Adjunct teaching question

I plan to start to apply for adjunct positions for online schools as soon as I complete my MS-ITM. I am going to apply to DETC as well as RA schools. Here is the question-

IF CCU gets DETC, should I list my CCU degrees when applying at DETC schools?
Should I list my CCU degrees when applying at RA schools?

 

Randell,

you earned the degrees, however with all the issues of accreditation I would list them only if applying to schools within California. Or, list them and let the HR folks make the determination. My credentials were validated by the institution's HR credentialing specialist who's sole job was to attest to the veracity of my academic credentials and the applicability these have with the institution's accreditor. If the school's accreditor doesn't recognize the degree then it is a moot point. Regardless of whether CCU gets DETC accreditation or not I believe that the accreditation of your degree follows the period it was awarded.

 

I wouldn't list them when applying at any school. You'll have a solid RA resume when you complete your Touro degree, so I don't see the need to "muddy the waters" with listing your CCU degrees. Even when applying to DETC schools, your CCU credentials are pre-accreditation, so I don't think they would help that much.

Just my opinion.

 

For higher ed positions, listing non-accredited degrees is typically not a good idea. I have noted one exception where this was not a problem, based on over seven years at a California community college:

For community college teaching positions, I have seen adjunct faculty hired with RA bachelors & master degrees and non-RA state-approved doctorates. Having said that, I do have to clarify a few things:

1. The positions did not require a doctorate, they only required a masters degree.
2. The non-RA doctorate did not seem to have a negative influence in the hiring decision. It was not clear if the non-RA doctorate was considered an advantage.
3. The non-RA doctorate was not recognized by the college and those faculty were listed in college literature showing the RA masters as their highest degree.
4. Faculty who received non-RA doctorates after they were hired did not get the doctoral step raises received by those who completed RA doctorates.
5. Those applying for administrative positions often competed against other candidates with RA PhD/EdD degrees. Those candidates with non-RA doctorates were always eliminated early.
6. While non-RA doctorates appeared to have some level of acceptability, unaccredited BA and MA degrees were never deemed to be acceptable.
7. We had so few instances of people with nationally accredited degrees (e.g DETC) that I really can't comment. My guess is that they would have been accepted at the community college.

Just one person's observation...

Tony Pina
Cal State U San Bernardino

 

I want to thnk everyone for their feedback. I heard what I thought I would hear, "Don't list it". My good sense told me that but my ego tells me to list my CCU degrees.

Bruce, your statement, You'll have a solid RA resume when you complete your Touro degree, so I don't see the need to "muddy the waters" really says it all.