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Equivalencies to the Masters

HROG Section:	Employment
Document Title:	Educational Equivalencies for Master's Degree
Initial Date Posted:	Fall 2006
Last Date Revised:
Applies To:	All Applicants and Employees
Source:	District Human Resources
Related TASB Policy:	DEA (Local)

Purpose:

At times a position will permit an equivalency to a specific degree. The equivalencies below are reflected in Board Policy DEA (Local) and a consistent model for use when screening Applications for Employment to determine equivalency to the specific degree.

Definitions:

Procedures:

Equivalencies to the Master's Degree

Persons who have obtained one of the following levels of achievement will be credited with the equivalent of a master's degree.

Bachelor's degree, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Texas licensure
Bachelor's degree, Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
B.D. from an accredited institution, provided that entrance into the B.D. program required a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
B.S. in Nursing plus P.H.N. (Public Health Nurse)
B.S. in Engineering plus Texas licensure
B.S. in Architecture plus Texas licensure
Bachelor's degree plus five years' successful service outside of education in the subject field to be taught
Distinguished professional record in special field which is clearly equal to master's degree level of achievement
Bachelor's degree plus 36 semester hours of graduate courses taken as part of an institutionally approved doctoral program of study as certified by the graduate dean's office

These equivalencies are intended as models and are recommended for use districtwide as a guide for qualifying candidate application forms.