Faculty
Workload Reporting Guidelines
Office of the
Provost, 2007 March 7
These guidelines
are based on the policies of the City University of New York as reflected in
the provisions of the PSC/CUNY contract and CUNY Board of Trustees resolutions.
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6. It shall be the University policy that
(1) all faculty be assigned the contractual maximum for the teaching portion of
their workload unless they are granted reassigned time for specific purposes or
purchase reassigned time through sponsored projects; (2) each college review
its reassigned time policies and practices to obtain the maximum aggregate
contribution of each faculty member to instruction, scholarship, and public
service; (3) there is no requirement that the instructional portion of each
faculty member’s workload be identical within each college or department, but
rather that the instructional portion of the workload reflect the college’s
judgment about how each faculty member can best contribute to the overall work
of the college.
7. It shall be the University’s goal to
maintain or increase reassigned time for research for those
faculty who are actively engaged in professionally recognized research
and scholarship, including junior faculty establishing their professional
reputations.
Based on these
policies and prior practice at
Instructional
Workload
1. The annual instructional workload is
mandated by the contract. This is 21 contact hours for faculty in professorial
titles and 27 contact hours per academic year for those in the title of
lecturer or instructor. Distinguished Professors are expected to teach four
courses per academic year (12 to 16 contact hours). Substitute appointments are
expected to teach 3 more contact hours per academic year than is standard for
the corresponding non-substitute appointment. A contact hour is defined as an
organized class meeting weekly at a regularly scheduled time during the
semester for a 50-minute period or equivalent. For teaching
commitments that do not involve
weekly meetings at regularly scheduled times (independent
study/tutorials/thesis supervision), assignable contact hours are as indicated
below. These limits are not to be exceeded.
2. Doctoral courses (students registered at the
3. Independent study/tutorials/thesis
supervision at GSUC:
a)
Doctoral (GSUC registered) independent
study/tutorials are credited at the rate of 0.6 contact hours per student
registration. Use Table B to list students supervised.
b)
Doctoral dissertation supervision is credited at
the rate of 0.6 contact hours per student per semester. For any one student, credit in
this category may be assigned for no more than six semesters. Use Table
B to list students supervised.
c)
The maximum amount that can be applied to the
instructional workload for doctoral (GSUC) independent study/tutorials and dissertation
supervision is 3 contact hours per semester.
4. Independent study/tutorials/thesis
supervision at
d)
Independent study/tutorials at
e)
Master level thesis dissertation supervision at
f)
The maximum amount that can be applied to the
instructional workload for
5. Extra instructional workload may be granted
for large enrollments in a specific class, depending on department and
divisional norms and with documentation that illustrates the additional
workload.
6. For laboratory teaching, assigned workload
is determined by actual laboratory contact hours/week rather than by student
credit registration. For graduate courses of the “2 hour + conference; 3
credit” type, 3 contact hours are to be credited. For courses not requiring
faculty supervision in hours beyond the credit registration (non-laboratory, but with extra hours e.g. 6 hours, 3 credits), workload is
assigned by student credit registration.
7. Other teaching credit: For workload credit
for activities in supervision of internships, student teaching,
or other similar activities, consult with the Divisional Dean for QC
standards.
Scholarship Workload
1. In accordance with the contract, untenured
assistant, associate, and full professors, except Librarians and Counselors,
initially appointed on or after Sept. 1, 2002 may apply for reassigned time
“not to exceed a total of 12 contact hours during their first three annual
appointments in order to engage themselves in scholarly and/or creative
activities related to their academic disciplines,” following College
procedures. Those appointed on or after
2. Reassigned time (workload credit) for effort
on sponsored projects may be granted
subject to approval of the Dean. More than 3 contact hours credited per year requires
the approval of the Provost. Documentation must be provided.
3. Reassigned time (workload credit) for effort
on unsponsored
projects (scholarship, creative activity, or other projects not reimbursed from
sources outside the university) must be justified annually with a list of past
accomplishments, including works published or exhibited within the past three
years. More than 3 contact hours credited per year requires the approval of the
Provost.
Administrative Workload
In view of the
need to maximize the teaching capacity of our full-time faculty, administrative
reassigned time should be kept to a minimum.
1. Department chairpersons are expected to
teach one to two courses per semester, depending on the size and complexity of
the department and the scholarly and other service activities of the chair.
Discuss this with the Dean.
2. Other departmental administrative reassigned
time (associate chairs, graduate advisors, etc.) should not exceed 3 contact hours for each 20 sections offered
by the department. All such workload assignment is subject to the approval of
the Dean.
3. Executive Officers at GSUC receive full
release from workload assignments at QC.
4. Deputy Executive Officers and Subdisciplinary Chairs at GSUC receive credit for 3.5
administrative workload hours per semester.
5. Program Directors at QC may receive credit
for up to 6 administrative workload hours per year, subject to the approval of the
Dean or Provost, where appropriate.
Teaching Load Averaging
With the
approval of the Dean and Provost, academic year instructional workload can be
“managed over a three-year period,” as long as the average equals the specified
hours. This averaging cannot include summer sessions. Scholarly workload and
administrative workload cannot be averaged.