The university is in Texas, so its all good in Texas. But I'll be using the degree in California. So, I emailed one of the instructors at the community college (California) regarding this. He advised me to ask the university (Texas) about it.
The wording on the qualification is Master's degree in Physics. Which is really vague. MS is usually more rigorous and a preparation for advance research (PhD). While MA is less rigorous compared to MS and geared towards teaching. Note that I emphasized "usually". Because it all depends on the...
For California Community Colleges the minimum requirement for Physics instructor is:
Master's in physics, astronomy or astrophysics OR
Bachelor's in physics or astronomy AND Master's or above in engineering, mathematics, meteorology, or geophysics OR the equivalent.
If the MS Physics program...