Workload

Regular Workload

A full-time, nine-month faculty member’s normal teaching load consists of 30 work units for the nine-month academic year. A full-time, 12-month faculty member’s normal teaching load consists of 42 work units. Teaching assignments are based on each semester’s schedule and may include courses offered during days, evenings, and/or weekends. Different instructional modes (e.g., lecture, lab, internship, practicum, clinicals) carry different numbers of work units. Refer to TSC Board Policy DJ (LOCAL) for the number of work units for one hour of lecture, lab, private instruction, clinical, cooperative, practicum and internship classes. Exceptions to the work unit equivalency may be made at the discretion of the Vice President of Instruction with approval of the President.

Overload

Upon recommendation by the Divisional Dean and approval by the Vice President of Instruction, full- time faculty may accept an overload. Overloads are based upon the extenuating needs of the college. Please note that overloads are not an automatic right, and hours spent teaching overload classes are not included in the 40-hour minimum work schedule.

Teaching an overload section does not relieve faculty members of normal and regular duties in relation to other activities, and the faculty member is evaluated on teaching performance for the overload class the same as for any other class.

Overloads are paid for any amount of teaching a faculty member completes over the faculty member’s normal teaching load. The basis of compensation for full-time faculty overloads is at the hourly teaching rate of pay as specified in the salary schedule. Any pay that is due as a result of an overload is paid in equal, semi-monthly installments throughout the term.

Underload

Faculty members teaching less than a normal teaching load may be assigned other duties of comparable status for which policy allows. Salary deductions may be made at the end of the academic year depending on whether the faculty member fails to work a full load.