Faculty Load Policy and Overloads

Unless otherwise approved by the president due to non-teaching assignments, the instructor is expected to have, on the last day to register, a minimum of the following:

It should be recognized that some class sizes are limited due to lab equipment. For instance, MTT enrollments are capped at 15 to assure that each student has access to the appropriate piece of equipment. ENG 101 classes are capped at 25 students and an online HIS 101 might be capped at 35.

The president may assign equivalent credit hours or contact hours for non-teaching assignments and adjust credit hour production requirements to compensate for these non-teaching assignments.

Credit hours for instructors teaching clinical, internship, preceptorship, or cooperative education courses carry the same weight as any other course. The instructor is responsible for assuring that all requirements of the assigned course are met and that records documenting student work experience are maintained.

Independent study courses are not permitted.

Faculty Overload Policy

The President is authorized to approve overloads for full-time faculty teaching credit or non-credit courses. If approved, an overload must be taught outside the normal work week of the instructor, and the pay must be at the prevailing part-time salary rate at the employing institution. No full-time faculty member can be required to teach an overload. Overloads are assigned at the discretion of the President and are based on faculty desire, preparations required, non-instructional duties, and other considerations (Board Policy 608.03, 11/13/17).