Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

29 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGE OFFERING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) College of the Arts (COTA) College of Urban and Public Affairs (CUPA) Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science (MCECS) OHSU-PSU School of Public Health School of Business Administration (SBA) School of Social Work (SSW) SCHOOLS OFFERING ONLY GRADUATE PROGRAMS: Graduate School of Education (GSE) Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) Within the American system of higher education, many university instructors are also referred to as professors and hold terminal degrees in their field of study. For most areas of study, a doctoral degree is the terminal degree. One exception to this general rule is the Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA). When beginning their teaching or research careers, most professors begin as an assistant professor, then progress to associate professor and finally to full professor as they build their teaching and research portfolios and gain tenure. Teaching professionals who do not hold a doctoral degree are often categorized as instructors and are not formally addressed by the title of professor. There may be different ranks of instructor, depending upon the college or university’s policies and procedures. Assistant, associate and full professors generally teach and/or research full-time. Non-tenured teaching faculty (NTTF) may hold degrees at any level (doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s) and most often teach full-time. NTTF are not eligible for tenure. Adjunct professors and instructors are typically engaged to teach on a part-time basis. Path in the countryside