College Name Change
Fall 2021
Undergraduate and Graduate
College of Business proposes to change its name to the College of Business and Technology
Sanders College of Business and Technology
SACSCOC Credentials Guidelines:
1. Faculty teaching undergraduate general education and/or baccalaureate courses: Doctorate or Master’s degree in the teaching discipline or Master’s degree with a concentration in the discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
2. Faculty teaching graduate and post-baccalaureate course work: Earned Doctorate/ terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline (a minimum of 18 hours above the Master’s degree in the teaching discipline).
Qualifications:
Does this faculty member hold a terminal degree in this discipline or a related field?
Additional Qualifications Complete this section to provide additional qualifications to meet the SACSCOC credentials guidelines. Identify all additional qualifications that apply and explain each item in the justification textbox. Indicate the dates of these additional qualifications and clearly describe the relationship between these qualifications and the course content and/or the expected outcomes of the course(s) assigned to faculty member. Supporting documents such as vita, copies of licenses and certificates, etc., should be submitted with this form by clicking the "attach file" link below. External validation of additional qualifications should be supported by these supplemental documents.
For decades, the College of Business offered the Bachelor of Business Administration degree with majors in traditional business disciplines. Along the same lines, the Master of Business Administration has had concentrations that focused only on popular business fields. The College expanded several years ago when the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree program moved to the COB. In 2019, the College implemented the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree program. The computing programs are growing and are areas of focus within Alabama’s workforce development initiatives. In addition, the College has discussed the development of a graduate concentration in the MBA that fits in the cybersecurity and technology realm and the potential for a MS degree in a computing field. Faculty and administration will continue to monitor industry trends to expand academic programs and partnerships that will facilitate growth at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
With these exciting changes, the College of Business name does not fully capture the breadth of our degrees. The faculty were asked to submit potential names for consideration. After a college-wide unanimous vote, the College proposes the name change to College of Business and Technology.