To: Presidents
Provosts
Chief Academic
Officers
Chief Student
Affairs Officers
Human Resource
Directors
MSCF State
Leadership
Date:
October 4, 2018
Subject:
Review
and Comment under Policy 3.32 College Faculty Credentialing for
Proposed
Development and/or Revision of Credential Fields and Minimum Qualifications
On behalf of Satasha Green:
Please review the attached proposed revisions to credential
fields and associated minimum qualifications in the following areas:
Cancer Registry Management (proposed new field)
Computer Systems Networking
Computer Programming
Computer Support Technology/Technician
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygiene
Professional Forest Harvester (proposed to retire field)
Railroad Conductor (periodic review, no proposed changes)
I request that you share this correspondence with faculty,
administrators and other appropriate staff for review and comment. All
comments and suggestions are welcome from all constituent groups.
Additionally, so that we might review the feedback in a
coordinated manner, I request that each chief academic officer submit a single
summary response to this review and comment document representing the position
of the college administration. If we do not receive a response providing
suggested changes or concerns for consideration, we will assume that the
college is in agreement with the proposed revisions of these credential fields
and the associated minimum qualifications.
Please refer questions and submit responses by October
29, 2018 to:
Wendy McCance, J.D., Program Director
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
30 7th St. E., Suite 350
Saint Paul, MN 55101-7804
Phone: 651-201-1768, Fax: 651-632-5018
Proposed Revised Credential Fields and Minimum Qualifications
October 4, 2018
Proposed New
Credential Field
Cancer Registry Management
Education Requirement: Associate degree
Occupational
Experience Requirement: Four years of full-time (or equivalent) of verified
related paid work experience as a cancer tumor registrar.
Recency Requirement
(standard language in all occupational/professional credential fields):
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:
Current Certified Tumor Registrar credential from the National Cancer
Registrars Association
After discussion of all comments received related to the
following computer fields and incorporating feedback, the Joint Committee on
Credential Fields made revisions to the proposed minimum qualifications as
follows:
Computer Systems Networking Credential Field
This proposal combines the existing computer systems
networking, computer information systems security and computer forensics
credential fields into one field with the following proposed minimum
qualifications:
Proposed revisions
to minimum qualifications
Education Requirement: Associate degree in a computer or information
technology field.
Occupational Experience Requirement: Four years of full-time (or equivalent) years
of verified related paid work experience in networking, network administration,
security or forensics.
Recency Requirement (standard language in all
occupational/professional credential fields):
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.
Computer Programming Credential Field
This proposal combines the existing computer programming,
database administration and web development/web programming credential fields
into one field with the following proposed minimum qualifications. It is intended to include software
development and applications development and programming.
Proposed revisions
to minimum qualifications:
Education Requirement: Associate degree in a computer or information
technology field.
Occupational Experience Requirement:
Four years
of full-time (or equivalent) years of verified related paid work experience in computer
programming (may include web, applications or database programming.)
Recency Requirement (standard language in
all occupational/professional credential fields):
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
Computer
Technology Support Credential Field
This
proposal combines the existing computer support technology/technician and
microcomputer support specialist fields into one field with the following
proposed minimum qualifications.
Proposed revisions to minimum
qualifications:
Education Requirement: Associate degree
Occupational Experience Requirement:
Five full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience
in computer technology support.
Recency Requirement (standard language in
all occupational/professional credential fields):
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.
Dental
Assistant Credential Field
Proposed revisions to minimum
qualifications
Education Requirement: Bachelor degree
and graduate of an accredited dental assisting program
Occupational Experience Requirement:
Three full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience
as a dental assistant.
Recency Requirement (standard language in
all occupational/professional credential fields):
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: Dental
Assistant certification by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) and
current Dental Assistant License from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygiene
Credential Field
Proposed revisions to minimum
qualifications
Education Requirement: Bachelor degree
and graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program
Occupational Experience Requirement: Three
full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a
dental hygienist.
Recency Requirement (standard language in
all occupational/professional credential fields):
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: Current
Dental Hygienist License from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry
Professional
Forest Harvester Credential Field (proposed to retire this field)
Railroad
Conductor Credential Field (no proposed changes, last reviewed 12/14/07)
Education Requirement: Associate Degree
Occupational Experience Requirement: Four
full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a
railroad conductor or engineer.
Recency Requirement (standard language in
all occupational/professional credential fields):
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.
To compare
the above proposed changes with existing credential fields and minimum
qualifications, go to:
http://www.minnstate.edu/system/asa/academicaffairs/cfc/fields/Code/credentials.php?action=list
to view all credential fields.
