Policy: 6.7 Faculty Rank and Professor Emeritus

Policy: 6.7 Faculty Rank and Professor Emeritus

Adoption Date: April 28, 2014  Revised

FACULTY RANK

The following rank will be held by those faculty members who meet the minimum standards as described:

Instructor:

1. Persons who are eligible for employment to the faculty of Howard College will be designated by the rank of Instructor.

Assistant Professor:

1. Master’s degree and five years experience.
2. Master’s degree, plus 24 additional graduate hours.

Associate Professor:

1. Master’s degree and twenty years experience.
2. Master’s degree, plus 24 additional graduate hours, and ten years experience.
3. Master’s degree, plus 60 additional graduate hours or ABD, and five years experience.
4. Doctorate.

Professor:

1. Master’s degree, plus 60 additional hours or ABD, and twenty years experience.
2. Doctorate and twenty years experience.

The assignment of faculty ranks will occur only after a faculty member has achieved the above minimums.  The years of experience will be computed by the same methods used to determine placement on the salary schedule with a maximum of ten years of experience being allowed for prior service.

PROFESSOR EMERITUS POLICY

Before a person is designated as Professor Emeritus, the following guidelines must be followed:

1. Complete 20 years of service to the district;
2. Be retired from the district;
3. Be nominated by three faculty members;
4. Have nominations submitted to the President for consideration for recommendation to the Board; and
5. Award no more than one Professor Emeritus designation per site per year