Educational Preparation Codes

Excerpted from: Draft Revised Rules Government Faculty Appointments under UWS 3, Wisconsin Administrative Code, III, H (2), (a)

2. Educational Preparation Code
1. Educational preparation codes and requirements
• Educational
• Formal
• Preparation
• Education

Code	Requirement
1*	Ph.D.
	Ed.D.
	Earned doctorate equivalent to the Ph.D. or Ed.D. requiring the minimum equivalent of three full years of graduate study beyond the baccalaureate degree.
	A refereed** terminal degree in the area of specialization, e.g., M.F.A. in studio arts.
2	Earned degrees requiring a minimum of three full years of work beyond the baccalaureate degree.
	All requirements for the doctorate met with the exception of the completion of the dissertation.
3	A master's degree plus one full year of graduate study as measured by the institution where graduate work is applicable to a degree program.
	Specialist degree or its equivalent.
	Two-year master's degree
4	Master's degree
5	Baccalaureate degree
6	No baccalaureate degree

2. Unresolved questions concerning the assignment of the Educational Code shall be submitted to the University Standards Committee for decision.

* Only doctorates from accredited (Regional Accreditation Associations) colleges and universities will entitle a faculty member of Educational Code 1, but no one granted Educational Code 1 prior to May 1, 1996, shall lose Educational Code 1 on this account.

** Refereed as determined by three bodies, for example, a professional organization, the university, and the area of specialization.