Faculty Workloads and contracts

The workload may consist of four parts: Teaching, Research, Service, and Other (i.e., administration, special assignment, sabbatical). Full-time faculty are responsible for 30 workload units per academic year. 

• A Tri-Partite faculty workload must include Teaching, Research and Service components

• A Bi-Partite faculty workload must include Teaching and Service or Research and Service

• Every faculty is required to have an approved workload before being issued a contract for the upcoming year. 

  • If faculty has a joint appointment, the workload and contract must be approved by the CLA Dean and the Dean or Director of the other unit.

Types of Workloads 

1. Academic Year - for the traditional 9-month academic year contract

-Full-time faculty = 30 WL units

-Considered a primary assignment

2. Overload - for anything over 30 WL units (credit or non-credit) within the 9-month academic year

-Considered an overload assignment with a separate job setup and PCN

3. Summer - for any work (credit or non-credit) done over Summer. A Summer workload is up to 10 workload units or 1/3 of the 9-month base salary. Any summer assignments require a summer assignment workload and a separate contract.

-Considered a secondary assignment with a separate job set up and PCN 

Workloads - General Process

March 1 - Faculty must submit workload proposal to Department Chair

April 1 - Department Chair must submit all faculty workload proposals to Dean for review

When are revisions to a workload needed?

• A workload is considered a revision only after the initial workload proposal has been approved and signed by the department chair and Dean and now requires changes.

• Revision to a workload may be needed due to changes in the course offerings in the department or student mentoring, or unanticipated service or administrative activities of the individual. When such changes occur, a request to modify the workload assignment should be forwarded through the Chair for the Dean's approval.

• Revisions to the original workload must be approved by the department chair and dean electronically. The Provost Office does not allow manual handwriting on a workload. A revised contract letter and job form will be prepared if needed.

Workload Templates

• Faculty Member WL Adobe Document -used for Academic Year and Overloads during Academic Year
  Faculty Member Word Document - used for Academic Year and Overloads during Academic Year

• Summer WL document in Word - used for Summer Contract Extensions or Summer Additional Assignments

• 2023 Guidelines to Summer Assignments and Contract Extensions