Common use of Instructional Workload Clause in Contracts

Instructional Workload. ‌ 1. The standard faculty instructional workload shall be thirty (30) hours over the academic year beginning in Fall Semester of each year. With no more than three (3) preparations per semester and no more than five (5) preparations per year for “load” and as many additional preparations for overload as determined necessary by the college. For the purpose of this article, a preparation will consist of each independent, non-stacked, non- duplicated course offering and all its pertinent parts (laboratory, clinical, etc.)‌ 2. If the situation arises where course cancellations bring an instructor/professor below 30 credits, other duties can be assigned in order to maintain full time employment load. Such duties will be preferably of a teaching nature but could include non-instructional duties‌ 3. Giving full-time instructors and professors a full teaching load will be given priority over assignments to annual faculty or part-time instructors. Staffing will follow the guidelines presented in Article V.‌ 4. If a faculty member agrees to an increase in the number of course preparations beyond, three (3) per semester or five (5) per year, the Chief Academic Officer of the College or the Chief Academic Officer’s designee and the faculty member shall mutually agree as to the corresponding decrease in office hours, college service, or an additional stipend to be used for compensation.‌ 5. The Chief Academic Officer of the College or the Chief Academic Officer’s designee may upon mutual agreement assign a faculty member non-instructional activities such as course, program or curriculum development, professional development activities or administrative duties; provided that the faculty member is qualified to perform such activities in lieu of a proportional number of instructional units. It is understood that the usual place of work for professors/instructors is on the campus or other approved educational facilities.‌