Concurrent Faculty

Concurrent Faculty Qualifications and Application Materials 

Minimum qualifications for CEP faculty are established by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and Higher Learning Commission.

1. Master’s Degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in the subject area being taught
2. Complete Adjunct Application
3. Official Undergraduate and Graduate Transcripts
4. Resume or CV outlining education and occupational history
5. Tentative syllabus (subject to change)

Application Deadline 

Instructors should apply and have all materials submitted by May 1st if they wish to teach for the upcoming year.

Application Process

The college will review the applicant’s materials and will make a recommendation to approve or deny the applicant. The applicant and high school personnel will receive communication indicating approval or denial from the college. The interested high school instructor will submit all of the application materials to the Coordinator of CEP.

1. The interested high school instructor will contact our Director of Concurrent Enrollment concurrent@saumag.edu.
2. The faculty liaison, department chair, college dean, Academic Affairs, and the Coordinator of CEP will review submitted materials and make a decision.
3. The high school instructor and administration will receive notice of the decision from the college along with an explanation and next steps to take for the instructor.
   1. If approved, the new CEP adjunct will receive details of the New CEP Teacher Orientation that takes place in August.
   2. If denied, the teacher may continue to working with the college to move towards the proper credentialing to possibly teach the course in the future.
4. For approved instructors, a liaison will be assigned by the college and the course outline/syllabus will be reviewed by the CEP adjunct and liaison.
5. The high school adjunct will receive information from the faculty liaison on how to update / make necessary changes to the course syllabus, examples of equivalent textbooks, course templates, course requirements, etc.
6. The liaison will remain in contact with the CEP instructor and work with the new adjunct on ensuring the syllabus and course expectations are equivalent to that of the on-campus course. The liaison will also schedule a mandatory site visit to the CEP adjuncts classroom.

If the prospective instructor teaches at a school that is currently not under a MOU with SAU for Concurrent Enrollment Programs, their school must be first approved by the coordinator of concurrent enrollment and the Vice President of Academic Affair’s Office. To obtain an application, please contact Concurrent Enrollment office at 870-235-4129 or concurrent@saumag.edu.