Original Policy Source | APPM - Section II. Item 21 |
Primary Audience |
Faculty
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Status | Active |
Policy Category/Categories |
Faculty & Academics
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I. Introduction
General Policy Statement
II. Basic Guidelines of University Workload Policies
III. Workload Assignments and Distribution of Responsibilities
IV. Private Professional Work, Consulting, and Outside Employment
Appendix University workload specifications
Background
The AAUPs Statement on Faculty Workload defines the maximum teaching loads for effective instruction at the undergraduate level as a teaching load of twelve hours per week, and [f]or instruction partly or entirely at the graduate level, a teaching load of nine hours per week based on an academic year of not more than 30 weeks of classes. In recognition of the diverse teaching responsibilities of tenured and tenure-track faculty, NIU has adopted, within the General Policy Statement, the standard University teaching workload for all full-time, tenured/tenure-track faculty is equivalent to three (3) courses per semester (one course equals three credits). In addition to teaching, this standard teaching workload assumes that NIU faculty members also: engage in sufficient scholarship or artistry to be considered to be satisfactory under the merit evaluation criteria of their department/school and to remain current in their disciplines; they participate in advising/mentoring of students; and that they engage in service to the department, college or university. Faculty engaging in other significant mission-critical activities described in the equivalencies guidelines in this appendix may be reassigned from additional portions of their teaching workload by their chairs/directors.
This appendix provides specifications for implementation of the university workload policy. College, department or unit workload specifications may be developed that vary from university specifications, with appropriate justification and university approval. Any academic unit may choose to defer to the workload policy of the next higher administrative level in lieu of developing separate unit-specific specifications. In the absence of an approved College, Department or Unit Workload Policy, these university specifications will apply.
Specifications
Adjustments
Summary of Workload Credit Equivalencies* | |
Activity | Workload credit hour equivalent (CHE) |
Supervision and/or teaching of students in | |
Laboratories (course connected) | Workload CHE for laboratory section shall be associated with the course, e.g., a 3 credit hour course with lecture and laboratory (2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab) has an aggregated workload CHE of 3 |
Laboratories (not connected to any specific course and not in support of research) | 1 CHE per aggregated of 12 student credit hours, not to exceed 3 CHE per semester |
Clinics or Clinical courses | 1.5 CHE per credit hours, e.g. a 3 credit hour clinical course assignment shall carry a workload CHE of no more than 4.5 |
Internships, Practicums, Externships, Field Experience, Workshops, Seminars | 1 CHE per aggregate of 12 student credit hours, not to exceed 3 CHE per semester |
Independent Study | 1 CHE per aggregate of 12 student credit hours, not to exceed 3 CHE per semester |
Honors Courses (i.e. sections involving only honors students), Themed Learning Community Courses and Study Abroad Courses | 1.25 CHE per course credit hour |
Engaged Learning: e.g. Undergraduate Research, Experiential Learning, Service Learning Projects, and/or Other High Impact Activities | 1.25 CHE per aggregate of 3 students supervised per semester, not to exceed 3 CHE per semester |
Teaching of large or small sections | |
Large section (100 students) with extensive grading or evaluation of students work | 1.5 CHE per course credit hour (e.g., 3 credit course has a workload CHE of no more than 4.5 and no less than 3.0); equivalencies for writing-intensive large courses left to discretion of chairs/directors. |
Small section (enrollment below minimum levels set forth in APPM, Section I.8) | 0.75 CHE and 1.0 CHE per course credit hour, e.g., a 3 credit course has a workload CHE no smaller than 2.25 and no greater than 3.0 |
Doctoral research committee chair | 1 CHE per aggregate of 3 student credit hours of dissertation, per semester; equivalencies are likely to vary by discipline. |
Masters/Specialist committee chair | 1 CHE per aggregate of 6 student credit hours per semester of research- or performance-based thesis; equivalencies are likely to vary by discipline. |
Innovative teaching | 3 CHE per year |
Department Chair, Unit Director, Program Director | 9 CHE per semester |
Major Department or Unit Service (e.g., Assistant Chair, Academic Advisor, Graduate Coordinator, etc.) | 6 CHE per semester |
Research, Artistry and Creative Activity at high level | 6 CHE per year, unless through release time funded by extramural funds. |
Significant Professional Development | 3 CHE per year |
Preparation of Proposals for External Funding | 3 CHE per year |
Research or Creative Activity Supervisor/Project Director | 3 CHE per semester |
Major University or College Service | 3 CHE per semester |
Significant Service to Profession | 3 CHE per year |
Newly Hired Faculty | 6 CHE aggregate, within first two years of appointment |
* It is the sole responsibility of the department chair/director under the supervision of the dean to make workload assignments. These equivalencies are designed to provide guidance to department chairs/directors in making teaching assignments. They should not be considered to be guarantees or entitlements regarding teaching workload assignments. With justification, Units may adopt different equivalencies based upon their mission, student demands, and any unique disciplinary considerations.
Approved by the Council of Deans
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