I've read some posts about people using an additional 18 credits beyond their Master's degree to teach in that second subject (I suppose this is in lieu of a bachelor's). After doing some research I found a local B&M university where I could take upper level units for that second "qualification". My question is ... what is the proper level of "upper-level" coursework that is typically required by college hiring committees? For example, at this school "upper-level" is broken down in the following way: 300-level: upper level for undergraduate juniors 400-level: upper level for undergraduate seniors 500-level: upper level for graduate students and upper level undergrad seniors 600-level: graduate students 700-level: graduate students
Although I guess it varys by who is hiring, the 18 credits need to be graduate level (i.e. 5000 and above). If you only got 15 credits of graduate level, and maybe another 3 at 4000 level, that *might* be okay, but that's only if they are desperate for someone.
It depends on the regional accrediting association - Southern requires 18, North Central 15 graduate hours.