A. Full-Time Status as a Faculty Member

Upon the signing of her or his contract by the president and provost of the University, a faculty member teaching twenty-four (24) or more credit hours, or the equivalent, per academic year, and performing advising/ research/administrative duties achieves full-time status. An individual may, without losing full‐time status, teach fewer credit hours if granted an alternative assignment by the recommendation of the chair of the department and of the dean with the provost’s approval.

The Faculty Senate recognizes that various formulae tied to contact hours, load and discipline standards are used across the university in order to define full time faculty status. These formulae must be developed and reside within individual colleges through collaboration of the affected departments and their respective deans. Deans must notify the Senate of any changes to formulae on an annual basis no later than the January meeting of the Faculty Senate.

A faculty member who holds full‐time status and teaches more than twenty‐four (24) credit hours per academic year will receive compensation at the prevailing University pay scale for the number of hours taught over twenty‐four (24).

The University does not encourage externally funded commitments that would take faculty members out of the classroom for more than one year.