriate campus Professional Advancement Committee provided pre-approval is obtained from the appropriate Vice- President. Credits shall be allowed from upper division or graduate courses in accordance with the official transcripts from regularly accredited institutions. Credit for courses taken in the armed forces will be allowed only when verified by official transcripts issued from regularly accredited institutions7. Course work7 taken to satisfy the unit member’s FLEX obligation may also be used for salary advancement. For all purposes of salary advancement as a result of taking a course, a passing grade for that course to count for salary advancement shall mean a grade of “C” or above. For coursework taken on a credit/no-credit, pass/no-pass, or similar type of non-letter graded system, the determination of whether or not the passing grade shall be deemed as a “C” or above shall be based on the equivalency rules in place at the institution where the coursework was taken. The unit member shall be responsible for obtaining and submitting this documentation if not already provided on the official transcript.

Course Work Acceptable for Salary Class Advancement. For all faculty, units must be approved by the appropriate campus Professional Advancement Committee and must be related to the faculty member’s faculty service area (FSA). Coursework not directly related to the faculty member’s FSA but related to meeting the minimum qualifications of another discipline or FSA may also be approved by the appropriate campus Professional Advancement Committee provided pre-approval is obtained from the appropriate Vice- Vice-President. Credits shall be allowed from upper division or graduate courses in accordance with the official transcripts from regularly accredited institutions. Credit for courses taken in the armed forces will be allowed only when verified by official transcripts issued from regularly accredited institutions7. Course work7 taken to satisfy the unit member’s FLEX obligation may also be used for salary advancement. For all purposes of salary advancement as a result of taking a course, a passing grade for that course to count for salary advancement shall mean a grade of “C” or above. For coursework taken on a credit/no-credit, pass/no-pass, or similar type of non-letter graded system, the determination of whether or not the passing grade shall be deemed as a “C” or above shall be based on the equivalency rules in place at the institution where the coursework was taken. The unit member shall be responsible for obtaining and submitting this documentation if not already provided on the official transcript.

Course Work Acceptable for Salary Class Advancement. For all faculty, units must be approved by the appropriate campus Professional Advancement Development Committee and must be related to the faculty member’s faculty service area (FSA). Coursework not directly related to the faculty member’s FSA but related to meeting the minimum qualifications of another discipline or FSA may also be approved by the appropriate campus Professional Advancement Development Committee provided pre-approval is obtained from the appropriate Vice- Vice-President. Credits shall be allowed from upper division or graduate courses in accordance with the official transcripts from regularly accredited institutions. Credit for courses taken in the armed forces will be allowed only when verified by official transcripts issued from regularly accredited institutions7training institutions7 or industry certified agencies. Course work7 taken to satisfy the unit member’s FLEX Instructional Improvement (flex) obligation may also be used for salary advancement. For all purposes of salary advancement as a result of taking a course, a passing grade for that course to count for salary advancement shall mean a grade of “C” or above. For coursework taken on a credit/no-credit, pass/no-pass, or similar type of non-letter graded system, the determination of whether or not the passing grade shall be deemed as a “C” or above shall be based on the equivalency rules in place at the institution where the coursework was taken. The unit member shall be responsible for obtaining and submitting this documentation if not already provided on the official transcript.

Course Work Acceptable for Salary Class Advancement. For all faculty, units must be approved by the appropriate campus Professional Advancement Committee and must be related to the faculty member’s faculty service area (FSA). Coursework not directly related to the faculty member’s FSA but related to meeting the minimum qualifications of another discipline or FSA may also be approved by the appropriate campus Professional Advancement Committee provided pre-approval is obtained from the appropriate Vice- Vice-President. Credits shall be allowed from upper division or graduate courses in accordance with the official transcripts from regularly accredited institutions. Credit for courses taken in the armed forces will be allowed only when verified by official transcripts issued from regularly accredited institutions7. Course work7 taken to satisfy the unit member’s FLEX obligation may also be used for salary advancement. For all purposes of salary advancement as a result of taking a course, a passing grade for that course to count for salary advancement shall mean a grade of “C” or above. For coursework taken on a credit/no-credit, pass/no-pass, or similar type of non-letter graded system, the determination of whether or not the passing grade shall be deemed as a “C” or above shall be based on the equivalency rules in place at the institution where the coursework was taken. The unit member shall be responsible for obtaining and submitting this documentation if not already provided on the official transcript.. AFT Guild, Local 1931 – SDCCD Faculty