HR bases adjunct FTE off of a teaching load of 45 credits per year, broken down to 15 credits in each of the regular terms in the academic year (Fall, Winter and Spring.
To calculate a term FTE for an adjunct faculty member using credits, divide the number of credits you are hiring them to teach by 15.
Adjuncts can have a term FTE above .5 FTE so long as their annualized FTE across all jobs on campus remains under .49 FTE. To calculate annualized FTE, divide the total credits taught across all jobs on campus by 45.
FTE listed on letters should be based on the contract rates.
Teaching 8 credits in Fall, 4 credits in Winter, and 4 credits in Spring
Teaching 8 credits in Fall and 4 credits in Winter (2 terms)
Teaching 8 credits in Fall only
An FTE Creep is a situation in which an unclassified non-benefits eligible employee "creeps" up above .50 annualized FTE and becomes benefits eligible for the remainder of the year.
If you have an adjunct that teaches and does hourly work on campus, both jobs would determine their annualized FTE. Best practice is to have adjunct faculty report all work on campus. If your position is the one that pushes an adjuncts annualized FTE over .5 your department will bear the burden of paying the cost of that employees benefits.
Scenario #1
An adjunct teaches 8 credits in Fall, 12 credits in Winter and 0 in Spring. During Spring term, another department wants to hire this person for $9.75 an hour, not to exceed $1500. How many hours of work would this allow and what would the employee's annualized FTE be?
** THIS EMPLOYEE HAS CREEPED!**
Scenario #2
An adjunct in EDU is teaching 4 credits in the Fall, 8 credits in the Winter, and 4 credits in the Spring. The English Department has also contracted the employee for 4 credits in the Fall and a wage agreement totaling 150 hours in the Winter. What is the final annualized FTE of this employee?
** THIS EMPLOYEE HAS CREEPED!**
Scenario #3
An Adjunct (ASR = $38,610) teaches for two departments and her course load for the year is as follows:
EDU: Fall: 3 credits plus $1900 for course development
Winter: 3 credits
Spring: 0 credits
CLAS: Fall: 0 credits
Winter: 8 credits
Spring: · 8 credits
** THIS EMPLOYEE HAS CREEPED!**
Questions? E-mail your HR partner or clasfin@pdx.edu