Review and Comment under Policy 3.32 College Faculty Credentialing for Proposed Development and/or Revision of Credential Fields and Minimum Qualifications

Proposed Revised Credential Fields and Minimum Qualifications

February 15, 2018

Note: Changes are in legislative format with new language underlined and strike through of old language

Barbering Credential Field –propose to retire this credential field

Counselor Credential Field: (no proposed revision)

Education Requirement: 

Master’s degree in counseling or counseling psychology

Dietetic Technology Credential Field:

Proposed revisions to minimum qualifications:

Education Requirement:

Master’s degree in dietetics or nutrition or a master’s degree in public health Master’s degree in dietetics, or foods & nutrition, or food science.

Occupational Experience Requirement:

Four two full-time (or equivalent) years of verified related paid work experience in dietetics.

Recency Requirement

One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.

Professional Requirement

    Minnesota Dietitian License by the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice and Registered Dietitian by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics American Dietetics Association

Equine Science Credential Field: (no proposed revision)

Education Requirement:

Bachelor’s degree

Occupational Experience Requirement:

Four full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience in areas such as equine training, equestrian lessons, stable management, or working in an equine nutrition laboratory or an equine reproduction laboratory.

Recency Requirement

One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.