Common use of Staff Development Program Clause in Contracts

Staff Development Program. Section 1. Full-time, active status employees appointed to a position regularly scheduled to work 40 hours per week with an appointment of six (6) months or longer and employed on the first day of the session have the opportunity to enroll in courses at the University. For eligible, full-time active status employees, the University will cover instructional and general fees (this does not include miscellaneous fees such as those listed in the University Bulletins and other similar fees) for up to eight (8) credit hours of undergraduate or graduate courses per semester or fees for continuing education courses up t he e q u i v a l ent c os t of eight (8) undergraduate credit hours per semester. If the employee takes fewer than eight (8) credit hours (graduate or undergraduate) the University will also cover continuing education fees up to the cost of the unused credit hours at the undergraduate rate. For those who wish to enroll in “premium-priced” programs, the benefit shall not exceed the standard law, graduate or undergraduate tuition. Any unused credits may not be "banked". Application and transcript, laboratory, and U-Pass fees are the responsibility of the employee. Section 2. All employees seeking to enroll in any courses in the undergraduate colleges must be admitted to the University. Employees seeking to enroll in graduate or law courses must make application directly to the College of Graduate Studies or the College of Law. Employees interested in enrolling in continuing education courses should contact the Office for Academic Programs. Information about all academic degree programs may be found in either the Undergraduate, Graduate or Law issue of the University Bulletin. Section 3. An employee who wishes to attend a job-related course which is available only during working hours may be excused from work without penalty with the supervisor's approval. Job related Section 4. Employees may not be excused from work to attend courses which are also available during non-working hours, to attend courses which are not job-related, or to attend more than eight (8) credit hours of instruction per semester. Work schedules may be readjusted to permit employees to attend courses which are not job-related, provided the adjusted weekly work schedule contains a total of forty (40) hours of work. In any event, employees may take no more than one course during the workday. Employees may, of course, enroll in courses of their choice that are available during non- working hours. Section 5. Bargaining unit employees appointed to a position regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week with an appointment of six (6) months or longer and employed on the first day of the session shall be eligible to participate in the staff development program as described in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article. Section 6. In the event an appointment is terminated as a result of a reduction of force, eligibility shall be continued for a period of two semesters provided the employee has been attending Cleveland State University during the two academic terms immediately preceding the termination of employment.