Common use of Terminal Degree Clause in Contracts

Terminal Degree. a. In the case of any person first appointed to a position as a member of the bargaining unit at a State College (now State University) prior to September 1, 1988, “terminal degree” shall mean the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), the degree of Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), or such other doctoral degree (doctorate), other than the degree of Juris Doctor (X.X.), as is granted in and with reference to any specialized discipline or field of learning; provided, however, that a degree, including the degree of Juris Doctor (X.X.), other than a doctorate may be deemed to be a terminal degree for the purposes of this Agreement whenever the Board recognizes any such degree as one customarily regarded by members of any learned profession or field of learning as the final degree qualifying any person for the practice of such profession or for recognition within such field of learning but only to the extent that the holder of any such degree other than a doctorate is employed as a member of the bargaining unit to perform services, including teaching, within the scope of such profession or such field of learning. The degrees of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Library Science (M.L.S.) or an equivalent Master’s degree, including Master of Library Science and Information Science (M.L.S.I.S), accredited by the American Library Association (but in all cases only after June 30, 1996), Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), Master of Social Work (M.S.W.), and, for those faculty whose area of teaching is primarily in the creative and performing arts, the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) shall be deemed to stand in lieu of a terminal degree when a bargaining unit member who holds such a degree has earned not fewer than seventy-two (72) hours of graduate credit, including the hours of credit for which such degree was awarded, in the academic or professional discipline in which he/she holds such degree, provided that such credits shall have been earned at an institution or institutions accredited at least to the level of such degree in the academic or professional discipline in question. Any such degree may stand in lieu of a terminal degree only to the extent that the holder of such degree is employed as a member of the bargaining unit to perform services, including teaching, within the scope of the profession or field of learning within which such degree has been awarded.

Terminal Degree. a. In the case of any person first appointed to a position as a member of the bargaining unit at a State College (now State University) prior to September 1, 1988, “terminal degree” shall mean the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), the degree of Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), or such other doctoral degree (doctorate), other than the degree of Juris Doctor (X.X.), as is granted in and with reference to any specialized discipline or field of learning; provided, however, that a degree, including the degree of Juris Doctor (X.X.), other than a doctorate may be deemed to be a terminal degree for the purposes of this Agreement whenever the Board recognizes any such degree as one customarily regarded by members of any learned profession or field of learning as the final degree qualifying any person for the practice of such profession or for recognition within such field of learning but only to the extent that the holder of any such degree other than a doctorate is employed as a member of the bargaining unit to perform services, including teaching, within the scope of such profession or such field of learning. The degrees of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Library Science (M.L.S.) or an equivalent Master’s degree, including Master of Library Science and Information Science (M.L.S.I.SM.L.I.S), accredited by the American Library Association (but in all cases only after June 30, 1996), Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), Master of Social Work (M.S.W.), and, for those faculty whose area of teaching is primarily in the creative and performing arts, the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) shall be deemed to stand in lieu of a terminal degree when a bargaining unit member who holds such a degree has earned not fewer than seventy-two (72) hours of graduate credit, including the hours of credit for which such degree was awarded, in the academic or professional discipline in which he/she holds such degree, provided that such credits shall have been earned at an institution or institutions accredited at least to the level of such degree in the academic or professional discipline in question. Any such degree may stand in lieu of a terminal degree only to the extent that the holder of such degree is employed as a member of the bargaining unit to perform services, including teaching, within the scope of the profession or field of learning within which such degree has been awarded.

Terminal Degree. a. In the case of any person first appointed to a position as a member of the bargaining unit at a State College (now State University) prior to September 1, 1988, “terminal degree” shall mean the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), the degree of Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), or such other doctoral degree (doctorate), other than the degree of Juris Doctor (X.X.), as is granted in and with reference to any specialized discipline or field of learning; provided, however, that a degree, including the degree of Juris Doctor (X.X.), other than a doctorate may be deemed to be a terminal degree for the purposes of this Agreement whenever the Board recognizes any such degree as one customarily regarded by members of any learned profession or field of learning as the final degree qualifying any person for the practice of such profession or for recognition within such field of learning but only to the extent that the holder of any such degree other than a doctorate is employed as a member of the bargaining unit to perform services, including teaching, within the scope of such profession or such field of learning. The degrees of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Library Science (M.L.S.) or an equivalent Master’s degree, including Master of Library Science and Information Science (M.L.S.I.S), accredited by the American Library Association (but in all cases only after June 30, 1996), Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), Master of Social Work (M.S.W.), and, for those faculty whose area of teaching is primarily in the creative and performing arts, the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) shall be deemed to stand in lieu of a terminal degree when a bargaining unit member who holds such a degree has earned not fewer than seventy-two (72) hours of graduate credit, including the hours of credit for which such degree was awarded, in the academic or professional discipline in which he/she holds such degree, provided that such credits shall have been earned at an institution or institutions accredited at least to the level of such degree in the academic or professional discipline in question. Any such degree may stand in lieu of a terminal degree only to the extent that the holder of such degree is employed as a member of the bargaining unit to perform services, including teaching, within the scope of the profession or field of learning within which such degree has been awarded.