Faculty Teaching Qualifications

The University of Central Florida is committed to employing qualified faculty members to achieve standards of excellence in teaching, research, and service. As part of its continued accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, the university is required to establish and maintain reasonable policies and procedures to determine that faculty are qualified. The resources published here provide an overview of the university’s policies and procedures for ensuring continuous compliance.

Faculty Qualifications Management System

Certification of faculty teaching qualifications is conducted via the Faculty Qualifications Management System (FQMS), which may be accessed through the myUCF portal. Access to the FQMS may be requested, via email, by authorized college- or unit-level personnel.

• Submitting an eFQMS Form
• Reviewing an eFQMS Form
• FQMS Certification Workflow
• Things to Remember

Discipline Descriptions

Each of the university’s academic units develops and maintains an internal policy document, or discipline description, that articulates commonly accepted teaching qualifications standards for the fields represented within the unit.

Forms and Resources

• Compliance Overview
• Faculty Roster Report User Guide
• Faculty Teaching Qualifications Guidelines
• Guidelines at a Glance

Contacts