Workload Assignment

Standard workload

All faculty have a total workload of 30 credits per academic year, divided among teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity (RSCA), university and professional service, clinical instruction, and administrative duties. The workload requirement for each full-time faculty member consists of the “standard” teaching, RSCA, and service, as described below, or an approved alternative.

A deviation from a standard workload assignment consists of a combination of teaching, RSCA, service, clinical instruction, and administrative assignment that is equivalent to the standard workload (30 total credits). These deviations from standard workload entail increases and decreases in standard teaching, RSCA, service, clinical instruction, and administrative activities. Most full-time faculty members should expect to receive a standard workload assignment. 

The teaching needs of the school or department, as determined by the department chair or school director in consultation with the dean, will be a factor when considering teaching workload assignments.

Workload assignments for a given academic year will be primarily informed by faculty development plans for the upcoming year. Workload assignments will also be informed by annual performance evaluations. Individual faculty members may be assigned a teaching workload assignment outside the standard to reflect an extraordinary level of RSCA commitment for the upcoming year (such as an exceptionally time-intensive grant proposal), time-intensive service assignment (see below), or an administrative assignment. Such a recommendation for deviation is made by the department chair or school director and must be approved by the dean.

workload guidelines

Refer to the Workload Guidelines for additional information.