Base Teaching Load Clause Samples

Base Teaching Load. A “contact hour” is equal to 60 minutes of instructional time (e.g., lecture, lab, studio). Faculty will provide instruction for a base teaching load of 420 contact hours per academic year - typically, 15 contact hours per week x 14 instructional weeks x 2 semesters, Fall and Spring. Lecturers will provide instruction for a base teaching load of 504 contact hours per academic year (e.g., 12 contact hours per week x 14 instructional weeks x 3 semesters) and can be assigned to teach load in the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. Dental Faculty whose load is entirely teaching Open Entry/Defined Exit courses will have a base teaching load of 24 hours assigned in the lab. Driven by academic needs of students and with approval of the Department/Program Chair, the supervising ▇▇▇▇, and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Vice President of Academic Affairs, a Faculty may spread their annual load hours over the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters of a given year. For example, with approval, a faculty load could be split 12/12/6 over the three semesters. There are some courses where contact hours are not the total of the lecture hours and lab hours and will be defined by the supervising ▇▇▇▇, in consultation with the Program/Department Chair. Courses outside the normal practice would include clinical, OE, internships, independent study, and co-ops. See Section 11.8 for base teaching load for faculty on a 12-month appointment