LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGES
PERSONNEL GUIDE
ISSUE DATE:
1-12-2005
REPLACES:
PG B308
(10-01-97)
SERVICE:
Academic (Certificated), Faculty
B308
SALARY
Degree Differential
Certificate Differential
CHANGES:
-
Addition of Fields covered by Certificate or Membership.
Clarify Appeals Committee function.
DISTRIBUTION: General
(See PG: B339 for decoding)
ISSUED BY: Human Resources
Salary Differential for Advanced Degree or Professional
Academic (Certificated) Employees paid on the preparation salary schedule are eligible for salary differentials for specific
graduate degrees or certificates as negotiated by the Los Angeles College Faculty Guild and the District. Degree and
certificate differential dollar amounts are stated in Appendix A of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. When a faculty
member applies for a degree or certificate differential and it is awarded, the salary differential will be applied at the
beginning of the first pay period following the application filing and document verification.
1. Eligibility for a Degree Differential.
Employees are eligible for a degree differentials if they:
a.
Hold an earned doctorate degree granted by an accredited college or university, or
b.
Hold an earned doctorate degree granted by an international institution that has been evaluated and
found equivalent to a doctorate granted by an accredited institution within the U.S. (Check www.laccd.edu for a
list of approved foreign transcript evaluation services).
c. Upon recommendation of the Appeals Committee (see below), the Chancellor may approve international degrees
that are denied.
2. Eligibility for a Certificate Differential.
Employees are eligible for a certificate differential if they meet the criteria stated in a., b., and c.:
a.
Hold a current (not expired) certificate issued by the designated authorizing entity in one of the
recognized fields listed below, and
b.
Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited institution plus 70 semester units of upper
division or graduate work above minimum preparation as defined in Board Rule 10535.14, and
c.
Hold the proper minimum qualifications or teaching credentials in and be assigned in a field
covered by professional certificate or membership or be available for such an assignment.
d.
An employee who holds eminence in his/her professional field but does not meet unit requirements
may request an exemption based upon eminence and outstanding accomplishment. The Appeals Committee (see
below) will evaluate these requests
3. Procedure for Requesting Certificate and Degree Differentials .
Forms are available from the Human Resources Division and are also posted on the district web site at
www.laccd.edu. The eligible employee will complete Form C247 for a certificate differential and/or Form C153 for a
degree differential. The employee will submit official evidence that the degree or certificate has been conferred or
awarded before a salary differential can be granted.
4. Appeals Committee
To consider special requests regarding the equivalency of foreign degrees or eminence in a professional field, the
Chancellor (or designee) shall appoint a committee of three. The committee shall be convened as needed. The
members of the committee shall be nominated as follows:
a.
One faculty member designated by the President of the District Academic Senate
b.
One faculty member designated by the President of the Faculty Guild
c.
One administrator designated by the Chancellor
5. Certificate Differential Fields.
The following certificates are recognized for salary differentials when issued by the appropriate authorizing entity.
CERTIFICATE OR
MEMBERSHIP
Air and Power-plant
Certificate
Architect
Landscape Architect
Certified Public Accountant
Contractor
-General
-Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration
-Electrical
Engineer
-Civil
-Chemical
-Electrical
-Land Surveyor
-Mechanical
-Metallurgical
-Petroleum
-Structural
Registered Geologist
FIELD
AUTHORIZING ENTITY
Aircraft Maintenance
-Architecture, Architectural
Drafting
-Ornamental Horticulture,
Architectural Drafting
Federal Aviation Administration
Business (Accounting)
California Board of Accountancy
Board of Architectural Examiners
Contractors State License Board
All-Engineering
All-Mathematics
Board of Registration For Civil and
Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
-Chemistry, Chem. Tech.
-Electrical & Electronics
-Mechanical Drafting
-Metallurgy
Mathematics, Electronics
Geology
Handicapped, Physical Education,
Occupational
Therapy Assisting
Board of Geologists and Geophysicists
Dental Hygienist
Dental Hygiene
Board of Dental Hygiene
Registered Dietician
Dietetics, Nutrition
American Dietetic Association
Registered Nurse
Psychologist
-Certified
-Licensed
-Educational
Marriage and Family
Therapist
Registered Social Worker
Nurse, Nursing
Board of Registered Nursing
Psychology, Counselor
Board of Medical Quality Assurance
State Bar of California
Law
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy Board of California
-Counselor
Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
-Sociology
State Bar of California