{"id":1867,"date":"2024-09-16T13:51:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/board-policies\/?page_id=1867"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:39:30","slug":"degree-attainment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/board-policies\/personnel\/degree-attainment\/","title":{"rendered":"5.47 Degree Attainment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Revised 4-15-2014, 2-15-2019)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full-time faculty, professional staff, and support staff who obtain a college or university degree that exceeds the established degree requirements for the position in which they are employed will receive a salary increase. Subsequent degrees at the same level will not qualify for additional salary increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Procedures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5.47.1<\/strong>\u00a0 The degree must be obtained from a regionally accredited college or university.\u00a0An official transcript showing degree completion must be submitted to the Human Resources Office to receive the salary increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5.47.2\u00a0 <\/strong>Salary increases will be awarded within 30 days following verification of degree completion.\u00a0 Support staff will receive an hourly rate adjustment equal to the annualized award.\u00a0Faculty and professional staff will receive the amount added to their annual contractual salary.\u00a0Faculty and Professional Staff receiving a degree during the contract year will have an adjustment equal to the annualized award added to the remaining contracted salary for that year; the full annual increase will be reflected in the salary for the next contracted year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following increase to annual salary will be awarded upon completion of the degree:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\" tabindex=\"0\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Associate degree<\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Master\u2019s degree<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Specialist degree\/MFA<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Doctoral degree<\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Revised 4-15-2014, 2-15-2019) Full-time faculty, professional staff, and support staff who obtain a college or university degree that exceeds the established degree requirements for the position in which they are employed will receive a salary increase. 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