Physics and Physical Science Hiring Qualifications

Physics and Physical Science Hiring Qualifications Adjunct Faculty: Instructions for Application using Equivalent Experience

The Physics and Physical Science Instructional Council (IC) of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is firmly committed to maintaining high quality teaching standards and expertise among the Physics and Physical Science faculty of the MCCCD. In response to the Higher Learning Commission’s “Determining Qualified Faculty: Guidelines for Institutions and Peer Reviewers,” August 2015, to make the primary academic teaching qualifications at the community college include either a master’s degree in the teaching field or a master’s degree in any area teaching field with 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching field, the Physics and Physical Science IC supports the following guidelines for determining if degrees and coursework are within the teaching field of Physics And Physical Science.

A master’s degree (or higher) in any of the following areas is within the teaching field: Physics, Physical Science with a physics emphasis, BioPhysics, GeoPhysics , Astrophysics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology Physics Education including modelling, Chemical Physics, or Engineering Physics

Master degrees or higher from the MNS physics modeling program at ASU or other universities are equivalent to a master’s in physics for the purpose of certification.

Master degrees or higher from the PMS nanotechnology program at ASU or other universities are equivalent to a master’s in physics for the purpose of certification.

Master degrees or higher from the any program under the auspices of the physics department of the granting university are equivalent to a master’s in physics for the purpose of certification.

Master’s degree or higher with subject prefixes of PHY/PHS/PHYS/NAN or individual courses that are cross listed with physics as determined by the college or university granting the degree or courses that have significant graduate physics content to be determined by the Physics and Physical Science IC.

Or a Master’s degree or higher in any subject with or 18 graduate hours in PHY/PHS/PHYS/NAN without restriction or individual courses that are cross listed with physics as determined by the college or university granting the degree or courses that have significant graduate physics content to be determined by the Physics and Physical Science IC.

Graduate level coursework with the following prefixes, titles or keywords is within the teaching field: Prefixes:

PHY, PHS, PHYS are the primarily prefixes for Arizona Universities for physics. The physics departments of one or more AZ universities do award degrees containing the following prefixes NAN, MSE, RONC, ASTR, AST, ATMO, PTYS, and OPTI. Any cross listed course with Physics any 400 level course that is also cross listed as a 500+ level course is counted towards the 18 graduate credit hours. A list or such cross listed courses are provided with this document.

A list of all cross listed physics courses from the 3 state universities is provided with this document. The cross listed prefixes include U of A RONC, ASTR, ATMO, MATH, GEOS, PTYS, ECE, MSE, OPTI, IMB, IMBM, MICRO, PHIL ASU MSE, NAN, SEM, CHM

Effective beginning Academic Year 2017-2018 Human Resources (District Staffing) Page 1 of 6 NAU AST

Titles or Keywords: General keywords Physics, Physical Science or Physics Research, Physics Seminar, Thesis Writing, Physics Education.

There are five primary fields of physics - classical mechanics, electrodynamics, thermal and statistical physics, and quantum mechanics. Any graduate course must address at least one or topics from one of these 5 areas. The list on words would run into the hundreds. A short list would include.

Classical Mechanics Electrodynamics Thermal Physics Statistical physics Quantum Mechanics Mechanics Electricity Thermodynamics Chaos Spectroscopy Fluids Magnetism Materials Cosmology Nanotechnology Gravity Optics Engines Relativity Interference Waves Circuits Nuclear Solid State Atomic, Molecular

The Physics and Physical Science IC are the best determiners of what on physics course has significant graduate physics content.

Graduate level coursework with the following titles, prefixes, or keywords would need to be evaluated by the Instructional Council to determine if it is within the teaching field:

The Physics and Physical Science IC are the best determiners of what on physics course has significant graduate physics content.

Any science prefix, math prefix or any engineering prefix may be evaluated by the Physics and Physical Science IC to determine if the course has significant graduate physics content.

We reserve the right to evaluate non-physics courses for their physics content. This especially true for AST, engineering physics or engineering related (applied physics) courses, and Planetary Science courses. The person examining the coursework must be able to look for cross-listing of courses and course requirements for the master’s degree. The Instructional Council will evaluate any other coursework as necessary to determine if that course is within the teaching field.

Equivalent (Tested) Experience

To qualify under equivalent experience, faculty must have earned a Master’s in any field plus cumulative experience that equates to 18 graduate hours in the field (tested experience) as indicated on the Equivalent Experience Matrix, using the same prefixes as the graduate courses.

Applicants may submit a portfolio, via cover letter and the Equivalent Experience Matrix beginning on page three, of education/experience for evaluation by the Department/Division Chair.

2 Applicant Instructions:

In your cover letter, and using the Equivalent Experience Matrix below, please reflect upon your professional experience and explain which of the equivalent experience criteria you meet in each category (Education, Teaching Experience, Work Experience, and Professional Development). Upload the Equivalent Experience Matrix to your application and available supporting documentation as attachments. NOTE: for purposes of application, unofficial transcripts may be uploaded. Official transcripts will be verified upon hire. Name: ______Date: ______

Applicant Instructions: Education Indicate which Minimum Maximum (at least 9 credits Documentation IC comments criteria you possess required in this credits credits and upload the category) required evidence as attachments to your application. Graduate credits in 0 18 Official transcript ASU requires an physics enrollment in a degree program above 9 credit hours. Everyone would need at least 1 3 hour graduate course. Everyone qualified under the old rules would have at least 4 credits. Bachelor’s in 0 6 Official transcript We require a physics OR Master’s in any field explicitly in this matrix.

24 upper division 0 4 Official transcript The same prefixes credits in physics (6 apply as for upper division graduate credit semester credits = primarily 1 graduate credit PHY/PHS/PHYS/NAN. equivalent)

of 6 Applicant Instructions: Teaching Experience (no Minimum Maximum Indicate which more than 6 equivalent equivalent Documentation IC comments criteria you possess equivalent credits credits credits and upload the in this category) required evidence as attachments to your application Full-time college 0 6 Letter documenting full-time Maximize out at 3 teaching teaching and either copies of years college experience in evaluations or letter from teaching. physics supervisor about teaching This represents 1/3 skills. (2 equivalent the total credits credits per year of required. full-time college This was in the teaching) change we approved in September. Part-time college 0 6 Letter documenting courses, Judged at the same teaching time and either copies of rate as the full time experience in evaluations or letter from teaching. physics supervisor about teaching A teacher would max skills. out at 20 4 hour (1 equivalent credit lecture/lab courses. per 15 credit hours taught). Includes An adjunct or dual dual enrollment. enrollment instructor teaching 2 courses per year would max out in 10 years.

This was in the change we approved in September. Full-time high 0 3 Letter documenting course Most physics school teaching equivalency to 100- or 200- teachers do not experience in level college instruction, carry full physics physics (1 time and either copies of loads at the high equivalent credit evaluations or letter from school level. per year of full- supervisor about teaching time teaching) skills. We have already covered dual enrollment, so we should require that the courses be AP Physics if we approve this.

4 Applicant Instructions:

Work Indicate which Experience criteria you Minimum Maximum possess and (no more than equivalent equivalent Documentation IC comments upload the 6 equivalent credits credits required credits in this evidence as category) attachments to your application Work 0 3 Letter from AP Physics graders are approved. experience supervisor We include working as an engineer or related to documenting technician at JPL, NASA or some physics that is work and responsibilities to engineering project? a direct include years application of worked; may It maxs out at 3 years. content include coaching, (1 equivalent judging, serving as juror of artwork or credit per reviewer for year of full- discipline-specific time work) exams. Research 0 3 Letter from I guess this means academic research as at experience in supervisor places like ASU or Los Alamos. physics documenting research and (1 equivalent responsibilities. credit per year of full- time research) Field licensure 0 3 Letter or No current national certification or national credential Will evaluate if presented.. certification in documenting physics licensure or certification. (1 equivalent credit per certification or license) Publication of 0 3 Documentation This should include textbooks, lab manuals book or via letter or copy or websites. monograph in of publication. the physics; display of This would mean publishing an article in a artwork in Documentation of recognized physics journal recognized by gallery or in dates, APS (includes Physics Teacher) publication responsibilities, in letter from (1 equivalent http://www.aps.org/publications/journals credit per supervisor. /

of 6 publication or display)

Applicant Instructions: Professional Development Minimum Maximum Indicate which criteria you possess and upload (no more than 6 equivalent equivalent Documentation IC comments the required evidence equivalent credits credits credits as attachments to your in this category) application Presentation at 0 3 Materials showing There a lot of teachers seminar or workshop conference, sessions out there holding related to physics attended, hours. workshops. Jane (use FPG standards of Jackson usually sends 18 clock hours out notices. equivalent to 1 credit) Maxs out at 54 hours. Leadership role or 0 3 Letter documenting I am aware of 2 officer of state or time and organizations that national association responsibilities. qualify, APS and AAPT. in physics Both have records. (1 equivalent credit per year of service) Maxs out at 3 years.

For Internal Use Only (Verification of Credentials and Approvals)

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VP of Academic Affairs

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Please provide this completed form, including required attachments/documentation, to your local HR department after verification of credentials is complete. This document will reside in the Adjunct Faculty employee personnel file.