It is recognized that in certain academic disciplines attainment of specific degrees or prescribed number of credit hours may be less directly related to professional performance than in others.
Academic attainment is stated below in terms of minimum degrees and credit hours.
These established equivalencies shall be respected by all persons evaluating an applicant for promotion. In each of the above instances, only years in rank at Eastern Michigan University and those years of prior experience credited in accordance with the provisions of XIV.A.14 shall be considered. There shall be no arbitrary establishment of a fixed proportion of Faculty ranks in the University or any division thereof. 458 Released time as provided Service on grants not for under Article V. directly related to the professional field in which the Faculty Mem- ber is employed by the University.