Distance Education  ·  California, USA [email protected] Catalog 2026–2027
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Advanced Professional Education
Faculty & Academic Leadership

Faculty are appointed on evidence, not reputation.

ACAS faculty members will possess education, professional experience, subject-matter expertise, or other qualifications appropriate to the courses they teach. Faculty credentials will be verified and maintained before public program delivery.

Academic governance

What faculty and academic leadership oversee.

Final faculty names and qualifications will be inserted into the published catalog after verification and assignment to approved programs. No faculty credential is published without verification.

01 Program curriculum oversight
02 Faculty qualification review
03 Assessment and capstone standards
04 Academic integrity enforcement
05 Program evaluation and improvement
06 Student academic appeals
Appointment categories

Distinguished faculty & executive fellows.

ACAS may appoint distinguished faculty, visiting professors, executive fellows, subject-matter experts, and guest lecturers whose professional achievements contribute meaningfully to the curriculum.

Distinguished faculty

Senior appointments whose scholarship and professional record anchor a domain’s curriculum.

Visiting professors

Appointed for a defined term to teach within a specific program or module sequence.

Executive fellows

Practising executives whose organizational experience informs applied coursework and capstone review.

Subject-matter experts

Specialists engaged for particular modules requiring narrow technical or regulatory depth.

Guest lecturers

Invited contributors to individual sessions, case discussions, or capstone panels.

Appointments in progress

Named appointments will be published on verification.

ACAS is completing credential verification for its founding faculty and executive fellows. Names, degrees, institutions, and assigned subjects will appear here as each appointment is confirmed and the catalog is published.