Concurrent Enrollment Instructor Qualifications
The qualifications to teach concurrent enrollment courses vary by academic department. The preferred qualification is a master’s degree in the field or related field. However, for some courses such as languages, a bachelor’s degree with teaching experience is sufficient.
For detailed information on instructor qualifications by discipline, view the following table of courses and the instructor qualifications needed to teach them.
| Course | Course Title | Instructor Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Academics - Student Success Courses | ||
| ACAD 101 | Academic Success Topics | BA/S in any field and teaching experience |
| ACAD 108 (IDLA Only) | Career and Life Planning | MA in Counseling; or MA in related area with graduate-level courses in counseling; and department approval - online course only |
| Accounting | ||
| ACCT 205 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | BA in Accounting |
| American Sign Language | ||
| ASL 101 | American Sign Language I | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| ASL 102 | American Sign Language II | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| ASL 201 | American Sign Language III | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| ASL 202 | American Sign Language IV | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 101 | Biological Anthropology | MA preferred, BA or college-level coursework in Anthropology, and department approval |
| ANTH 102 | Cultural Anthropology | MA preferred, BA or college-level coursework in Anthropology, and department approval |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | MA preferred, BA or college-level coursework in Anthropology, and department approval |
| ANTH 104 | Biological Anthropology | MA preferred, BA or college-level coursework in Anthropology, and department approval |
| Art | ||
| ART 100 | Introduction to Art | MFA in Art or MA in Art Education, or MA or higher in Art History and teaching experience |
| Biology | ||
| BIOL 100 | Concepts of Biology | BS in Biology and MA in General Science Area |
| BIOL 107 | Introduction to Human Biology | BS in Biology and MA in General Science Area |
| BIOL 191 | Introduction To Cell And Molecular Biology | MS in Biology or Botany, Zoology, Biomedical Sciences |
| Business - Management | ||
| BUS 101 | Business for the New Generation | BA in Business and MA in General area or related teaching experience |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHEM 100 | Concepts of Chemistry | BS in Chemistry along with teaching experience. AP College Board teaching experience will be considered. Attend department professional development meetings. |
| CHEM 101 | Introduction to Chemistry | BS in Chemistry, MA preferred. Two or more years teaching experience. AP College Board teaching experience will be considered. Attend department professional development meetings. |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | BS in Chemistry, MA preferred. Two or more years teaching experience. AP College Board teaching experience will be considered. Attend department professional development meetings. |
| Chinese | ||
| CHINESE 101 | Elementary Mandarin Chinese I | BA required, MA preferred. Native or near native proficiency in the language is required. One year teaching experience. |
| CHINESE 102 | Elementary Mandarin Chinese II | BA required, MA preferred. Native or near native proficiency in the language is required. One year teaching experience. |
| Criminal Justice | ||
| CJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | BA/S in Criminal Justice, MS in General Area, or Curriculum and Instruction |
| Cyber-Physical Systems Security | ||
| Computer Science | ||
| CS 101 | Computer Science Principles | IDoCode participation. AP College Board teaching experience will be considered. Attend department professional development meetings. |
| CS 121 | Computer Science I | BS in Computer Science along with teaching experience. AP College Board teaching experience will be considered. Attend department professional development meetings. |
| CS 221 | Computer Science II | BS in Computer Science along with teaching experience. AP College Board teaching experience will be considered. Attend department professional development meetings. |
| Economics | ||
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | BA in Economics and MS in General area |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | BA in Economics and MS in General area |
| Education - Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies | ||
| ED-CIFS 201 | Foundations of Education | BA in Social Sciences –History, Sociology, Psychology, MA in Education or related area |
| English | ||
| ENGL 101 | Introduction to College Writing | MA in Composition and Rhetoric, English Education/Literacy, Curriculum & Instruction with emphasis in Reading or English |
| ENGL 175 | Literature and Ideas | BS in English, teaching experience. AP College Board teaching experience will be considered. Attend department professional development meetings. |
| Engineering | ||
| ENGR 115 (IDLA Only) | Idaho Aerospace Scholar | BS in Engineering or related science fields. Teaching experience. Evidence of professional development participation. |
| Finance | ||
| FINAN 208 | Personal Finance | BA/BS in Business, or related area and one year teaching experience, MS preferred |
| French | ||
| FREN 101 | Elementary French I | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French II | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French I | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| Geology | ||
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | BS in Geology or related science, MA in general area |
| German | ||
| GERM 101 | Elementary German I | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| GERM 102 | Elementary German II | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| (Public) Health and Population Science | ||
| HLTH 101 | Medical Terminology | Nursing, Licensed Athletic Trainer, or department approval |
| HLTH 110 | Introduction to Health Science and Public Health | BA/BS and one year of teaching experience with interview |
| History | ||
| HIST 101 | World History I | MA in History |
| HIST 102 | World History II | MA in History |
| HIST 103 | Western Civilization I: Prehistory to 17th Century | MA in History |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization II: 17th Century to Present | MA in History |
| HIST 111 | US History I | MA in History |
| HIST 112 | US History II | MA in History |
| Information Technology Management | ||
| ITM 104/105/106/109 | Operating Systems and Word Processing Topics/Spreadsheet Topics/Database Topics/Introductory Spreadsheet Topics | BS in Business, Microsoft certification. Teaching experience. |
| Japanese | ||
| JAPANESE 101 | Elementary Japanese I | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| JAPANESE 102 | Elementary Japanese II | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| Kinesiology | ||
| KINES 121 | Taping and Wrapping Techniques in Athletic Training | LAT certification |
| KINES 140 | Personal Health | BS in any science, teaching experience, or department approval |
| KINES 220 | Introduction to Athletic Injuries | LAT certification |
| Latin | ||
| LATIN 211 | Elementary Classical Latin | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| LATIN 212 | Advanced Classical Latin | BA with one year teaching experience and interview |
| Library Research | ||
| LIBR 106 | Library Research Skills I | BA/S in any field and one year teaching experience. |
| LIBR 206 | Library Research Skills II | BA/S in any field and one year teaching experience. |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 160 | Survey of Calculus | BA/S in Math and MS in Math or Math Education, Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Math; teaching experience will be considered |
| MATH 170 | Calculus I | BA/S in Math and MS in Math or Math Education, Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Math; teaching experience will be considered |
| MATH 175 | Calculus II | BA/S in Math and MS in Math or Math Education, Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Math; teaching experience will be considered |
| MATH 189 | Discrete Mathematics | BA/S in Math and MS in Math or Math Education, Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Math; teaching experience will be considered |
| MATH 254 | Introduction to Statistics | BA/S in Math and MS in Math or Math Education, Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Math; teaching experience will be considered |
| Physics | ||
| PHYS 101 | Introduction to Physics | BS in Physics or related science, department approval |
| PHYS 104 | Life in the Universe | BS in Physics or related science, department approval |
| PHYS 105 | Stars and Cosmology | BS in Physics or related science, department approval |
| Political Science | ||
| POLS 101 | American National Government | BA/S in Political Science or History, and MA in Curriculum and Instruction or Political Science or related area |
| Psychology | ||
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | BA/S in Psychology, Education, or Sociology, MA in Counseling, Education, Psychology, or Sociology |
| Sociology | ||
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | BA/S in Sociology, History, Political Science, Psychology, or general social science |
| Spanish | ||
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish I | BA required, MA preferred. Native or near native proficiency in the language is required. One year teaching experience. |
| SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish II | BA required, MA preferred. Native or near native proficiency in the language is required. One year teaching experience. |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | BA required, MA preferred. Native or near native proficiency in the language is required. One year teaching experience. |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | BA required, MA preferred. Native or near native proficiency in the language is required. One year teaching experience. |