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250.100 Introduction

250.110 Professional Responsibility.

Professional activities such as instruction, scholarly research, creative activity, and outreach/service to the institution, the academic discipline, and the community shall be components of a Member's professional responsibility.

250.120 Definitions.

The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of Section 250.000:

250.121 Contact Hour.

“Contact Hour” means an hour of instructional contact with students per week. A fifty minute class period shall constitute one (1) Contact Hour. For purposes of computation, laboratories, activity courses, team teaching, studio courses, individual instruction and student teaching and internship supervision shall be calculated using “departmental/collegiate” protocols. The Employer shall provide a written definition and prescription for use of each protocol. Annually, each Member shall be given a copy of such protocols, along with their definitions and prescriptions for use, which pertain to h/her work assignment.

250.122 Student Credit Hours.

“Student Credit Hours” or “SCH” means the number of course credits taught by the Member times the number of students who are enrolled in the course at the end of the second week of the term.

250.150 Instructional Assignment Limits.

No Member shall be assigned any instructional assignment within 12 hours of the conclusion of an assigned evening class. All assigned classes within a single day must fall within a 10 hour period. No Member shall be involuntarily assigned classes more than two nights per week. Any exceptions to the above shall be by agreement between the Principal Administrator and the Member(s) and the Principal Administrator shall forward a copy to the Association prior to the Member(s) commencing the assignment.

250.200 Instructional Workload for Regular Appointments.

250.210 Nine- and Twelve-Month Appointments.

250.211 Department/Program/Area Contact Hour Limit.

The annual Contact Hour load for each department/program/area shall average for the duration of this Agreement no more than the Department/Program/Area Limits, adjusted on a FYE faculty basis, given in Table 1.

250.212 Adjustments.

Members holding regular, full-time nine- or twelve-month appointments whose professional responsibilities include administrative responsibility or professional functions other than instruction, research, disciplined inquiry, or equivalent creative activities and routine service commitments shall have their instructional loads adjusted accordingly.

250.220 Nine-Month Appointments.

250.221 Individual Contact Hour Limit.

The normal Contact Hour limit for any individual full-time Member on a nine-month, regular appointment, without administrative responsibility or released time, shall be the Individual Limit given for h/her department/program/area in Table 1.

250.222 Contact Hour Limits.

Any instructional workload assignment which would cause a nine-month Member's instructional Contact Hour load, totaled over the academic year, to exceed the limit specified in Section 250.221 or 250.400, whichever limit is applicable, shall be made only with the consent of the Member and after notification of the Association. In such cases, the Member shall be recognized for these additional duties by

1. a future reduction in workload, equal to, at least the excess, or
2. supplemental pay in accordance with Section 508.400 of this Agreement.

Voluntary acceptance of students into “independent study” types of courses does not provide a basis for a claim that workload limits have been exceeded. Apparent overloads due to these reasons shall not be recognized, either for future reduction in workload or supplemental pay.

Table 1: Contact Hour Limits

School of Fine Arts

	Individual	Department/Program/Area
Art-Studio	29	27
Art-History	21	19
Music	35	32
Theatre-Production	36	34
Theatre-History	21	19

School of Business and Economics

	Individual	Department/Program/Area
Accounting	19	18
FMIS	19	18
MgtS	19	18
Economics	19	18
Marketing Studies	19	18

College of Education and Human Service Professions

	Individual	Department/Program/Area
Com Sci Dis-Clin	39	36
Com Sci Dis-Academic	26	24
HPER	23	20
Education	23	20
Psychology	21	19
Social Work	20	18

College of Science and Engineering

	Individual	Department/Program/Area
Biology	24	20
Chemical Eng	34	22
Chemistry and Biochemistry	24	20
Computer Science	24	20
Elec. & Computer Eng	30	26
Geological Sciences	28	22
Mechanical and Industrial Eng	28	22
Math & Stat	24	20
Physics	24	20

College of Liberal Arts

	Individual	Department/Program/Area
American Indian St	20	18
Communication	20	18
Composition	20	18
English	20	18
For Lang & Lit	20	18
Geography	20	18
History	20	18
Philosophy	20	18
Pol Science	20	18
Soc/Anth	20	18
Women's Studies	20	18

Achievment Center

	Individual	Department/Program/Area
Supportive Services	20	18

250.223 Student Credit Hour Limit.

If the annual SCH generated in a nine-month Member's work assignment exceeds 1800 SCH, the Member shall be recognized for this additional workload by

1. reduction of the Member's contact hour limit (This new limit shall be the Member's Departmental Contact Hour Limit reduced by 7.2 percent (7.2%) of the Member's Departmental Contact Hour Limit per 100 SCH in excess of 1800 SCH/year.), or,
2. supplemental pay in accordance with Section 508.400 of this Agreement, (The compensation for each 67 SCH in excess of 1800 SCH per year shall be that which the Member would receive for teaching one (1) credit in Continuing Education pursuant to Section 508.400 of this Agreement.)

If the annual SCH total generated in a nine-month Member's work assignment is greater than 1800 but less than 1900, the Member's Principal Administrator shall decide which of (a) or (b), above, shall be applicable. If the total is equal to or greater than 1900 the Member and the Principal Administrator shall agree upon (a) or (b) above.

250.230 Twelve-Month Appointments.

Members who hold full-time, twelve-month, regular appointments shall be assigned annual instructional workloads which are no more than twenty-two percent greater than the corresponding nine-month instructional load.

250.300 Instructional Workload for Non-Regular Appointments.

The normal Contact Hour Limit and Student Credit Hour Limit for full-time Members on non-regular appointments that carry no requirement for research or scholarly activity except that necessary for preparation and delivery of courses shall not exceed by more than fifty percent the normal individual Contact Hour Limit and Student Credit Hour Limit specified for nine- or twelve-month, regular appointees in Sections 250.221 and 250.230.

250.350 Instructional Workload for Part-Time Appointments.

Members holding part-time, twelve- or nine-month appointments shall have their instructional load limits adjusted in proportion to the percentage specified in their respective appointments.

250.400 Instructional Workload Associated With Modified Criteria For Performance Evaluation.

A full-time Member on a regular appointment and h/her Principal Administrator may agree upon a workload assignment which would exceed the Student Credit Hour Limit and/or Contact Hour Limit specified in 250.222, 250.223 and 250.230. The Member would be recognized for these additional duties by use of modified criteria for performance evaluation for annual merit adjustment as jointly agreed upon by the Member and the Principal Administrator. The Member's and Principal Administrator's agreement shall be in writing and a copy of this agreement shall be supplied by the Principal Administrator to the Member and to the Association. Contact Hour and Student Credit Hour Limits agreed to under this Section shall not exceed by more than fifty percent those specified in 250.222, 250.223, and 250.230.