| People repeatedly ask questions concerning the true | | | | undergraduate level. If you have a bachelor's degree, |
| income potential teaching as an adjunct professor. | | | | you can teach on the associate level. However, some |
| Another question centers on being able to implement | | | | schools allow professors with a master's degree to |
| the program if an individual holds a full-time academic | | | | teach in graduate-level programs. |
| appointment at a college. The third concern centers | | | | The fact that you do not have a Master's degree |
| on the ability of this program to help people who do | | | | does not preclude you from teaching for a college. |
| not hold a doctoral degree. I want to address these | | | | Some colleges allow people who are established |
| concerns. | | | | authorities in their field to teach for them regardless |
| They want to know if you can really make a | | | | of their educational level. You can teach at a |
| six-figure income solely teaching as an adjunct college | | | | university with only a bachelor's degree, or less, if |
| professor. It is a fact. This is how I have been | | | | you are an established professional. You would be |
| supporting my family for more than ten years. I have | | | | eligible to teach courses such as English as a Second |
| several friends who, like me, work as adjunct | | | | Language, Remedial Math, or Introductory Computer |
| professors. They have all reached their financial goals. | | | | Science for institutions that provide continuing |
| Some of them are earning six figures while others do | | | | education, adult education, and offer certification or |
| not want to work that hard. One friend who is a | | | | continuing education programs. |
| workaholic earned more than $250,000 in one year | | | | This could be with other learning institutes as well. In |
| solely from teaching as an adjunct. | | | | fact, my brother was a member of a community |
| If a person has a full-time academic appointment, are | | | | college faculty. Initially he did not have his bachelor's |
| allowed to teach at other colleges? You should | | | | degree. He eventually graduated from college and |
| determine if your college allows you to teach as an | | | | even received his Master's degree. Initially he taught |
| adjunct at other schools. Some schools consider this | | | | in the school's continuing education department. With |
| to be a conflict of interest and disallow it while others | | | | his BA degree he was allowed to teach certification |
| do not care. Interestingly, some schools may not | | | | courses. When he received his master's degree, he |
| want you to teach in person but will allow you to do | | | | was then allowed to teach other courses leading to a |
| adjunct teaching online for other schools. There are | | | | bachelor's degree. If he was able to accomplish this, |
| no hard and fast rules. It depends on the current | | | | you can, too. |
| administration. Policies may change along with changes | | | | Thus, your academic level will dictate the type of |
| in the administrative staff. | | | | teaching you are eligible to do. However, it will not |
| It is possible to become an adjunct college instructor | | | | exclude you from moving forward toward your |
| regardless of academic level. Most traditional schools | | | | financial goals. If you have a desire to either |
| allow a person to teach one level lower than the | | | | supplement your income or become a full-time |
| degree they hold. Thus, if you have a doctoral | | | | adjunct then you should consider this program. The |
| degree, you are allowed to teach at any level. With a | | | | program works regardless of academic level. |
| master's degree, you can teach on the | | | | |