Office Hours

Per TSC Board Policy DJ (LOCAL), all full-time faculty members shall maintain regular office hours, as determined by the Vice President of Instruction, to be available to students for individual conferences. Currently, as per the Vice President of Instruction, full-time faculty are required to hold five hours of office time weekly, and part-time faculty are required to hold 30 minutes of office time weekly per class section taught. These office hours must be posted in the course syllabus and for full-time faculty, must also be posted next to the faculty member’s office. Faculty who teach on off-campus instructional sites and via distance learning abide by the same office hour rules. Distance Learning office hours must be clearly posted on the Syllabus, LMS, and Starfish by updating hours in TSC Self-Service. Faculty who teach distance learning must be available to students via Class for Zoom, email, conferencing, and/or chat.