Career Path

Professor of Information Technology or Computer Science

Overview

In this career, your responsibilities may include:

Planning and teaching courses in the IT or computer science program of a college or university.
Working closely with students to help them achieve their academic and career goals.
Staying informed about changes and innovations in the field of IT.
May be required to conduct and publish research.

Job Titles

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Academic Requirements

Typically requires a master’s degree to teach as an adjunct or community college professor, and a doctorate to teach at the university level or in a tenure-track position. Obtaining a doctorate can make you eligible for careers with greater responsibility and higher salaries in this career pathway, if you do not already have the U.S. equivalent of a doctorate.

Certification

Certifications are not required, but employers may prefer that professors hold certifications in the specialty areas that they plan to teach.
Licensure

Licensure is not required to work as a Professor of Information Technology or Computer Science.
Mutual Recognition Agreement
A Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) is an agreement between two or more jurisdictions to accept the educational or professional credentials granted under each other’s authority. This means that if you graduated with a specific degree or earned certain professional qualifications in a country covered under an MRA, your credentials may be automatically recognized here in the U.S.

The Seoul Accord is an MRA between accrediting organizations in multiple countries to recognize each other’s academic qualifications. If you graduated from an accredited computing or other IT program in one of the 8 non-U.S. jurisdictions covered by the Seoul Accord, then your degree may already be declared substantially equivalent to a degree from a U.S. program, and you may not need to obtain a credential evaluation. However, individual state licensing boards have the final authority on whether or not a particular degree meets their specific requirements for licensure. MRAs are not legally binding, and some states may choose not to recognize credentials covered under an MRA.
- In addition to the U.S., the jurisdictions that have signed to the Seoul Accord are: Australia; Canada; Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; Japan; Korea; Mexico; Taiwan, Republic of China; and United Kingdom.