Early Childhood Education Program Standard:A qualified faculty member in early childhood education meets the program standard through:1. Possesses an earned master’s or higher degree, from a regionally accredited institution, in early childhood education, child development; or 2. Possesses an earned master’s or higher degree, from a regionally accredited institution with 18 graduate credit hours in courses closely related to early childhood education and development, with academic preparation appropriate to the course and /or specialty being taught; and3. Possesses one of the following:a) Professional certification in the field; orb) Two years of directly related work experience in the field of early childhood - birth through age 8.ECED 105 Course StandardA qualified faculty member teaching ECED 105 meets the Early Childhood Education (ECED) program standard and holds a CDA Professional Development Specialist credentialEconomics Discipline Standard:A qualified faculty member in economics meets the discipline standard through one of two routes:1. Possesses an earned master's or higher degree, from a regionally accredited institution, in economics, or business administration or2. Possesses an earned master's or higher degree, from a regionally accredited institution, in any field with 18 graduate semester hours from one or a combination of the following disciplines: economics, finance.Education Program Standard:A qualified faculty member in education meets both of the following criteria:1. Possesses an earned master’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution in education or a related field appropriate to the program, and 2. Has one of the following:Professional certification in the field, orThree years of elementary or secondary teaching experience.EDUC 224 Course Standard:A qualified faculty member teaching EDUC 224 meets the course standard through one of four routes:1. Meets the Education program standard, or 2. Possesses an earned Master's or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution in Science Education, or 3. Possesses an earned Master’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution in Education with 18 graduate or undergraduate hours in science, or 4. Possesses an earned Master’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution in any natural or physical science, with one of the following:? Professional certification in education, or? Minimum of three years of K-12 teaching experience