Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3342 - Kent State University › Chapter 3342-3 - Administrative Policies Regarding Academic Requirements › Section 3342-3-02 - University policy on instructors in courses carrying academic credit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The instructor of record for all coursework carrying
			 academic credit at Kent state university will have a Kent state university
			 appointment. The instructor of record has primary responsibility for course
			 instruction, including the assignment of appropriate grades. In addition, all
			 individuals providing ongoing instruction or a significant portion of
			 instruction (twenty-five per cent or more) in a course will have a university
			 appointment as an instructor or graduate teaching assistant.
All instructors on Kent state
				university appointment will be approved by the academic unit. This includes
				full-time instructors whose primary appointment is on the Kent campus as well
				as adjunct part-time instructors, who may teach at one or multiple campuses.
				With respect to full-time instructors whose appointment will be in the regional
				campus system, the relevant academic unit will assess basic qualifications in
				the academic discipline, but the regional campus to which the fulltime
				instructor will be primarily assigned has final say in the appointment.
				Specific teaching assignments on the Kent campus will be made by the academic
				unit. Specific teaching assignments on regional campuses will be made by the
				regional campus offering the course.
(B)
								Instructor
			 credentials. Qualified instructors are identified primarily by academic
			 credentials, but other factors, including but not limited to equivalent, tested
			 experience, are considered in determining whether an instructor is qualified. A
			 current curriculum vita, along with academic transcripts or other documents
			 verifying credentials, must be submitted prior to the hire for all instructor
			 positions. Any exceptions to the minimum requirements provided for herein must
			 be approved by the provost.
(1)
									Academic credentials. Individuals who assume
			 responsibility for teaching courses at the university should meet the minimum
			 degree requirements in their field of instruction as specified in this
			 paragraph. Terminal degrees shall be verified during the hiring process as part
			 of the background check and prior to beginning instructional duties. The
			 minimum degree requirements for individuals with instructional responsibilities
			 are as follows:
(a)
										 Instructors that are solely responsible for teaching
			 graduate and post-baccalaureate course work: earned doctorate/terminal degree
			 or foreign degree equivalent in the teaching discipline or a related
			 discipline.
(b)
										Instructors and graduate teaching assistants that are
			 solely responsible for teaching upper-level undergraduate course work (30 to
			 40,000 level):
(i)
											Earned doctorate or terminal degree or foreign degree
			 equivalent in the teaching discipline or a related discipline,
(ii)
											Master's degree
			 or foreign degree equivalent in the teaching discipline or a related
			 discipline, or
(iii)
											At least thirty graduate credit hours in the teaching
			 discipline.
(c)
										Instructors and graduate teaching assistants that are
			 solely responsible for teaching lower-level undergraduate course work (10 to
			 20,000 level):
(i)
											Earned doctorate or terminal degree or foreign degree
			 equivalent in the teaching discipline or a related discipline,
(ii)
											Master's degree
			 or foreign degree equivalent in the teaching discipline or a related
			 discipline, or
(iii)
											At least eighteen graduate credit hours in the teaching
			 discipline. Graduate teaching assistants in this category must also have direct
			 supervision by a full-time faculty member experienced in the teaching
			 discipline, and must be given both in-service training and planned and periodic
			 evaluations.
(d)
										 Graduate teaching assistants with less than eighteen
			 graduate credit hours in the teaching discipline shall be able to:
(i)
											Teach lab
			 sections or discussion/quiz sections connected to a parent class for which
			 there is a full-time faculty member experienced in the teaching field serving
			 as instructor of record and who will provide direct supervision, in-service
			 training, and planned and periodic evaluations of the graduate teaching
			 assistant, and
(ii)
											Serve as sole instructor in undergraduate courses at
			 the 10,000 level that do not count toward the major in the teaching discipline
			 provided that they are directly supervised by a full-time faculty member
			 experienced in the teaching discipline, and are given both in-service training
			 and planned and periodic evaluations.