KCTCS Equivalency Guidelines
Guidelines for Determining Equivalency Credit
| Highest Level of Education | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Grade school | 8th Grade |
| High school | 12th Grade or GED |
| AA/AS (Associate檚) | 2 Year Degree |
| BA/BS (Bachelor檚) | 4 Year Degree |
| MA/MBA (Master檚) | 2 Years above Bachelor檚 = TOTAL 6 |
| JD | 3 Years above Bachelor檚 = TOTAL 7 |
| EdS (Educational Specialist) | 1 Year above Master檚 = TOTAL 7 |
| ABD (all but dissertation) | 2 Years above Master檚 = TOTAL 8 |
| PhD/EdD (Doctorate) | 3 Years above Master檚 = TOTAL 9 |
| MD (Doctor of Medicine) | 7 Years above Master檚 = TOTAL 13 |
MUST HAVE EARNED DEGREE IN ORDER TO BE CREDITED WITH DEGREE
Partial credit
Partial credit on a semester basis is awarded on a guideline of 12 credit hours per semester. These must be completed credit hours and not in process. Credit conversion at rate of 6 months per semester.
It is possible to have 4 years of education, but not have a BA, if you have attended 8 semesters or more, with at least 12 credits per semester. No more than 3.5 years credit is possible without actually having the BA/BS degree even if they exceed 4 calendar years at 12 credit hours.
(Example Architecture and Engineering programs are often 5-year programs but still result in a BA/BS degree.)
Post secondary/vocational
Credit is awarded based on submission of a copy of the vocational certificate, indicating on it the amount of time the course covered. (Example 6 months on certificate = 6 months education credit).
Additional credit above the HS degree/years is not awarded for attendance at a vocational school as part of high school attendance (i.e. individual received HS Diploma in May 1993 and lists vocational school August 1993 May 1994. This person receives additional credit above HS in accordance with amount indicated on vocational certificate.
Work Experience & Education Equivalency
One year of full-time (37.5 hrs/week) work experience is equivalent to one year of education for positions that specify 渙r equivalent in job postings.
For Example:
A position listing education and experience requirement as Bachelor檚 Degree and 2
years of experience the equivalency would be:
- Master檚 Degree and Zero (0) experience
- Bachelor檚 Degree and two (2) years of experience in field
- Associate檚 Degree and four (4) years of experience in field
- HS/GED and six (6) years of experience in field
Part-time work experience
Credit is awarded on a part-time position in accordance with the percentage of hours
worked to
full-time work. Generally work is computed on basis of a 37.5-hour work week.
Credit is awarded for part-time positions worked in addition to a full-time position occurring during the same time period, of the work is deemed related and is a different job for a different employer.
Computations are taken out three decimal places and rounded up from .005, and down at .004 and less.
| Examples: | Non-Exempt |
|---|---|
| 5 months at 12 hours a week 1.6 months credit |
0-5 = 0-1.6 (12/37.5 = 0.32 x 5) |
| 5 months at 27 hours a week 3.6 months credit |
0-5 = 3.6 (12/37.5 = 0.72 x 5) |