Faculty Credentials Handbook 2026-27

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Geography, Health & Recreation, History & Math

GEOGRAPHY    
 Course Number Course Title Minimum Qualifications

GE 101

World Geography

Master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • Geography
  • History
  • Political Science
HEALTH & RECREATION    
 
HR 125

Principles of Health & Fitness

Master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • Kinesiology
  • Physical Education
  • Sports Sciences
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Physical Therapy
HISTORY    
 Course Number Course Title Minimum Qualifications

HS 101

HS 102

Early World Civilization

Modern World Civilization

Master's degree in History or a master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in History.

HS 111

HS 112


HS 121

HS 122

Early Western Civilization

Modern Western Civilization

Early American History

Late American History

 

HS 123

World's Living Religions

Master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • History
  • Religious Studies
  • Theology
HS 125 The Immigrant Experience, Then and Now

Master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • American Studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology
HS 221 Black American History

Master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • African American Studies
  • American Studies
  • History

HS 222

HS 223

HS 301

Chicano Experience

Latin American History

Immigration in the United States

Master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • American Studies
  • Chicano/a Studies
  • History
  • Latin American Studies

 

MATH    
 Course Number Course Title Minimum Qualifications

MT 080

MT 085

Arithmetic

Basic Algebra

Bachelor's degree with at least 18 credit hours in undergraduate or graduate level mathematics or math-related coursework, including mathematics education coursework:

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Applied Science
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Physics

MT 103

MT 106


MT 117

Intermediate Algebra

Contemporary Mathematics

Math for Liberal Arts

Master's degree in mathematics or a master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MT 121

MT 123

Introduction to Statistics

Fundamentals of Statistics & Data Science

Master's degree in mathematics or a master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Data Science

MT 130

MT 133

MT 136

MT 228

MT 231

MT 232

MT 233

MT 235

College Algebra

Pre-Calculus

Trigonometry

Business Calculus

Calculus & Analytical Geometry I

Calculus & Analytical Geometry II

Calculus & Analytical Geometry III

Differential Equations

 

 

Master's degree in mathematics or a master's degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in any combination of the following qualifying fields:

  • Engineering
  • Mathematics