I.          Purpose

 

To provide for as equitable distribution of faculty workloads and compensation as possible given the wide variety of learning and teaching environments.

 

II.         Procedure

 

A.     A full‑time faculty teaching load will be 30 equated credit hours per academic year.  This assumes an assignment of 15 credit hours per semester.  However, the 30 hours may be divided unequally among fall, spring, and/or summer semesters, serving the best interests of the students, faculty, and the institution.  Such circumstances will be discussed with and approved by the vice president of instruction prior to the final assignment.

 

B.      The college acknowledges variations in subject matter, kinds of classroom experiences, and individual capacities for work stations.  In an effort to be consistent, the following contact/credit hour ratio will be utilized as guidelines when determining faculty workload:

 

Lecture/demonstration/discussion classes..........             1 contact = 1 credit hour

Art Classes (Studio), Health Occupations (Clinical),

  Ag/Technology/Science (Lab)             ...........       3 contact = 2 credit hours

Physical Education (Activity)                 ...........       2 contact = 1.5 credit hours

Music (Applied Music)                         ...........       1 applied music lesson credit hour  = .66 on load

 

C.     The concept of banking credit hour reduction is acceptable; however, the load reduction should, whenever possible, immediately precede or follow the semester in which the load reduction is banked.  Any exception to this must be approved by the vice president of instruction.

 

D.     A teaching overload is an academic assignment beyond the normal 15 credit hours per semester or 30 credit hours per year.  Faculty who work full time will be given the first opportunity for overload assignments when such overloads are available.

 

E.      Faculty who participate in, or develop, special instructional projects (from a written proposal) may receive a workload reduction with the approval of the dean and the vice president of instruction.  A formula which equates 45 hours of preparation to one credit hour will be applied.  Faculty will write a summary and evaluation at the conclusion of the project.

F.      The college recognizes that differences exist among disciplines which may produce five or more different preparations.  However, it does not support a load reduction based solely on multiple preparations.  Deans will monitor faculty assignments to maintain equity and to consider and discuss unique circumstances with the vice president of instruction.  Approval by the vice president of instruction is necessary prior to changes in the final assignment.

 

G.     Academic advising is an integral part of a faculty member=s professional responsibility.  Assignment of up to and including 30 advisees (full- or part-time students) is considered part of a faculty member=s workload.  All full-time faculty are expected to maintain an AAdvisee Contact Form@ and submit it to their respective division dean at the end of each semester.

 

Compensation for advising overload/documentation of advising loads is based on the following criteria:

 

1.      Faculty who advise more than 30 advisees and perform Adocumented advising@ with them, as described in No. 2 immediately below, are entitled to overload pay at the current hourly substitute rate per unduplicated student over 30 unduplicated advisees.

 

2.      To be eligible for advising overload compensation, all full-time faculty must submit a completed AAdvisee Contact Form@ to their respective division dean at the end of each of the fall and spring semesters.  When face-to-face advising sessions are conducted, the advisee will sign and date the form.  The advisor will record time involved in the advising session.  The advisor will record all information (advisee name, date, and time involved) for advising sessions conducted by telephone.  The AAdvisee Contact Form@ should not include students or prospective students who are making general inquiries about the college, college programs, or program requirements.  The form should list only those students who are actually pursuing a program of study and being guided (receiving career or transfer advice and developing a course schedule) by the advisor.

 

H.     Academic assessment is an integral part of a faculty member=s professional responsibility.

 

Normally, the design of a new course or the revision of an existing course is considered part of a faculty member=s professional responsibility.

 

I.       Service on college committees is considered part of a faculty member=s responsibility.

 

J.       Board policy establishes the contract teaching year for full‑time faculty at 168‑172 days.  Any change requires Board of Trustee action.

 

The use of the non‑instructional days within the contract year is determined through cooperation of the faculty, deans, and the vice president of instruction.

 

K.     For stacked classes (multiple level or different classes taught by the same instructor during the same time period) 0.5 credits will be added to the credits designated for the base (lowest level course or course with the most credits).  A stack of two courses of 3 credits each (e.g., Drawing I and Drawing II) will equal 4.5 credit hours.  This formula applies only to stacked sections that have actual enrollment, not to scheduled stacked classes.  The base course must have a minimum of eight students, and .5 credit hours will be paid for each stacked course that has a minimum of five students.  However, the third stack will be paid at .5 credits when the total course enrollment equals the maximum capacity of the classroom or lab, providing that the base course has eight students and the second stacked course has five students.   For example, if the jewelry lab had a maximum of 16 workstations, a scheduled stack of Metals I, II, and III could be eligible for 5 credits (4 for Metals I [8 students] and 0.5 for Metals II [5 students] and 0.5 for Metals III [3 students]).

 

L.      Compensation for Cooperative Education faculty coordinators:

 

1.      Faculty who participate in the Cooperative Education program will be reimbursed, in addition to their base pay, at the equivalent rate of one credit hour for six students.  Divisions may arrange alternate compensation; e.g., the Equine Studies program where travel to out-of-town and out-of-state work stations will require a larger amount of time per student.

 

2.      Banking credit hour reduction or overload is acceptable within one academic year (fall, spring, and summer).

 

M.     Compensation for Internship/Practicum Credit Hours

 

1.      The general duties and responsibilities of internship/practicum faculty coordinators are:

 

a.      finding work sites

 

b.      matching students and work sites

 

c.      assisting students in the drafting of objectives

 

d.      visiting work sites and supervisors

 

e.      evaluating students and work experiences

 

Faculty coordinators spend approximately 15 hours per internship/practicum student in carrying out these duties and responsibilities.  In a traditional three-credit hour class, instructors spend approximately 135 hours meeting all instructional responsibilities (45 contact hours in class plus 90 hours out-of-class work).  An instructor coordinating nine internship/practicum students also consumes 135 hours (15 hours x 9 = 135).

 

2.      Based on the above rationale, faculty coordinators are to be compensated on the following basis:

 

Number of Students                                       Credit Hour Compensation

 4- 5                                                                            1

      6- 8                                                                             2

      9-10                                                                            3

11-13                                                                          4

14-16                                                                          5

17-19                                                                          6

20-22                                                                          7

23-25                                                                          8

 

3.      Banking credit hour reduction or overload is acceptable within one academic year (fall, spring, and summer). 

 

N.     Compensation for Self- and Independent Study courses is based on $50 per credit hour per student per semester to be limited to seven (7) students per semester.

 

1.      Self-Study courses meeting objectives of an existing course (low enrollment)

 

a.      This course will use the appropriate existing catalog course number and will be assigned section number 00.

 

b.      Criteria

 

i.       The course must be part of a defined college program of study.

 

ii.       There are no other sections of the course printed in the official college schedule.

 

iii.      There are no alternative courses for the completion of the defined program of study printed in the current official college schedule.

 

iv.      The faculty member and appropriate Dean(s) determine it essential that this course be made available to students.

 

v.      A faculty member is willing to become a mentor.

 

c.      Faculty Responsibilities

 

i.       Provide a course syllabus to the student and for the division=s files.

 

ii.       Assist the student in developing a self-study course contract that meets the objectives (outcomes) of the course and make final approval of the learning contract.

 

iii.      Meet with the student at least twice during the period of the learning contract.

 

iv.      Prepare and grade assignments that the student must complete.

 

v.      Evaluate and assign the grade for the student.

 

2.      Independent Study courses meeting special objectives of the student (specialized study)

 

a.      This course shall be numbered as 1475 or 2475 for transferable courses and 1975 or 2975 for non-transferable courses.

 

b.      Criteria

 

i.       There are no courses listed in the current catalog that meet the learning objectives of the student.

 

ii.       The faculty member and the appropriate Dean(s) determine that an independent study course be made available to student(s).

 

iii.      A faculty member is willing to become a course mentor.

 

c.      Faculty Responsibilities

 

i.       Assist the student in developing learning objectives (outcomes).

 

ii.       Provide a course syllabus to the student and for the division=s files.

 

iii.      Assist the student in developing an independent study course contract that meets the objectives (outcomes) of the course and make final approval of the learning contract.

 

iv.      Meet with the student at least twice during the period of the learning contract.

 

v.      Prepare and grade assignments that the student must complete.

 

vi.      Evaluate and assign the grade for the student.

BProcedure HistoryB

Revised 10/19/95

Revised 10/9/97 (Reduction in faculty teaching load from 30-32 to 30 equated credit hours per academic year became effective academic year 1997-98.)

Revised 4/21/03