Faculty
The standard workload for full-time faculty is fifteen credit hours per semester academic year of clinical and/or lecture assignments, 6-9 weekly office hours, and 5-12 weekly hours of preparation, college meetings, project, and/or committee work. (Please note this is standard workload for full time teaching faculty. The College reserves the right to make appropriate workload substitutions for Director and other specialized roles.)
All 39-week contractual faculty—regardless of program or division—are required to teach 30 credits for the academic year. Faculty who are employed year-round (program directors) are required to teach no more than 50% of their annual workload.
If a faculty member exceeds the 15-credit requirement in one semester, their teaching load will be reduced in the alternate semester to ensure the annual workload does not exceed 30 credits. For example, a faculty member assigned 17 credits in the fall semester would typically be assigned 13 credits in the spring semester.
Any teaching beyond 30 credits during the 9-month academic year is considered an overload and is compensated accordingly through a stipend. Program directors who teach more than their 50% annual workload (22 credits per academic year) are also considered overworked and are compensated through a stipend.
Adjunct Faculty
Part-time, variable hours. Adjunct faculty may teach up to but not to exceed 12-credits/semester.