If this is a new hire to the College of Arts and Sciences, an official transcript should be requested to be sent to casdhr1@mailbox.sc.edu.
If teaching assignments change after receiving RIS approval, contact Christy Stephens (HERBC@mailbox.sc.edu), as these changes can affect the previously approved salary. Do not submit an additional RIS form unless you are instructed to do so.
In the required faculty credentials section, provide the credentials required for the instructor to cover your classes. Please note that, in order to comply with SACS accreditation standards, undergraduate courses (100-400 level) require a Master’s in the teaching discipline or a Master’s in another discipline with 18 graduate hours in the teaching discipline. 500-level classes and above must be staffed by instructors with PhDs. An official transcript is required before any hiring proposal can be finalized.
Per ACAF 1.20, when the credentials of the instructor of record do not meet the minimum qualifications set forth in the policy, but the prospective instructor possesses “outstanding professional experience or demonstrated contributions to the teaching discipline, the individual may be alternatively credentialed.” In cases of alternative credentialing, the course department must explain and provide documentation of the instructor’s alternate qualification(s) to teach a course or courses. This documentation may include “work or research experience, professional licensure or certification, non-credit professional development courses, or other specialized training.”
See the alternate credentials form [pdf] and ACAF 1.20 policy [pdf].
Please use field below to support your unit’s need for instructional support and explain why your unit’s full-time faculty and instructional staff cannot cover these courses. Please provide as much detail as possible.
Because you answered Yes, please fill out this Study Abroad form by the College of Arts & Sciences.
https://universityofsouthcarolina-yrckc.formstack.com/forms/cas_study_abroad