For each of its educational programs, Sam Houston State University (SHSU) employs a sufficient number of full-time faculty members to ensure curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review, in support of its mission to provide “high quality education, scholarship, and service to qualified students for the benefit of regional, state, national and international constituencies” [1].
SHSU has three broad categories of instructional personnel: tenured, tenure-track, and term positions [2]. All tenured and tenure-track faculty are full-time faculty and meet the traditional expectation of providing teaching, research, and service contributions to the University (see Standard 6.1 for additional details), which are instrumental in ensuring curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review [3]. Tenured and tenure-track faculty are joined by term faculty, many of whom are full-time faculty and contribute to curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review. Many term faculty who are hired on either a 9-month or semester basis as either full- or part-time faculty assume support responsibilities beyond instructional assignments to include curriculum development, textbook selection, faculty governance, and other appropriate organizational interests such as academic advising, student mentoring, and committee assignments [4]. Also included as term faculty are early retirees and clinical faculty. Early retirees, formerly tenured faculty members, have elected to teach on a part-time basis as they transition into retirement. They possess all attributes associated with successful tenured faculty members and contribute to curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review. Clinical faculty are practitioners in their chosen fields and are generally full-time faculty who are not only engaged in teaching, but also clinical scheduling, clinical training, supervision evaluation, and program development.
To ensure curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review of its academic programs, SHSU has a number of policies related to faculty resources. The Academic Instructional Staffing Policy [2] outlines the procedures for assigning and reallocating faculty positions among the various departments in the University. The Faculty Instructional Workload Policy [5] outlines the expectations for normal teaching loads and includes provisions for reductions in those teaching loads for research, service, and other considerations. In addition, the Reassigned Time for Faculty Members Pursuing Research and Artistic Endeavors Policy [6] also helps clarify the teaching-load expectations for faculty. The Instructional Overload Assignment Policy [7] discourages the use of overload assignments but does allow such assignments on a short-term basis in recognition of the need for some flexibility by department chairs in scheduling classes. The Faculty Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Policy [8] gives additional guidance regarding the University’s expectations of faculty. Taken together, the policies highlight SHSU’s commitment to provide a sufficient number of full-time faculty to ensure curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review.
In the 2018 academic year, SHSU employed a total of 1,097 distinct individuals with instructional responsibilities. Just under 72% of these faculty were full-time faculty, providing a sufficient number of full-time faculty to ensure curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review. Table 1 provides a breakdown of instructional faculty by category. Within Standard 6.1 are additional details on the overall number of full-time faculty at SHSU and evidence of favorable comparisons to institutions throughout the State of Texas.
Table 1. Profile of Instructional Faculty, Academic Year 2018
| Category | Full-time Headcount* | Part-time Headcount* | % of Total Faculty as a Headcount |
| Tenured | 350 | 0 | 31.9 |
| Tenure-track | 213 | 0 | 19.4 |
| Term | 223 | 311 | 48.7 |
| Total | 786 (71.6%) | 311 (28.4%) |
* As data reflect headcount, the contribution of a full-time faculty member toward educational instruction and institutional support exceeds that of a single part-time faculty member.
In the fall 2017 semester, SHSU enrolled a total of 21,114 students, a total comprised of 18,429 undergraduate students and 2,685 graduate students. The attached tables provide the breakdown of student enrollment by program [9].
Within each academic program, the University has sufficient full-time faculty to ensure curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review. As illustrated in Tables 4a-4g, more than 98% of the disciplines can boast that at least 60% of their instructors are full-time faculty. The percentage of full-time equivalent faculty in any individual program (consolidated across program level, modality, and location) ranges from a high of 100% to a low of 46.6%. It is worth noting that the one program below 50% is Secondary Education, which offers only a minor in support of other academic programs, each of which has more than 50% in full-time faculty. Furthermore, the part-time faculty in Secondary Education are primarily working professionals with significant experience that supports program quality. Thus, at both the program and institutional level, SHSU has sufficient full-time faculty and faculty resources.
The University is committed to ensuring that all students are in programs with a sufficient number of full-time faculty regardless of academic program and level (i.e., baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral), modality (i.e., face-to-face, online), or location (i.e., on-campus, off-campus). The following tables (Tables 4-10) provide the percentage of full-time faculty equivalents by (a) academic program (Table 4); (b) academic program disaggregated by program level (i.e., undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral – Tables 5, 6, and 7); (c) academic program disaggregated by modality (i.e., online – Table 8 and 9); and (d) academic program disaggregated by off-site location (Table 10). For ease of viewing, tables are presented by academic college.
Table 2 provides data by academic program and shows the following:
Table 2. Full-time Faculty Equivalent Percentages by Academic College
| Academic Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Full Time | 16 | 16 | 96.97% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 3.03% | |
| Business Analysis | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 83.33% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 16.67% | |
| Business Administration | Full Time | 19 | 19 | 90.48% |
| Part Time | 4 | 2 | 9.52% | |
| Economics | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 90.32% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.5 | 9.68% | |
| Finance | Full Time | 13 | 13 | 94.55% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 5.45% | |
| Management Information Systems | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 80.00% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1.25 | 20.00% | |
| Management | Full Time | 20 | 20 | 91.95% |
| Part Time | 4 | 1.75 | 8.05% | |
| Marketing | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Full Time | 44 | 44 | 72.73% |
| Part Time | 33 | 16.5 | 27.27% | |
| Forensic Science | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 97.30% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 2.70% | |
| Security Studies | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 82.76% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1.25 | 17.24% |
| Academic Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilingual/English as Second Language | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Full Time | 15 | 15 | 95.24% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 4.76% | |
| Secondary Education | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 46.60% |
| Part Time | 31 | 11.46 | 53.40% | |
| Counselor Education | Full Time | 12 | 12 | 67.61% |
| Part Time | 15 | 5.75 | 32.39% | |
| Developmental Education | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| Education Administration | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 82.05% |
| Part Time | 6 | 1.75 | 17.95% | |
| Educational Leadership | Full Time | 15 | 15 | 100.00% |
| Higher Education | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 91.43% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.75 | 8.57% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Full Time | 35 | 35 | 61.53% |
| Part Time | 56 | 21.88 | 38.47 | |
| Instructional Leadership | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Instructional Design and Technology | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 80.00% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 20.00% | |
| Literacy | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 96.97% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 3.03% | |
| Library Science for School Librarians | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 70.59% |
| Part Time | 6 | 2.5 | 29.41% | |
| Reading | Full Time | 12 | 12 | 75.33% |
| Part Time | 10 | 3.93 | 24.67% | |
| Special Education | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | Full Time | 27 | 27 | 91.31% |
| Part Time | 6 | 2.57 | 8.69% | |
| Dance | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 85.71% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.5 | 14.29% | |
| Fine Arts and Mass Communication | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 79.62% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1.28 | 20.38% | |
| Mass Communication | Full Time | 20 | 20 | 90.91% |
| Part Time | 7 | 2 | 9.09% | |
| Music | Full Time | 51 | 51 | 85.74% |
| Part Time | 15 | 8.48 | 14.26% | |
| Theatre | Full Time | 13 | 13 | 86.67% |
| Part Time | 5 | 2 | 13.33% |
| Academic Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family and Consumer Sciences | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 94.92% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 5.08% | |
| Health | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 62.70% |
| Part Time | 21 | 8.33 | 37.30% | |
| Kinesiology | Full Time | 20 | 20 | 74.63% |
| Part Time | 24 | 6.8 | 25.37% | |
| Nursing | Full Time | 25 | 25 | 88.03% |
| Part Time | 10 | 3.4 | 11.97% |
| Academic Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Studies | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 89.80% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.25 | 10.20% | |
| English | Full Time | 51 | 51 | 91.89% |
| Part Time | 7 | 4.5 | 8.11% | |
| World Languages and Cultures | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 91.43% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 8.57% | |
| History | Full Time | 30 | 30 | 88.89% |
| Part Time | 8 | 3.75 | 11.11% | |
| Public Administration | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Philosophy | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 89.80% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1.25 | 10.20% | |
| Political Science | Full Time | 18 | 18 | 87.80% |
| Part Time | 5 | 2.5 | 12.20% | |
| Psychology | Full Time | 25 | 25 | 91.74% |
| Part Time | 6 | 2.25 | 8.26% | |
| Sociology | Full Time | 22 | 22 | 85.74% |
| Part Time | 5 | 3.66 | 14.26% | |
| Spanish | Full Time | 16 | 16 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | Full Time | 19 | 19 | 91.57% |
| Part Time | 5 | 1.75 | 8.43% | |
| Biology | Full Time | 23 | 23 | 93.88% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.5 | 6.12% | |
| Chemistry | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 93.33% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1 | 6.67% | |
| Computer Science | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 94.92% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 5.08% | |
| Computer Science Technology | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 80.00% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 20.00% | |
| Digital Forensics | Full Time | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Engineering Technology | Full Time | 13 | 13 | 86.67% |
| Part Time | 4 | 2 | 13.33% | |
| Geography | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 94.74% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 5.26% | |
| Geology | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 90.91% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 9.09% | |
| Mathematics | Full Time | 47 | 47 | 94.00% |
| Part Time | 6 | 3 | 6.00% | |
| Physics | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| Statistics | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 98.25% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 1.75% |
Degree Level: Undergraduate Programs
The University is committed to ensuring that all students are in programs with a sufficient number of full-time faculty regardless of academic program and level (i.e., baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral), modality (i.e., online), or location (i.e., on-campus, off-campus). As demonstrated in the following data, the disaggregated view of full-time faculty reveals that in all cases the institution has an adequate number of full-time faculty at the undergraduate degree level (see Tables 3a-3g):
Table 3. Full-time Faculty Equivalent Percentages by College and Academic Program for Undergraduate Programs
| Undergraduate Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting, BBA | ||||
| Accounting | Full Time | 16 | 16 | 96.97% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 3.03% | |
| Banking and Financial Institutions, BBA Finance, BBA |
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| Finance | Full Time | 13 | 13 | 94.55% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 5.45% | |
| Economics, BBA International Business, BBA |
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| Economics | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 90.32% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.5 | 9.68% | |
| General Business Administration, BBA | ||||
| Accounting | Full Time | 16 | 16 | 96.97% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 3.03% | |
| Business Analysis | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 83.33% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 16.67% | |
| Business Administration | Full Time | 18 | 18 | 90.00% |
| Part Time | 4 | 2 | 10.00% | |
| Economics | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 90.32% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.5 | 9.68% | |
| Finance | Full Time | 13 | 13 | 94.55% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 5.45% | |
| Management Information Systems | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 80.00% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1.25 | 20.00% | |
| Management | Full Time | 19 | 19 | 91.57% |
| Part Time | 4 | 1.75 | 8.43% | |
| Marketing | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| Entrepreneurship, BBA | ||||
| Business Administration | Full Time | 18 | 18 | 90.00% |
| Part Time | 4 | 2 | 10.00% | |
| Management | Full Time | 19 | 19 | 91.57% |
| Part Time | 4 | 1.75 | 8.43% | |
| Human Resource Management, BBA Management, BBA |
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| Management | Full Time | 19 | 19 | 91.57% |
| Part Time | 4 | 1.75 | 8.43% | |
| Management Information Systems, BBA | ||||
| Management Information Systems | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 80.00% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1.25 | 20.00% | |
| Marketing, BBA | ||||
| Marketing | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| Undergraduate Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice, BA/BS Victim Studies, BA/BS |
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| Criminal Justice | Full Time | 39 | 39 | 71.56% |
| Part Time | 31 | 15.5 | 28.44% | |
| Undergraduate Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies, BA/BS | ||||
| Secondary Education | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 46.60% |
| Part Time | 31 | 11.46 | 53.40% | |
| Reading | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 70.98% |
| Part Time | 9 | 3.68 | 29.02% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Full Time | 35 | 35 | 61.53% |
| Part Time | 56 | 21.88 | 38.47% | |
| Undergraduate Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art, BFA Computer Animation, BFA Graphic Design Photography, BA/BFA Studio Art, BFA |
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| Art | Full Time | 27 | 27 | 91.31% |
| Part Time | 6 | 2.57 | 8.69% | |
| Dance, BA/BFA | ||||
| Dance | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 85.71% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.5 | 14.29% | |
| Mass Communication, BA Film and TV Production, BFA |
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| Mass Communication | Full Time | 20 | 20 | 91.95% |
| Part Time | 6 | 1.75 | 8.05% | |
| Music, BA/BM Music Therapy, BM |
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| Music | Full Time | 51 | 51 | 85.74% |
| Part Time | 15 | 8.48 | 14.26% | |
| Musical Theatre, BFA Theatre, BFA |
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| Theatre | Full Time | 13 | 13 | 86.67% |
| Part Time | 5 | 2 | 13.33% | |
| Undergraduate Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilingual Health Care Studies, BA Health, BS Health Care Administration, BS Health Sciences, BS Public Health, BS |
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| Health | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 63.41% |
| Part Time | 20 | 8.08 | 36.59% | |
| Athletic Training, BS Kinesiology, BA/BS |
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| Kinesiology | Full Time | 20 | 20 | 75.33% |
| Part Time | 23 | 6.55 | 24.67% | |
| Wellness Management, BS | ||||
| Health | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 63.41% |
| Part Time | 20 | 8.08 | 36.59% | |
| Kinesiology | Full Time | 20 | 20 | 75.33% |
| Part Time | 23 | 6.55 | 24.67% | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences, BA/BS Fashion Merchandising, BA/BS Food Service Management, BA/BS Food Science and Nutrition, BS Interior Design, BA/BS |
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| Family and Consumer Sciences | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 94.92% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 5.08% | |
| Nursing, BSN | ||||
| Nursing | Full Time | 25 | 25 | 88.03% |
| Part Time | 10 | 3.4 | 11.97% | |
| Undergraduate Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Studies, BGS* | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Communication Studies, BA/BS | ||||
| Communication Studies | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 89.80% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.25 | 10.20% | |
| English, BA | ||||
| English | Full Time | 50 | 50 | 91.74% |
| Part Time | 7 | 4.5 | 8.26% | |
| Language Support Programs/Minors (Arabic, French, German, Sign Language) | ||||
| World Languages and Cultures | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 91.43% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 8.57% | |
| History, BA/BS | ||||
| History | Full Time | 28 | 28 | 88.19% |
| Part Time | 8 | 3.75 | 11.81% | |
| Philosophy, BA | ||||
| Philosophy | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 89.80% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1.25 | 10.20% | |
| Political Science, BA/BS | ||||
| Political Science | Full Time | 16 | 16 | 86.49% |
| Part Time | 5 | 2.5 | 13.51% | |
| Psychology, BS | ||||
| Psychology | Full Time | 20 | 20 | 94.12% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.25 | 5.88% | |
| Sociology, BA/BS | ||||
| Sociology | Full Time | 22 | 22 | 85.74% |
| Part Time | 5 | 3.66 | 14.26% | |
| Spanish, BA | ||||
| Spanish | Full Time | 15 | 15 | 100.00% |
* The Bachelor of General Studies in Liberal Studies (BGS) degree is an interdisciplinary degree that allows students to design a curriculum that meets individual goals by connecting three SHSU minors, a capstone General Studies course, the Texas Core Curriculum, and appropriate supporting elective courses. Adequate faculty resources are not specific to a cluster of specified courses; rather, faculty resources are demonstrated within each of the departments in which minors are offered at SHSU.
| Undergraduate Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite Science, BS** | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Applied Arts and Sciences, BAAS*** | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Interdisciplinary Agriculture, BS Agricultural Business, BS Agricultural Engineering Technology, BS Agricultural Communication, BS Animal Science, BS Plant and Soil Science, BS |
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| Agriculture | Full Time | 19 | 19 | 91.57% |
| Part Time | 5 | 1.75 | 8.43% | |
| Biology, BA/BS Biomedical Sciences, BS |
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| Biology | Full Time | 23 | 23 | 93.88% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.5 | 6.12% | |
| Chemistry, BS Forensic Chemistry, BS |
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| Chemistry | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 93.33% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1 | 6.67% | |
| Computer Science, BS Computer Software Engineering Technology, BS Digital and Cyber Forensics Engineering Technology, BS |
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| Computer Science | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 94.92% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 5.08% | |
| Digital Forensics | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| Geography, BA/BS | ||||
| Geography | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 94.74% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 5.26% | |
| Geology, BS | ||||
| Geology | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 90.91% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 9.09% | |
| Engineering Technology, BS Construction Management, BS Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, BS Design and Development, BS |
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| Engineering Technology | Full Time | 13 | 13 | 86.67% |
| Part Time | 4 | 2 | 13.33% | |
| Mathematics, BA/BS | ||||
| Mathematics | Full Time | 45 | 45 | 95.74% |
| Part Time | 4 | 2 | 4.26% | |
| Statistics | Full Time | 13 | 13 | 98.11% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 1.89% | |
| Physics, BS | ||||
| Physics | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
** The Composite Science BS degree is comprised primarily of geography, history, and political sciences coursework. Adequate faculty resources are demonstrated within each of those respective degree programs.
*** The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree is comprised of a major (in-block transfer of an AAS degree), a minor, and the Texas Core Curriculum. As a result, documentation of adequate faculty resources would be determined by viewing the resources documented for each of the other majors at SHSU that contribute to the minor coursework.
Degree Level: Master's Programs
In the following data, the disaggregated view of full-time faculty reveals that in all master’s level programs the institution has an adequate number of full-time faculty (see tables 4a-4g):
Table 4. Full-time Faculty Equivalent Percentages by College and Academic Program for Master’s Programs
| Master's Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, MBA Business Administration – Banking and Financial Institutions, MBA |
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| Accounting | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| Business Analysis | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 66.67% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 33.33% | |
| Business Administration | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| Economics | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Finance | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| Management | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 95.24% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 4.76% | |
| Marketing | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| Accounting, MS | ||||
| Accounting | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| Project Management, MS | ||||
| Management | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 95.24% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 4.76% | |
| Master's Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice, MS Criminal Justice and Criminology, MA Criminal Justice Leadership and Management, MS Victim Services Management, MS |
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| Criminal Justice | Full Time | 17 | 17 | 90.67% |
| Part Time | 4 | 1.75 | 9.33% | |
| Forensic Science, MS | ||||
| Forensic Science | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| Homeland Security Studies, MS | ||||
| Security Studies | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| Master's Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative and Global Education, MEd Curriculum and Instruction, MEd Teaching, MA |
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| Curriculum and Instruction | Full Time | 15 | 15 | 95.24% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 4.76% | |
| Instructional Systems Design and Technology, MEd | ||||
| Instructional Systems Design and Technology | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 66.67% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 33.33% | |
| Computer Science Technology | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 72.73% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 27.27% | |
| School Counseling, MEd Counseling, MA |
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| Counselor Education | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 65.67% |
| Part Time | 15 | 5.75 | 34.33% | |
| Administration, MA/MEd Instructional Leadership, MA/MEd |
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| Education Administration | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 82.05% |
| Part Time | 6 | 1.75 | 17.95% | |
| Higher Education Administration, MA | ||||
| Higher Education | Full Time | 7 | 7 | 90.32% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.75 | 9.68% | |
| Library Science, MLS | ||||
| Library Science for School Librarians | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 70.59% |
| Part Time | 6 | 2.5 | 29.41% | |
| Reading, MA Reading/Language Arts, MEd |
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| Reading | Full Time | 7 | 7 | 87.50% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 12.50% | |
| Special Education, MA/MEd | ||||
| Special Education | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| TESOL/MEd | ||||
| Bilingual/English as Second Language | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Reading | Full Time | 7 | 7 | 87.50% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 12.50% | |
| Master's Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance, MFA | ||||
| Dance | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Digital Media, MA | ||||
| Mass Communication | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 94.74% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.5 | 5.26% | |
| Music, MM Band Studies, MA |
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| Music | Full Time | 17 | 17 | 100.00% |
| Master's Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family and Consumer Sciences, MS**** Dietetics, MS |
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| Family and Consumer Sciences | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Health, MS Health Care Quality and Safety, MS |
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| Health | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 88.89% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.75 | 11.11% | |
| Kinesiology, MS Sport Management, MS |
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| Kinesiology | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 94.74% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.5 | 5.26% | |
**** As of the fall 2017 semester, there were no students enrolled in this program.
| Master's Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Studies, MA | ||||
| Communication Studies | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| English, MA Creative Writing, Publishing, and Editing, MFA |
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| English | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 100.00% |
| History, MA | ||||
| History | Full Time | 19 | 19 | 100.00% |
| Public Administration, MPA | ||||
| Public Administration | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Political Science, MA | ||||
| Political Science | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| Psychology, MA Psychology – Clinical Psychology, MA School Psychology, SSP |
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| Psychology | Full Time | 15 | 15 | 93.75% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1 | 6.25% | |
| Sociology, MA | ||||
| Sociology | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 93.62% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 6.38% | |
| Spanish, MA | ||||
| Spanish | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Master's Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, MS Sustainable Agriculture and Food Environment, MAg |
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| Agriculture | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 94.12% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 5.88% | |
| Biology, MA/MS | ||||
| Biology | Full Time | 12 | 12 | 100.00% |
| Chemistry, MS | ||||
| Chemistry | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Computing and Information Science, MS | ||||
| Computer Science | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| Digital Forensics, MS Information Assurance and Security, MS |
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| Digital Forensics | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Geographic Information Systems, MS | ||||
| Geography | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Mathematics, MA/MS | ||||
| Mathematics | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
| Statistics, MS | ||||
| Statistics | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
Degree Level: Doctoral Programs
In the following data, the disaggregated view of full-time faculty reveals that in all doctoral level programs the institution has an adequate number of full-time faculty (see Tables 5a-5c):
Table 5. Full-time Faculty Equivalent Percentages by College and Academic Program for Doctoral Programs
| Doctoral Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice, PhD | ||||
| Criminal Justice | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| Forensic Science, PhD | ||||
| Forensic Science | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Doctoral Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counselor Education, PhD | ||||
| Counselor Education | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| Developmental Education Administration, EdD | ||||
| Developmental Education | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| Educational Leadership | Full Time | 15 | 15 | 100.00% |
| Educational Leadership, EdD Higher Education Leadership, EdD |
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| Educational Leadership | Full Time | 15 | 15 | 100.00% |
| Higher Education | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Instructional Systems Design and Technology, EdD | ||||
| Instructional Systems Design and Technology | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 80.00% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 20.00% | |
| Computer Science Technology | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Literacy, EdD | ||||
| Literacy | Full Time | 8 | 8 | 96.97% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 3.03% | |
| Doctoral Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology, PhD | ||||
| Psychology | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
Distance Education
The University does not employ a separate faculty for its online programs. The faculty who are responsible for ensuring the quality and integrity of the academic programs offered via an online modality are the same faculty who ensure the quality and integrity of face-to-face academic programs. Within each academic discipline, the full-time faculty, regardless of instructional modality, are responsible for a wide variety of activities such as advising, mentoring, student organization sponsorship, curriculum oversight, committee service, professional development, community outreach, and peer review. While all full-time faculty are responsible for the shared governance and service aspects of the academy, not all faculty teach an online course in any given semester. The following tables provide evidence of an adequate number of full-time faculty with online instructional responsibilities for the most recently completed academic year (see Tables 6 and 7). Institution-wide, an overwhelming majority (88.22%) of the full-time faculty equivalents teaching online courses in the fall 2017 or spring 2018 were full-time faculty.
The disaggregated data by level and program reveal the full-time percentages for faculty with online instructional responsibilities range from a high of 100% to a low of 60%. More than 86% of the online programs have more than 80% full-time faculty (see tables 7a-7g).
Table 6. Full-time Faculty Equivalent Percentages for Online Course Offerings
| Program | Status | Unique Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Courses | Full Time | 475 | 475 | 88.22% |
| Part Time | 137 | 63.42 | 11.78% |
The above data demonstrate that SHSU has an adequate number of full-time faculty to ensure curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review of its online programs. SHSU Online provides ample resources to support faculty teaching online courses. As part of its mission, SHSU Online offers high quality course development services for faculty, provides a technical support desk year round, and contributes to the continuous improvement of online instruction through rigorous assessment and professional development opportunities for faculty.
In the following data, the disaggregated view of full-time faculty reveals that in all online programs the institution has an adequate number of full-time faculty (see Tables 7a-7g):
Table 7. Full-time Faculty Equivalent Percentages for Online Program Offerings by College, Academic Program, and Level
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Master’s* | |||||
| Accounting | Master’s | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| Business Administration | Master’s | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| Business Analysis | Master’s | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 66.67% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 33.33% | ||
| Economics | Master’s | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| Finance | Master’s | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Management | Master’s | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 94.74% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 5.26% | ||
| Marketing | Master’s | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| General Business, Baccalaureate* | |||||
| Accounting | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Business Administration | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| Business Analysis | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| Economics | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 95.24%% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 4.76% | ||
| Finance | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| Management | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 12 | 12 | 88.89% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1.5 | 11.11% | ||
| Management Information Systems | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 80.00% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 20.00% | ||
| Marketing | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| Project Management, Master's | |||||
| Management | Master’s | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 94.74% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.5 | 5.26% | ||
* Multi-disciplinary program. The percentage of FTFE is given for each supporting discipline.
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Master's | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 85.11% |
| Part Time | 4 | 1.75 | 14.89% | ||
| Baccalaureate | Full Time | 21 | 21 | 60.00% | |
| Part Time | 28 | 14.0 | 40.00% | ||
| Homeland Security Studies | Master's | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master’s | Full Time | 14 | 14 | 94.92% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 5.08% | ||
| Developmental Education | Doctoral | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| Education Administration | Master’s | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 77.42% |
| Part Time | 6 | 1.75 | 22.58% | ||
| Higher Education | Master’s | Full Time | 7 | 7 | 90.32% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.75 | 9.68% | ||
| Instructional Leadership | Master’s | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Instructional System Design and Technology | Doctoral | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 80.00% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 20.00% | ||
| Master’s | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 66.67% | |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 33.33% | ||
| Library Science for School Librarians | Master’s | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 70.59% |
| Part Time | 6 | 2.5 | 29.41% | ||
| Reading | Master’s | Full Time | 7 | 7 | 87.50% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 12.50% | ||
| Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | Master’s | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No online programs |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Quality Safety | Master's | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 86.96% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.75 | 13.04% | ||
| Kinesiology | Master's | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 96.00% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 4.00% | ||
| Nursing | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 88.89% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.5 | 11.11% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Studies | Master's | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| History | Master's | Full Time | 17 | 17 | 100.00% |
| Baccalaureate | Full Time | 20 | 20 | 93.02% | |
| Part Time | 2 | 1.50 | 6.98% | ||
| Political Science | Master's | Full Time | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| Public Administration | Master's | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Psychology | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 85.71% |
| Part Time | 2 | 1 | 14.29% | ||
| Sociology | Master's | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 93.62% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 6.38% | ||
| Baccalaureate | Full Time | 21 | 21 | 85.16% | |
| Part Time | 5 | 3.66 | 14.84% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Forensics | Master’s | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Information Assurance and Security | Master’s | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Mathematics | Master’s | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
Off-Site Locations
In the following data, the disaggregated view of full-time faculty reveals that in all off-site location offerings (i.e., The Woodlands Center and K-12 Educational Centers) the institution has an adequate number of full-time faculty to support programs offered at these locations (see Tables 8a-8h).
The Woodlands Center (TWC)
K-12 Educational Centers
The percentage of full-time faculty equivalents for offerings at off-site K-12 Educational Centers within the College of Education ranges from a high of 100% to a low of 50% (see Table 8h). With all off-site programs at K-12 Educational Centers having at least half of their FTE faculty being full time, the college has a sufficient number of full-time faculty to ensure curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review of its programs at K-12 Educational Centers.
Table 8. Full-time Faculty Equivalent Percentages for Off-Site Location by College, Academic Program, and Level
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| Business Administration, Master's | |||||
| Business Analysis | Master's | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| Economics | Master's | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| Finance | Master's | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| Management | Master's | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Finance/Banking and Financial Inst. | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 84.21% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 15.79% | ||
| General Business, Baccalaureate | |||||
| Accounting | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| Business Administration | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Business Analysis | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| Economics | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| Finance | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 84.21% |
| Part Time | 3 | 0.75 | 15.79% | ||
| Management | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 96.00% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 4.00% | ||
| Management Information Systems | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| Marketing | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 100.00% | ||
| Management | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 96.00% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 4.00% | ||
| Marketing | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Security Studies | Master’s | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counseling | Doctoral | Full Time | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| Counselor Education | Master’s | Full Time | 9 | 9 | 65.45% |
| Part Time | 11 | 4.75 | 34.55% | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master’s | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Education Administration | Master’s | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 86.96% |
| Part Time | 2 | 0.75 | 13.04% | ||
| Educational Leadership | Doctoral | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
| Higher Education | Doctoral | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Instructional Leadership | Master's | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 18 | 18 | 79.58% |
| Part Time | 11 | 4.62 | 20.42% | ||
| Special Education | Master's | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Communication | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology | Master’s | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 92.31% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 7.69% | ||
| Nursing | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 11 | 11 | 85.21% |
| Part Time | 5 | 1.91 | 14.79% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 92.31% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.25 | 7.69% | ||
| Spanish | Master’s | Full Time | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| Baccalaureate | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | Master’s | Full Time | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Academic Program | Level | Status | Headcount | Full-Time Faculty Equivalent (FTFE) | Percentage of FTFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Education | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 57.14% |
| Part Time | 1 | 0.75 | 42.86% | ||
| Counseling | Master’s | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Part Time | 3 | 1 | 50.00% | ||
| Education Administration | Master’s | Full Time | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Reading | Baccalaureate | Full Time | 6 | 6 | 75.00% |
| Part Time | 3 | 2 | 25.00% |