Applicants must have an earned graduate degree (MBA MAcc, or closely related field, preferably from an AACSB-accredited institution) with 18 graduate credit hours in their field of teaching expertise (accounting, economics, environment of business, finance, logistics and supply chain management, management, marketing, management information systems, statistics, quality management, business communication). Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .