Adjunct Certifications

Each fall and spring, the college announces a deadline for adjunct certification requests (advertised in the Adjunct Update in The WORD and in on the annual FA wall calendar) by which adjunct colleagues can request to be certified for more courses/assignments.

When you’re first hired, your academic chair or area supervisor certifies you for a specific assignment(s) or course(s). Afterward your chair may opt to certify you for other assignments or courses based on departmental needs and your professional training. These should be put on file in the Office of Faculty and Professional Advancement.

Adjuncts also can request to be certified for additional assignments or courses. To do so, we recommend that you first speak with the academic chair in that discipline about departmental needs. Then you will need to complete the Course Certification Request form provided by Adjunct Services.

An administrative committee determines certifications based on an analysis of college needs. You should know that you may not be certified despite being qualified if the college already has a sufficient supply of faculty in that area.

Your EC rep or our adjunct coordinator can answer any questions you might have. If at any time you're unsure of whether your assignments were handled correctly, we strongly encourage you to contact us. We are here to serve you!