Credentialing Guide

The Liberal Arts Credentialing Guide is for use by liberal arts deans and human resources in reviewing applications for instructional positions in the liberal arts and sciences disciplines, and the counseling area. The document includes the following information:

academic area,
discipline of the graduate degree,
typical graduate course prefixes that should be found on the applicant’s transcripts, and
sample graduate course titles.

Please contact the appropriate campus dean or human resources representative for more information.

Area	Discipline	Graduate Course Prefixes	Sample Course Title
1. Anthropology	Cultural Anthropology Physical Anthropology	ANT; ANTH ANT	Anthropology; Cultural Studies Archeology; Fossils
2. Art	Art Art History	ART; ARH; ARTDS (Art and Design) ARH	Art; Fine Arts Art History and Appreciation
3. Astronomy	Astronomy	AST	Astronomy; Physical Astronomy
4. Biological Sciences	Biological Sciences	BSC; ZOO; BOT; MCB; ANAT; BIOL BIOSC Biological Science Core ________________________________ BOT Botany	Anatomy and Physiology; Zoology; Botany; Cell Biology; Microbiology; Physiology ________________________________________ Plant Physiology; Plant Taxonomy; Plant Phycology
5. Chemistry	Chemistry	CHEM; BIO CHEM	Bio-Chemistry; Physical Chemistry
6. Drama	Drama	THE; TPP; DRAMA	Theatre Performing Arts
7. Economics	Economics	ECO; SOCIO-ECO; ECON	Social Economics; Economics
8. Education	Education Education Technology	EDU; EDF; EDP; EDT; EDG; EEX; ESE EME; IST	Education Methods; Ed Research; Curriculum Design Education Technology; Instructional Design; Computers in Education
9. English	English College Credit English College Prep	EBC; ENG; LIN; CRW; ENL;LIT; AML; WR ENC; ENG; LIN; CRW; ENL; LIT; AML; WR	Creative Writing; Composition; Literature; Linguistics; Rhetoric Creative Writing; Composition; Literature; Linguistics; Rhetoric
10. ESL/Linguistics	ESL/LAugust 6, 2009L; ESL; LIN; ESOL	Grammar, Writing, Speech and Speech for Non-Native English Speakers, Linguistics; Teaching English as a Second Language
11. Geography	Geography	GEA; GEO (Geography); GEOG; GRY; GGR; GEOGR; EGEO; GSCI; C&ES (Geography and Envir. Studies); GRG; GEPL/ GRS; GOG; GY; GHY	Physical Geography; Regional and Systemic Geology; Cultural Geology
12. Geology	Geology	GLY; GEOL; GEO (Geology); GEOSC; EPS	Geology; Physical Science; Earth Science
13. History	History	HY; EUH; AMH; HIST; HIS; HST	Western Civilization; Latin American History; Eastern European History; American History
14. Humanities All Humanities will be reviewed in cooperation with dean and coursework will match the period courses that are to be assigned	Humanities	Deans and HR HUM Humanities	Deans and HR
15. Journalism	Journalism	MMC; JOU; COM; MCOM	Journalism; Mass Media; Communication
16. Foreign Language	Foreign Languages Spanish French German Chinese	SPN; SPAN; SPW FRE; FRW; FREN GER; GEW; GMAN; GERM CHI; CHN; EALL; CHIN	Spanish; Spanish Literature French; French Literature German; German Literature Chinese; Chinese Literature
17. Mathematics	Mathematics	MS; MAA; MAC; MAD; MAP; MAT; MGF; MHF;MTG; STA; MATP; STAT; ST; MACS; CMAT; APMA (Applied Math) MATH	College Algebra; Trigonometry; Geometry; Statistics; Discrete Math; Differential Equations; Finite Math; Calculus
18. Meteorology	Meteorology	MET	Meteorology; Climatology
19. Music	Music ___________________ Music Appreciation	MUC; MUG; MUL; MUH; MUS; MUT; MV (Applied Instruments); MUO; MUR; MUSIC _________________________________ MUH; MUL; MUT	Music; Instrument Lessons ________________________________________ Music Appreciation
20. Oceanography	Oceanography	OCE; MARS	Marine Science; Oceanography; Coral Reef Ecology
21. Philosophy	Philosophy	PHI; PHIL ; PPY	Philosophy; Applied Ethics and Philosophy
22. Physics	Physics	PSC; PHY; PHYS	Physical Science; Physics; Hydrodynamics Quantum Mechanics; Statics
23. Psychology	Psychology	PSY; DEP; SOP; PSYCH	Behavioral Psych; Intro to Psych
24. Political Science	Political Science	POL; POS; GOV; CPO; INR; POL	Modern Political Thought; International Relations; Government ; Demography
25. Reading	Reading	REA; READ; RED	Reading Assessment; Reading in Content Areas; Test and Measurements; Psychology of Reading
26. Religion All Humanities will be reviewed in cooperation with the Dean	Religion	REL; THEO; RN	Old Testament; New Testament; Jewish Studies; Buddhism; Islamic Studies; Hinduism; Theology; Religious Philosophy; World Religions; Spirituality
27. Sociology	Sociology	SOC; SYG	Urban Studies; Demography; Sociology
28. Speech	Speech	SPC; SPCH; SPE; COMM	Broadcasting; Voice and Diction; Debate and Forensics; Oral Interpretation; Speech Communications
29. Librarianship	Library Science	LIB; LIS	Information Services; Library Science; Access and Retrieval; Information Literacy; Information Research; Circulation; Electronic Database
Need Depending on: 30. Counseling	Counselor Education: School Counseling, Some Counseling Programs Focused on K-12	SDS; SCCO; EDUC; MHS; EDF; CN	Counseling; School, Career and Student Development; Family Relations; Student Services; Advising; Guidance; Research; Managing Student Behavior; Consultation Skills; Appraisal/Assessment procedures in counseling; Sex and Substance Abuse; Mental Health; Marriage
Counseling	Counselor Education: Mental Health Counseling	MHS; SDS	Sex and Drug Abuse Legal Issues; Ethics, Internship, Behavior Management Skills; Human Growth and Development
Counseling	Counseling Psychology	PSY; PCO; CLP; DEP	Psychology; Counseling; Developmental Psychology