Common use of Doctoral Degree Clause in Contracts

Doctoral Degree. Attainment of the doctoral degree from an accredited 266 institution of higher education. The District shall be the final arbiter in 267 assessing the qualifications of doctorates. 268 269 12.1.8 The two categories within Classes C, D and E are as follows: 270 271 a. Category I Open to faculty in subject matter areas in which a 272 Bachelor’s Degree or higher is offered; 273 274 b. Category II Open only to faculty in the following areas in which no 275 Bachelor’s Degree is offered: 276 277 Administration of Justice‌ 278 Advertising/Graphic Design 279 Automotive Technology 280 Building Construction‌ 281 Business Information Technology 282 Computer Information Systems 283 Cosmetology and Barbering‌ 284 Dental Assisting 285 Dental Hygiene‌ 286 Dental Laboratory Technology 287 Drafting – Mechanical Drafting 288 Electrical Technology‌ 289 Electronics Technology 290 Emergency Medical Technology 291 Environmental Technology Fashion‌ 292 Fire Technology 293 Food Services 294 Legal Assisting‌ 295 Machine Shop Technology 296 Medical Assisting 297 Photographic Technology/‌ 298 Commercial Photography 299 Printing Technology 300 Radiologic Technology‌ 301 Sign Art Telecommunications 302 Vocational Nursing‌ 303 Welding 304 305 12.2 THE NONCREDIT CONTRACT SCHEDULE (SCHEDULE D) 306 307 The noncredit contract schedule initial step placement will be no higher than the 308 seventh (7th) step and is based on experience beyond that required for the 309 credential. 310 311 12.3 ANNUAL CONTRACT SALARIES 312 3.1 The annual contract salaries shall be determined in the following manner: 314

Doctoral Degree. Attainment of the doctoral degree from an accredited 266 271 institution of higher education. The District shall be the final arbiter in 267 272 assessing the qualifications of doctorates. 268 269 273 274 12.1.8 The two categories within Classes C, D and E are as follows: 270: 271 276 a. Category I Open to faculty in subject matter areas in which a 272 277 Bachelor’s Degree or higher is offered; 273 274 278 279 b. Category II Open only to faculty in the following areas in which no 275 280 Bachelor’s Degree is offered: 276 277 281 282 Administration of Justice‌ 278 Justice 283 Advertising/Graphic Design 279 Design‌ 284 Automotive Technology 280 285 Building Construction‌ 281 286 Business Information Technology 282 287 Computer Information Systems 283 288 Cosmetology and Barbering‌ 284 289 Dental Assisting 285 290 Dental Hygiene‌ 286 Hygiene 291 Dental Laboratory Technology 287 Technology‌ 292 Drafting – Mechanical Drafting 288 293 Electrical Technology 294 Electronics Technology‌ 289 Electronics Technology 290 295 Emergency Medical Technology 291 296 Environmental Technology Fashion‌ 292 Fashion 297 Fire Technology 293 Technology‌ 298 Food Services 294 299 Legal Assisting‌ 295 Assisting 300 Machine Shop Technology 296 Technology‌ 301 Medical Assisting 297 302 Photographic Technology/‌ 298 303 Commercial Photography 299 304 Printing Technology 300 305 Radiologic Technology‌ 301 306 Sign Art Telecommunications 302 307 Vocational Nursing‌ 303 Nursing 308 Welding 304 305 309 310 12.2 THE NONCREDIT CONTRACT SCHEDULE (SCHEDULE D) 306 307 311 312 The noncredit contract schedule initial step placement will be no higher than the 308 313 seventh (7th) step and is based on experience beyond that required for the 309 314 credential. 310 311 315 316 12.3 ANNUAL CONTRACT SALARIES 312317 3.1 The annual contract salaries shall be determined in the following manner: 314319

Doctoral Degree. Attainment of the doctoral degree from an accredited 266 263 institution of higher education. The District shall be the final arbiter in 267 264 assessing the qualifications of doctorates. 268 269 265 266 12.1.8 The two categories within Classes C, D and E are as follows: 270267 271 268 a. Category I Open to faculty in subject matter areas in which a 272 269 Bachelor’s Degree or higher is offered; 273270 274 271 b. Category II Open only to faculty in the following areas in which no 275 272 Bachelor’s Degree is offered: 276 277 273 274 Administration of Justice‌ 278 275 Advertising/Graphic Design 279 276 Automotive Technology 280 277 Building Construction‌ 281 278 Business Information Technology 282 279 Computer Information Systems 283 280 Cosmetology and Barbering‌ 284 281 Dental Assisting 285 282 Dental Hygiene‌ 286 Hygiene 283 Dental Laboratory Technology 287 Technology‌ 284 Drafting – Mechanical Drafting 288 285 Electrical Technology‌ 289 286 Electronics Technology 290 287 Emergency Medical Technology 291 288 Environmental Technology Fashion‌ 292 289 Fire Technology 293 290 Food Services 294 291 Legal Assisting‌ 295 292 Machine Shop Technology 296 293 Medical Assisting 297 294 Photographic Technology/‌ 298 295 Commercial Photography 299 296 Printing Technology 300 297 Radiologic Technology‌ 301 298 Sign Art Telecommunications 299 Vocational Nursing 300 Welding 301 302 Vocational Nursing‌ 303 Welding 304 305 12.2 THE NONCREDIT CONTRACT SCHEDULE (SCHEDULE D) 306 307 303 304 The noncredit contract schedule initial step placement will be no higher than the 308 305 seventh (7th) step and is based on experience beyond that required for the 309 306 credential. 310 311 307 308 12.3 ANNUAL CONTRACT SALARIES 312309 3.1 310 12.3.1 The annual contract salaries shall be determined in the following manner: 314311 312 12.3.2 Determine the employee’s classification and step on the basic tenthly 313 payment salary schedule (Classes A through Doctor’s Degree, Steps 1 314 through 33); 315 316 12.3.3 Multiply this product by the appropriate responsibility ratio; 317

Doctoral Degree. Attainment of the doctoral degree from an accredited 266 267 institution of higher education. The District shall be the final arbiter in 267 268 assessing the qualifications of doctorates. 268 269 270 12.1.8 The two categories within Classes C, D and E are as follows: 270: 271 272 a. Category I Open to faculty in subject matter areas in which a 272 273 Bachelor’s Degree or higher is offered; 273274 274 275 b. Category II Open only to faculty in the following areas in which no 275 276 Bachelor’s Degree is offered: 276 277 278 Administration of Justice‌ 278 Justice 279 Advertising/Graphic Design 279 280 Automotive Technology 280 Technology‌ 281 Building Construction‌ 281 Construction 282 Business Information Technology 282 283 Computer Information Systems 283 Systems‌ 284 Cosmetology and Barbering‌ 284 Dental Assisting Barbering 285 Dental Hygiene‌ Assisting‌ 286 Dental Hygiene 287 Dental Laboratory Technology 287 288 Drafting – Mechanical Drafting 288 Drafting‌ 289 Electrical Technology‌ 289 Technology 290 Electronics Technology 290 291 Emergency Medical Technology 291 Technology‌ 292 Environmental Technology Fashion‌ 292 Fashion 293 Fire Technology 293 294 Food Services 294 Services‌ 295 Legal Assisting‌ 295 Assisting 296 Machine Shop Technology 296 297 Medical Assisting 297 Assisting‌ 298 Photographic Technology/‌ 298 Technology/ 299 Commercial Photography 299 300 Printing Technology 300 Radiologic Technology‌ 301 Radiologic Technology 302 Sign Art Telecommunications 302 Telecommunications‌ 303 Vocational Nursing‌ 303 Nursing 304 Welding 304 305 306 12.2 THE NONCREDIT CONTRACT SCHEDULE (SCHEDULE D) 306 307 308 The noncredit contract schedule initial step placement will be no higher than the 308 309 seventh (7th) step and is based on experience beyond that required for the 309 310 credential. 310 311 312 12.3 ANNUAL CONTRACT SALARIES 312313 3.1 314 12.3.1 The annual contract salaries shall be determined in the following manner: 314315 3.2 Determine the employee’s classification and step on the basic tenthly 317 payment salary schedule (Classes A through Doctor’s Degree, Steps 1 318 through 33); 319 320 12.3.3 Multiply this product by the appropriate responsibility ratio; 321 322 12.3.4 Multiply this product by the number of months specified in the time 323 assignment for the position to determine the annual salary. 324 325 12.4 ADVANCEMENT ON THE CONTRACT SCHEDULES 326 4.1 Vertical advancement on the salary schedules occurs only if the service has 328 been rendered for at least three-fourths of the academic year in the case of 329 those on contract. Step or class changes occur July 1 following official 330 certification of completion of the degree(s) or unit(s). Advancement for 331 completion of a master’s degree or a doctor’s degree will be granted in the 332 month following notification of the completion of the degree requirements. 333 4.2 Class and step changes are granted contingent on satisfactory performance 335 as evidenced by a current satisfactory evaluation. 336 337 12.5 ADVANCEMENT ON THE HOURLY SCHEDULE 338 339 12.5.1 For the purposes of hourly compensation, regular and contract unit members 340 who had been placed on an hourly schedule prior to employment as a regular 341 or contract unit member will continue to be paid on the hourly schedule until 342 such time as the overload rate on Schedule A is equal to or greater than the 343 rate of the hourly schedule. Such members are not eligible to advance on the 344 hourly schedule. Vertical advancement on the hourly schedules for eligible 345 unit members occurs when a unit member has: 346 347 a. Advanced to a step on the Annual Contract Schedule that is higher 348 than the current placement on the appropriate hourly schedule, or 349 350 b. For the Credit Hourly Schedule B taught at least 150 hours in the 351 credit program since the initial placement or the last step placement, 352 or 353 354 c. For the Credit Hourly Schedule C (Summer), taught at least 400 hours 355 in the credit program since initial placement or the last step 356 placement, or 357 358 d. For Noncredit Hourly Schedule D taught at least 400 hours in the 359 noncredit program since initial placement or the last step placement. 360 361 12.5.2 Hours in excess of 225 (credit-B), 530 (credit-C) and 900 (noncredit-D) will 362 carry over into the next step accumulation. 363 364 12.6 APPLICATION FOR ADVANCEMENT 365 366 12.6.1 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 12.6.2 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 12.6.3 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 To qualify for a higher salary classification for the subsequent semester, an academic employee must present the form “Application for Salary Change,” in duplicate, to the Office of Human Resources by the last day of the prior semester. All work designated on the application form must be verified by grade slips or official transcripts received in the Office of Human Resources. The decision for disapproval of a step or class change is the responsibility of the Vice President for Instruction. Acceptable Study. Upper division or graduate units from an accredited college or university are acceptable for advancement on the salary schedule provided that the course is not a repeat and is related to the current assignment or represents a reasonable objective for future local employment. 12.6.2.1 District and Association agree that unit members will be moved to the appropriate place on the doctoral column of the salary schedule when they have attained a doctoral degree from an accredited institution of higher education. 12.6.2.2 Community college courses are allowed if they are approved in advance by the Vice President for Instruction as part of a planned program of at least twelve (12) units, including upper division and/or graduate work. Miscellaneous community college courses, not in an approved plan, may be allowed if appropriate under Section