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Rob is kind of right too, but the answer may not be as simple.
Re: JOB: Teaching Position in Interactive Entertainment, CUNY
From the New York State Educat=
ion Department’s Office of College and=A0University Evaluation, Chapter I of=
Title 8 of the Official=A0Compilation of Codes, sections 3.47 and 3.50.
ion Department’s Office of College and=A0University Evaluation, Chapter I of=
Title 8 of the Official=A0Compilation of Codes, sections 3.47 and 3.50.
Highlights: 3.47, Sec. D, SubSec 2 lists=
the MPS and MFA BOTH under=A0″professional=A0 degrees” which it indicates a=
re designed as “primarily=A0terminal in nature”. This is key language. It me=
ans the state=A0recognizes that the degrees may be terminal. They may not. T=
he state=A0does not involve itself in this distinction, which is determined =
at=A0local levels (schools and professional/academic/accreditation=A0associa=
tions).
the MPS and MFA BOTH under=A0″professional=A0 degrees” which it indicates a=
re designed as “primarily=A0terminal in nature”. This is key language. It me=
ans the state=A0recognizes that the degrees may be terminal. They may not. T=
he state=A0does not involve itself in this distinction, which is determined =
at=A0local levels (schools and professional/academic/accreditation=A0associa=
tions).
3.50, Sec. A “General Degrees in course” li=
sts the AA/AS, BA/BS,=A0MA/MS, M. Phil. and Ph. D. as well as the Profession=
al Degrees (BPS, B=A0Tech., MPS, DPS, and DA). Sec. B. “Specialized Degrees =
in course”=A0lists the multitudes of very specific degrees, including the MF=
A.
sts the AA/AS, BA/BS,=A0MA/MS, M. Phil. and Ph. D. as well as the Profession=
al Degrees (BPS, B=A0Tech., MPS, DPS, and DA). Sec. B. “Specialized Degrees =
in course”=A0lists the multitudes of very specific degrees, including the MF=
A.
According to the State of New York, this subsect=
ion defines what would=A0be the only difference between the two.
ion defines what would=A0be the only difference between the two.
The point that CUNY is recognizing one as terminal rather than=
the=A0other, in this case, is not simply a matter of bureaucratic=A0bookkee=
ping; rather, someone made this decision. Perhaps the reasoning=A0may be inf=
erred somewhere in this distinction. That is, however,=A0supposition. Since =
there is no federally recognized base standard on=A0the question of terminal=
degrees, states, and associations, and=A0schools, are left on their own to =
decide. The=A0 state standard in this=A0case, clearly, does not help.
the=A0other, in this case, is not simply a matter of bureaucratic=A0bookkee=
ping; rather, someone made this decision. Perhaps the reasoning=A0may be inf=
erred somewhere in this distinction. That is, however,=A0supposition. Since =
there is no federally recognized base standard on=A0the question of terminal=
degrees, states, and associations, and=A0schools, are left on their own to =
decide. The=A0 state standard in this=A0case, clearly, does not help.