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18.5 <br /> <br />Employees pursuing a specific number of college <br />credits as set forth in this plan in lieu of <br />a BS or a BA degree must indicate a major field <br />of study and submit a list of courses to be <br />taken in that major field. <br /> <br />Prior to enrollment in a junior college, college, or <br />university, the employee must have received written <br />approval from the Educational Standards Committee as <br />to his/her eligibility to enroll in the Educational <br />Incentive Plan. <br /> <br />NOTE: NO employee shall receive educational incentive <br /> pay for any eudcational level attained unless he/she <br /> has received advanced written approval from the <br /> Educational Standards Committee as set forth in <br /> this section. <br /> <br />The junior college, college, Or university from which <br />an educational level is to be received must be <br />accredited by the Western Association of Schools <br />and Colleges. <br /> <br />Educational Levels/Pay <br /> <br />Educational levels attained under the Incentive Pay Plan <br />must be completed with a total grade point average of <br />"C" or better. The specific levels of educational achieve- <br />ment and their respective educational pay percentages <br />to which the educational incentive pay plan applies are <br /> <br />as follows: <br /> <br />Educational <br />Level <br /> <br />A.A. or A.S. in Fire Science <br /> <br />Sixty (60) accredited <br />semester units of which 24 <br />units must be in Fire Science <br /> <br />Eligible Pay <br />Positions Percentage <br /> <br />Firefighter 2-1/2% <br />Fire Lieutenant <br /> <br />Firefighter 2-1/2% <br />Fire Lieutenant <br /> <br />Ninety (90) accredited <br />quarter units Of which <br />thirty-six (36) must be <br />in the field of Fire <br />Science <br /> <br />B.S. or B.A. Degree <br /> <br />One Hundred Eighty (180) <br />quarter hour units to <br />include: - a minimum of 90 <br />upper division quarter hour <br />units; and - a minimum of 72 <br />quarter hour units in a <br />major field of study of which <br />a minimum of 36 quarter hour <br />units must be upper division <br />courses <br /> <br />One Hundred Twenty (120) <br />semester hour units to <br />include: a minimum of 60 <br />upper division semester <br />hour units and - a minimum <br />of 48 semester hour units in <br />a major field of study of which <br />a minimum of 24 semester hour <br />units must be upper division <br />courses <br /> <br />Firefighter 2-1/2% <br />Fire Lieutenant <br /> <br />Firefighter 5% <br />Fire Lieutenant <br />Fire Captain <br /> <br />Firefighter 5% <br />Fire Lieutenant <br />Fire Captain <br /> <br />Firefighter 5% <br />Fire Lieutenant <br />Fire Captain <br /> <br />NOTE: The above educational levels are not cumulative. <br />The maximum educational incentive pay received by a <br /> <br />-13- <br /> <br /> <br />