Basic Load Defined Sample Clauses

Basic Load Defined. The basic load of a full-time faculty member shall be one of the following: A. Except as specified below, full-time faculty members shall have a basic load of fourteen (14) to sixteen (16) contact hours per semester, with a total of thirty (30) contact hours for the Instructional College Year. Overload shall begin with the seventeenth (17th) contact hour in the Fall semester and the thirty-first (31st) contact hour for the year in the Winter semester, unless otherwise specified on the course selection form by the faculty member. When the contact hours for a single course are divided to establish base, the excess contact hours for that single course shall be considered overload. B. English Composition courses (English 50, 55, 100, 101, 102, 106, 116, 205 and 206) which establish the basic load for a full-time faculty member shall be equated on the basis of four (4) contact hours for each three (3) contact hours taught. All contract supplements shall be on a contact for contact-hour basis. C. Full-time faculty members who are assigned to any of the following programs shall have a basic load of thirty-five (35) clock hours per week: 1. Librarians 2. Counselors D. When an instructor (full- or part-time) is assigned a course involving the coordination of cooperative work experi- ence, compensation and preference points, beyond the contact hours for the course, shall be equated on the basis of one (1) contact hour per 3.5 students. The additional contact hours for these courses will not be counted toward the instructor’s contact hour limits. The list of applicable courses will be maintained by the Office of Operations, Curriculum and Assessment. A current list of applicable courses will be provided to the Forum annually. The coordination of cooperative work experience for students shall consist of, but not be limited to the following functions: 1. To recruit and select appropriate training stations. 2. To interview, select, and place students. 3. To conduct employer visitations for student evaluations. 4. To maintain necessary students’ records and files. Faculty performing cooperative training duties which require regular or recurring travel, shall be reimbursed at the IRS maximum allowable rate.