Qualification Guidelines

CU Succeed Program Lecturer Requirements

 

Biology

  • M.A. or M.S. in Biology or a closely related discipline, or ​
  • B.A. or B.S. in biology or a closely related discipline AND a M.A. or M.S. in Science Education, which includes at least 12 graduate level credit hours in biology or a closely related discipline, and at least 6 graduate credit hours in pedagogy courses specific to teaching science content.

 

Chemistry

  • M.A. or M.S. in Chemistry or a closely related  discipline, or
  • B.A. or B.S. in chemistry or a closely related discipline AND a M.A. or M.S. in Science Education, which includes at least 12 graduate level credit hours in chemistry or a closely related discipline, and at least 6 graduate credit hours in pedagogy courses specific to teaching science content.

 

Communication

  • MA in Communication or
  • Master’s Degree in an allied field with at least 18 graduate credits directly related to communication and the Communication Department pathways, including
  • Community Service and Public Affairs
  • Composition and Rhetoric
  • Critical Reasoning
  • Legal Communication
  • Health Communication
  • Media Studies
  • Political Communication and Government
  • Strategic Communication

 

English

  • English – Composition (ENGL 1020 & ENGL 2030) & Literature (ENGL 1200, 1400, 1601, 2600)

MA in English (Rhetoric, Writing, Humanities with adequate emphasis in English)
BA in English, Rhetoric, Writing, Humanities AND an MA in any area with 18 graduate level credits hours in English, Rhetoric, Writing

  • English –Creative Writing (ENGL2154)

MFA in Creative Writing
BA in English or related area (Literature, Creative Writing, Humanities) AND an MA in any area with at least 18 graduate level credits in Creative Writing

  • English – Film (ENGL 2250)

MA in Film Studies
BA in Film studies or related area (English, Rhetoric, Writing, Humanities) and an MA in any area with 18 graduate level credits in Film Studies

 

Environmental Sciences

  • M.A. or M.S. in one of the science disciplines (environmental science, geography, geology, biology, chemistry, physics, engineering), or
  • M.A. or M.S. in any area AND 18 credit hours of graduate-level course work in Environmental Sciences

 

Geography

  • M.A. or M.S. in Geography or closely related field, or
  • M.A. in any area AND 18 credit hours or graduate-level course work in Geography

 

Ethnic Studies

  • An M.A. or M.S. in a Social Science, or
  • An M.A. in a Humanities area, or
  • An M.A. or M.S. in Education
  • AND 18 credit hours of graduate-level course work in Ethnic Studies or non-ethnic studies courses addressing issues related to African and African American, American Indian and Indigenous, Latina/o & Chicana/o, Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander populations; research methods and statistics; social and critical theory; or racial/ethnic diversity and/or inequalities.

Note: A PhD is preferred

 

History

  • M.A. in History, or
  • M.A. in any area AND 18 credit hours of graduate-level course work in History

 

Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

  • MA in Mathematics or
  • 18 graduate level math content courses

 

Modern Languages

  • MA in language taught, language pedagogy or related field and documented superior-level proficiency in the language as defined by ACTFL

 

Philosophy

  • Master’s degree or higher in Philosophy or a closely-related discipline.  The latter may include, but is not limited to history, linguistics, literature/criticism, law, political science, economics, international studies, environmental studies, war and peace studies, ethnic and gender studies, religious studies, women's studies, or related fields. The determining criterion for acceptance of graduate credits in applicants' closely-related master’s level studies will be: whether or not the studies contain a large amount of courses taking a theoretical or philosophical approach to their subject matters. Such subject matters may include, but are not limited to, topics including the nature of knowledge, reality, values, logic, science, values, aesthetics, social theory, power relations (including race, gender, disability), theories of social change, etc.
  • Master’s degree in any area AND 18 credit hours of graduate-level coursework in philosophy or a related discipline (as described above).

 

Physics           

  • Master’s degree or higher in physics or a closely related, physics-intensive discipline from an accredited university  OR
  • Bachelor’s degree in physics or a closely related, physics-intensive discipline AND a Master’s degree in science education, which includes at least 12 graduate level credit hours in physics or related field, and at least 6 graduate credit hours in pedagogy courses specific to teaching science content  OR
  • Bachelor’s degree in physics or closely related, physics-intensive discipline AND a Master’s degree in any area AND 18 graduate credit hours in physics or a closely related, physics-intensive discipline OR
  • Bachelor’s degree in physics or a closely related, physics-intensive discipline AND a Master’s degree in education AND a combination of some of the following qualifications that add up to 18 points:
    • Graduate course work containing significant physics content or focused exclusively on the teaching of physics (1 point per credit hour)
    • Three or more years of professional experience involving the application of physics in real-world situations, the breadth and depth of which establishes expertise in the content being taught (6 points per year of experience)
    • Physics-specific professional development.  (1 point for every 15 contact hours, up to a maximum of 6 points)

 

Political Science

  • Master’s degree or higher in Political Science and its subfields or a closely-related discipline.  The latter may include, but is not limited to, history, law, political-economy, international studies, environmental politics and policy, war and peace studies, ethnic and gender studies, or related fields in which master’s level studies typically contains a large amount of political topics including power in society, power and cultural constructs, negotiating perspectives among political actors, institutions and multiple stakeholders, theories of social change, or analysis of community activism, public policy and international relations.
  • Master’s degree in any area AND 18 credit hours of graduate-level coursework in political science or a related discipline.
  • Master’s degree in any area AND significant professional experience in politics either via government work, policy work, campaigns, community organizing or other forms of significant political activism. Significant professional experience must be determined to appropriately match the subject matter to be taught, in accordance with the conventions of the academic field.  

 

Psychology    

  • Master’s degree in Psychology or a related field, or
    • 18 hours of graduate coursework in Psychology
    • You must have Demonstrated teaching competence and experience teaching introductory Psychology

 

Sociology

  • M.A. in Sociology or Masters Degree in a closely related field
  • B.A. in Sociology or closely related field, AND a Master’s degree in any other field, with:
  • Minimum 18 credit hours of graduate-level coursework in Sociology
  • Or minimum of 18 credit hours of graduate-level course work in non-Sociology courses addressing: research methods and statistics; organizations or institutions (e.g., workforce, education, family, religion); social and/or critical theory; culture and society; or, diversity and/or inequalities (e.g., race, social class, gender).

 

*Note that these are minimum requirements. Departments may decide that applicants are not qualified for other reasons.

*The syllabus of the course for which an instructor wishes to be approved must correspond to the syllabus for the same course on campus.