Common use of Initial Salary Clause in Contracts

Initial Salary. A. Faculty members presently holding or subsequently granted post master’s degrees such as the Ed.S. degree would qualify for Rank II+48 hours. B. Faculty members who presently hold or are subsequently granted a terminal Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree shall qualify for Rank II+36 provided the following conditions are met: 1. The Faculty member has been awarded an M.F.A. degree from an accredited institution. 2. The graduate program of study has required a minimum of two years of full time study (or the equivalent) with a minimum of sixty credit hours (or equivalent) in the program. 3. The faculty member has been hired to teach in the discipline in which he/she holds the MFA degree the MFA degree. Faculty members whose M.F.A. degree has fewer than sixty credit hours shall upon completion of sixty credit hours (or equivalent) from an accredited institution be awarded Rank II + 36. Faculty members who a) possess M.F.A. degrees which satisfy the aforementioned conditions, and b) have not fewer than 72 hours of graduate credit (including the hours of credit for which the M.F.A. degree was awarded) qualify for Rank I. Post degree credit hours earned to qualify for Rank I must be graduate level courses and in the M.F.A. discipline/teaching field.

Initial Salary. A. Faculty members presently holding or subsequently granted post master’s degrees such as the Ed.S. degree would qualify for Rank II+48 hours. B. Faculty members who presently hold or are subsequently granted a terminal Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree shall qualify for Rank II+36 provided the following conditions are met: 1. The Faculty member has been awarded an M.F.A. degree from an accredited institution. 2. The graduate program of study has required a minimum of two years of full time study (or the equivalent) with a minimum of sixty credit hours (or equivalent) in the program. 3. The faculty member has been hired to teach in the discipline in which he/she holds the MFA degree the MFA degree. Faculty members whose M.F.A. degree has fewer than sixty credit hours shall upon completion of sixty credit hours (or equivalent) from an accredited institution be awarded Rank II + 36. Faculty members who a) possess M.F.A. degrees which satisfy the aforementioned conditions, and b) have not fewer than 72 hours of graduate credit (including the hours of credit for which the M.F.A. degree was awarded) qualify for Rank I. Post degree credit hours earned to qualify for Rank I must be graduate level courses and in the M.F.A. discipline/teaching field. C. Apart from the exceptions noted in “A” and “B” above, terminal degrees as determined by the academic/professional disciplines shall qualify as Rank 1.