3.5.4 Terminal degrees of faculty

At least 25 percent of the discipline course hours in each major at the baccalaureate level are taught by faculty members holding the terminal degree—usually the earned doctorate— in the discipline, or the equivalent of the terminal degree.

Judgment of Compliance

Compliance

Narrative of Justification

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research identified baccalaureate courses for each major program as outlined in Commission’s Faculty Rosters AY 2007-2008 and determined the percentage of the courses which were taught by faculty with terminal degrees during the 2007-2008 academic term.

The percentages ranged from a low of 25% in the B.S. in Business Administration to a high of 92% in B.S. in Social Work and 63% for the College overall. The percentages of courses taught by faculty with terminal degrees in all baccalaureate majors, in each division, and at the College overall were substantially above the 25% minimum in the standard:

Degree Program	# of  Courses Taught	#  Taught By Faculty with Terminal	% of Course Taught By Faculty with Terminal
Biology	19	15	79%
Business Administration	16	4	25%
Chemistry	14	9	64%
Computer Science	9	6	67%
Curriculum and Instruction	25	10	40%
English	24	16	67%
Interdisciplinary Studies
Journalism and Media Studies	24	12	50%
Mathematics	15	9	60%
Political Science	18	16	89%
Psychology	18	15	83%
Social Work	13	12	92%
Sociology	8	4	50%
Visual and Performing Arts	48	29	60%
Total	251	157	63%

Currently, fifty-eight (58) percent of Bennett full-time faculty on the Commission’s Faculty Roster was qualified with terminal degrees. The percentages for the past six years are reported in the Bennett College Factbook 2007-2008, p. 18. 

Supporting Documents

SOURCE	LOCATION/Special Instructions
College FactBook 2007-2008	Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Commission’s Faculty Rosters	Office of Academic Affairs