Minimum qualifications

Minimum qualifications are often set in equivalent levels such as:

• bachelor’s degree in field appropriate to area of assignment and two years administrative coordinative program experience, or
• six years of progressively responsible administrative coordinative program experience, or
• an equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education

Line-up your minimum qualifications carefully when reviewing job applications. Many job classifications require a combination of education and experience to be “qualified.”

Classified staff

The Arizona Board of Regents have established the minimum qualifications for classified staff positions. These minimum qualifications cannot be changed.

Guidelines

• The hiring committee should identify and document what degrees are appropriate.
• The committee should discuss definition of “progressively responsible” experience.
• Generally, a related/required BA degree is equal to four years of experience.
• A related/required AA degree is typically equal to two years of experience.
• A non-related/required BA degree generally equals two years of experience.
• A non-related/required AA degree generally equals one year of experience.
• An unfinished degree may be applied to minimum qualifications at a prorated level.
• For example, if three years of a four year program have been completed, this may count as three years experience if related and/or required, and one-and-a-half years experience is unrelated and/or not-required.
• Part-time experience should be pro-rated when counting toward minimum qualifications.
• As appropriate, consider non-traditional experience toward minimum qualifications.
• For example, an applicant with two years of education and four years of experience would have an “equivalent” combination and meet minimum qualifications.
• If committee members disagree on a “close call,” include the applicant as having met minimum qualifications.