In re the Arbitration between County of Broome & Croll

—Yesawich, Jr., J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Ellison, J.), entered May 31, 1985 in Broome County, which denied petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7503 to stay arbitration between the parties.

In May 1984, the trustees of Broome Community College denied a promotion to an instructor who lacked a Master’s degree in his field. On his behalf, the Faculty Association of Broome Community College (Association) complained that the college’s requirement of a Master’s degree as an indispensable condition of promotion was inconsistent with past practice and an…