Accounting Faculty Qualifying Credentials

Accreditation Qualifications and Rationale

While academic credentials are typically the standard qualification for faculty members, other qualifications may also be considered appropriate. Examples could include:

  • Appropriately related work experiences in the field

  • Professional licensure and certifications related to the teaching assignment

  • Honors and awards

  • Continuing professional development

  • Relevant peer-reviewed publications

  • Continuous documented excellence in teaching

These qualifications are especially important in professional, technical, and technology-dependent fields.

Qualifications for teaching non-transferrable technical courses depend heavily on professional experience and appropriate certifications. When credentials do not conform to traditional guidelines, the appropriate dean must provide an overall assessment of the professional experience, appropriate licensures, or alternative credentials using the Faculty Certification of Credentials Form, documenting qualifications related to the teaching area.

Course Type Definitions

Abbreviation

Meaning

T

Transfer

W

Workforce

D

Development

CE

Continuing Education

Accounting Courses and Qualifying Credentials

Course

Number

Title

Course Type

Qualifying Credentials

ACCT

2301

Principles of Financial Accounting

T

Master's degree in Accounting or Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in accounting.

ACCT

2302

Principles of Managerial Accounting

T

Master's degree in Accounting or Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in accounting.

ACNT

1303

Introduction to Accounting I

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.

ACNT

1304

Introduction to Accounting II

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.

ACNT

1305

Forensic Accounting

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.

ACNT

1311

Introduction to Computerized Accounting

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.

ACNT

1329

Payroll / Business Tax Accounting

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.

ACNT

1331

Federal Income Tax: Individual

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.

ACNT

1368

Practicum Accounting

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.

ACNT

2302

Accounting Capstone

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.

ACNT

2332

Accounting Information Systems

W

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Associate's degree in Accounting and three years of non-teaching, work-related experience.