Geology 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

Geology Courses and Qualifying Credentials

Course

Number

Title

Course Type

Qualifying Credentials

GEOL

1401

Earth Science for Non-Science Majors I

T

Master's degree in Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography, Marine Biology, or Earth Science; or a Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography, Marine Biology, or other Geological Sciences.

To Teach Labs: Bachelor's degree in Geology or 18 undergraduate hours in any of these fields; or Texas Teachers Certification in Geology.

GEOL

1402

Earth Science for Non-Science Majors II

T

Master's degree in Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography, Marine Biology, or Earth Science; or a Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography, Marine Biology, or other Geological Sciences.

To Teach Labs: Bachelor's degree in Geology or 18 undergraduate hours in any of these fields; or Texas Teachers Certification in Geology.

GEOL

1403

Physical Geology

T

Master's degree in Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography, Marine Biology, or Earth Science; or a Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography, Marine Biology, or other Geological Sciences.

To Teach Labs: Bachelor's degree in Geology or 18 undergraduate hours in any of these fields; or Texas Teachers Certification in Geology.

GEOL

1405

Environmental Geology

T

Master's degree in Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography, Marine Biology, or Earth Science; or a Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography, Marine Biology, or other Geological Sciences.

To Teach Labs: Bachelor's degree in Geology or 18 undergraduate hours in any of these fields; or Texas Teachers Certification in Geology.