Employee Handbook

Employee Handbook 28 August 2023 20 contract hours per week will be considered a full-time load when teaching a combination of lecture and laboratory classes. 40 contact hours during an academic year will be considered a full-time load. d. When determining full-time load, either credit hour total or contact hour total -- whichever is reached first -- will be used. Field studies, special topics, internships, and independent study course work are not calculated in the workload equation. Special assignments may be used as part of the load. A full-time load does not typically include online classes, or other classes for which separate teaching contracts are issued. 2.4 Overloads These guidelines are applicable to full-time faculty. a. Faculty teaching courses outside of their regular workload will receive overload compensation according to the Adjunct and Overload Pay Schedule, available upon request from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Such classes include, but are not limited to Honors courses, Leadership through Service, and extra sections of labs. Overloads must be approved in advance by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. b. Work overload for full-time employees is typically restricted as follows: • The maximum overload during fall and spring semesters is 9 semester hour credits per semester. • The maximum overload during the summer session (8 weeks) is 3 classes for the term – up to 12 semester hour credits. c. If a full-time faculty member reaches an overload for the semester, the faculty member will complete the Overload Agreement form, found on the DCB website under Faculty & Staff – Forms. The form must be submitted to the corresponding department chair within 3 weeks of the semester start for verification and signature. It will then be forwarded to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for signature and approval. The Overload Agreement forms will be turned over to the Campus Dean for final approval by November 16 th /April 16 th and will be paid out during the first pay period in December or May of each year. 3. Types of Appointments Academic appointments to DCB shall be probationary, tenured, or special. a. Probationary appointments are renewable annually and yield credit toward tenure. b. Tenured appointments recognize a right, subject to conditions in tenure guidelines, to continuous academic year employment in a program area as defined by DCB and stated on the contract.