Faculty Qualifications and Engagement
| Academic (Research / Scholarly) | Applied / Practice | |
| Significant professional experience | Scholarly Practitioners (SP) | Instructional Practitioners (IP) | 
| Doctoral degree | Scholarly Academics (SA) | Pratice Academics (PA) | 
Initial academic preparation and professional experience
| SA+PA+SP+IP | >=90% | 
| SA+PA+SP | >=60% | 
| SA | >=40% | 
| ☛ Scholarly Academics (SA) 1.Sustain currency through scholarship and related activities. 2.Also granted to faculty who have earned research doctorates within the last 5 years. | 
| ☛ Practice Academics (PA) 1.Sustain currency through professional engagement, interaction, and relevant activities. Applies to faculty who augment their initial preparation as SAs with engagement activities linked to practice, consulting, etc. | 
| ☛ Scholarly Practitioner (SP) 1.Sustain currency through continued professional experience, engagement, interaction, and scholarship related to the professional background and experience. | 
| ☛ Instructional Practitioner (IP) For sustained IP status, professional engagement and interaction may include: 1.Consulting 2.Faculty internships 3.Continuing education or executive education programs 4.Professional work 5.Professional association participation 6.Service on boards of directors 7.Professional certifications in the area of teaching | 


