Minimum Qualifications, Equivalency, and Foreign Degrees

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

Applicants for academic service (faculty or educational administrator openings) must meet the minimum qualifications as specified in the job posting. See the Applicants for academic service (faculty or educational administrator openings) must meet the minimum qualifications as specified in the job posting. See the Minimum Qualifications Handbook for Faculty and Administrators in the California Community Colleges (this resource is published by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges).

EQUIVALENCY 

Candidates who are applying for faculty or educational administrator assignments or positions, but do not meet the  minimum qualifications as stated in the job posting may apply for the recruitment by filing for equivalency with the employment application. Applying on the basis of Equivalency is an option when an applicant possesses a combination of education, experience, and other relevant evidence that may be equivalent to the stated minimum qualifications.

Equivalency candidates must complete and attach an Equivalency Application, along with supporting documentation, to their online employment application.

Please see the Equivalency Guide for Faculty Applicants and the Faculty Minimum Qualifications Self-Evaluation Checklist below for additional information.

Equivalency Resources

SRJC Faculty Equivalency Procedures (Administrative Procedure 7211.1)

For questions regarding the equivalency process, please contact SRJC Human Resources, Bridget C. Hodenfield, 707.527.4954, bhodenfield@santarosa.edu 

FOREIGN DEGREE EVALUATIONS

For positions or assignments that require a degree, all foreign degree credentials must be evaluated by a third party to determine the equivalent U.S. degree and major, and the Foreign Credential Evaluation must be attached to your application before your application will be considered. Employment Applications that do not include the Foreign Credential Evaluation for foreign degrees will be considered incomplete. Evaluations must include the name of the institution attended, a description of your credentials, the major field of study, and the U.S. equivalent for each credential. It is recommended that the evaluation include language that states the degree is equivalent to a regionally accredited college and/or university in the United States. 

SRJC accepts foreign transcripts that have been evaluated by a credential evaluation service accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Note: If your graduate degree(s) were obtained in the U.S., you must attach a Foreign Credential Evaluation for your undergraduate degree if it was obtained outside the U.S.

The credential evaluation report submitted to SRJC should include the following information:

  • Lower/upper division course recommendations
  • Course titles and descriptions (if possible)
  • School calendar system Units (credits) and grades Accreditation credentials of school or university.
  • Language that states the degree is Equivalent to a regional accredited college and/or university in the United States (recommended language)

Please note if hired as an associate and/or faculty member, a letter noted under AFA article 27.01D2B may be required

For more information on foreign degree requirements at SRJC please review the AFA Contract Article 27.01

We appreciate your interest in employment with Santa Rosa Junior College.

Assistance with the online application process is available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please allow sufficient time prior to the priority filing deadline for the position/pool that you are applying for to complete the online application process.