Office of Faculty Affairs
Non-doctoral Terminal Degrees for Faculty Appointments
Faculty Hiring and Position Management
A graduate or terminal degree is required per policy for a faculty appointment at the University of Georgia (UGA) depending on the appointment rank (see rank requirements in UGA Policy 03.04.002 Faculty Definitions Policy).
A terminal degree is the highest level of education within a particular field. In some cases, a master’s degree qualifies as a terminal degree in a particular field or discipline. The following is the current list of approved non-doctoral terminal degrees at UGA:
- MLIS – Master of Library and Information Science
- MARCH – Master of Architecture
- MFA – Master of Fine Arts
- MHP – Master of Historic Preservation
- MLA – Master of Landscape Architecture
- MSW – Master of Social Work
- MRP – Master of Regional Planning
- MVA – Master of Visual Art
- MS – Master of Science in Child Life
- MUD – Master of Urban Design
Note: If the selected candidate does not hold a graduate or terminal degree as required by policy for the advertised faculty rank, a written degree exception request must be submitted to the Office of Faculty Affairs, prior to extending the offer letter (see Degree Exception Request in UGA Policy 03.01.011 Appointment Procedures).
