Geographic Information Systems
Credential Code: 500184
Revised Date(s): 03/10/16
Review Date(s): 05/08/24
Minimum Qualifications
Education Requirement
- Bachelor degree in geographic information systems or a bachelor degree with 24 semester credits in geographic information systems.
Occupational Experience Requirement
- Two full-time (or equivalent) years of verified related paid work experience in the application of geographic information systems technology at the professional level.
Recency Requirement
- One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for this credential field.
Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement
- course construction (credit course)*
- teaching/instructional methods (credit course)*
- student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course)*
- philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non-credit course)**
- Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired, or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status.
- * These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have: a degree in education, or have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework in the specified teaching and learning content areas, or have three years of successful, full-time (or equivalent) secondary, postsecondary, industry, or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing, Part 5, Subpart B.2)
- ** This course shall be waived for individuals who, at the time of hire, have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing, Part 5, Subpart B.3)