Business Administration Program Standard: (Effective February, 2019)A qualified faculty member in Business Administration meets the program standard through one of four routes:1. Possesses an earned master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in business administration, public administration, management, marketing, or a business-administration-related field as appropriate to the program; or2. Possesses an earned related or out-of-field master’s degree, from a regionally accredited institution, with documented 18 post-secondary semester hours or equivalent of courses beyond the introductory principle(s) level in business administration, public administration, management, marketing, or a business-administration-related field as appropriate to the program; or3. Possesses an earned related or out-of-field master’s degree, from a regionally accredited institution, with documentation in two or more of the following:? Professional certification (national, regional or state) in business related field? Two years of in-field professional employment in business field? Documented evidence of teaching excellence, including date of award? Documentation of research and publication in the field? Documented relevant additional coursework beyond the bachelor’s degree, equivalent to 18 semester hours or equivalent subject matter coursework, CEU’s, vendor, or military; or4. Possesses an earned bachelor’s degree, from a regionally accredited institution, in business administration, public administration, management, marketing, or a business-administration-related field as appropriate to the program, with documentation in two or more of the following:? Professional certification (national, regional or state) in business related field? Two years of in-field professional employment in business related field? Documented evidence of teaching excellence, including date of award? Documentation of research and publication in the field? Documented relevant additional coursework beyond the bachelor’s degree, equivalent to 18 semester hours or equivalent subject matter coursework, CEU’s, vendor, or military.BUSN 201 Course Standard:1. Meets Business Administration program standard; or2. Possess an earned Juris Doctorate Degree.