ABET - the primary accreditor of engineering and technology programs generally suggests only a Masters level degree as a requirement for teaching Bachelors leve

ABET - the primary accreditor of engineering and technology programs generally suggests only a Masters level degree as a requirement for teaching Bachelors level students, although they encourage more. They also encourage industry experience. [ABET's criteria for faculty qualifications: http://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2016-2017/#faculty http://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/cri...] >The program must demonstrate that the faculty members are of sufficient number and they have the competencies to cover all of the curricular areas of the program. There must be sufficient faculty to accommodate adequate levels of student-faculty interaction, student advising and counseling, university service activities, professional development, and interactions with industrial and professional practitioners, as well as employers of students. >The program faculty must have appropriate qualifications and must have and demonstrate sufficient authority to ensure the proper guidance of the program and to develop and implement processes for the evaluation, assessment, and continuing improvement of the program. The overall competence of the faculty may be judged by such factors as education, diversity of backgrounds, engineering experience, teaching effectiveness and experience, ability to communicate, enthusiasm for developing more effective programs, level of scholarship, participation in professional societies, and licensure as Professional Engineers.