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Asked Questions
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1.
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Will adjunct faculty be required
to fill out a separate application
for each discipline?
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Yes.
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2.
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Will adjunct faculty be required
to use the “Course completion”
form on the new employment application
or can they submit transcripts in
lieu of the form?
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This will be determined by each
college.
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3.
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Who will be responsible for
the training of any new transcript
evaluators/department chairs?
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Individual college Human Resources
representatives are responsible
but if you need assistance you can
contact Barbara
Collins at the district office.
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4.
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If an individual is evaluated
and they don’t meet academic
or occupational requirements, how
are exceptions processed? How will
the colleges determine an exception?
Who will make the decision at the
college?
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The Dean of Instruction at each
college will make the decision and
document the reason for the exception
and for the annual exceptions report.
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5.
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If a person has completed a
Bachelor’s degree and is in
the process of completing the Ph.D.
but the degree is not yet conferred,
how does this align with the NCA
GIR #16 rule (faculty must have
a graduate degree plus 18 graduate
hours in the field)?
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The Dean of Instruction can determine
if this individual will be an exception
and document it.
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6.
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If a transcript is on file
with one of our community colleges
can the transcripts be sent between
colleges?
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Yes, in the conditions of employment
for adjunct faculty the individual
gives permission for any Maricopa
Community College to reproduce and
distribute copies of their official
and unofficial transcripts to any
college within the district.
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7.
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How and to whom will the verification
of teaching experience (i.e. 2 years
part-time or 1 year full-time) be
sent?
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Each college will be responsible
for this. If one college evaluates
and has the information on file,
another college can find this information
on QualA and request additional
information be sent from the college
if necessary.
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8.
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Can an adjunct faculty teach
pending the receipt of verification
of employment?
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The adjunct would be considered
an exception and the Dean of Instruction
would need to fill out the exception
form.
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9.
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Can an internship that was
part of a program of study count
toward work experience for occupational
areas?
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No, Residential faculty cannot
utilize internships for work experience
and we need to be consistent with
this requirement for adjunct faculty.
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10.
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When does the time clock start
for the deadline of two years to
complete the EDU 250 course? That
is, is it based on the calendar
or time teaching?
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The clock starts when they begin
working for MCCCD and it will be
based on the calendar year.
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11.
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Who will be responsible for
monitoring the completion of the
course, in particular those adjuncts
that teach at several colleges within
the same semester?
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Whomever the Dean of Instruction
at each college designates.
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12.
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If an adjunct faculty member
had a certificate that was valid
and he/she did not complete the
community college course within
the two-year period, is that person
eligible to continue teaching?
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No, and there will be no exceptions.
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13.
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Will adjunct faculty be given
a verification of completion of
the EDU 250 course?
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No, unofficial transcripts will
be required. Each college should
have unofficial transcripts on file
verifying this.
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14.
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To whom would adjunct faculty
submit an unofficial transcript
providing proof of completing the
EDU 250 course?
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The Human Resources representative
or designee at their college who
can then enter it into the QualA
database.
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