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is defined in terms of credit hours. In Regis College, a full-time faculty member will
normally be responsible for 17-19 credit hours in two semesters per academic year.
Teaching credit hours for faculty in Regis College equal student credit hours except as
indicated below. The standard for a three-credit undergraduate course in Regis College is
defined as one which is normally scheduled to meet for 40-42 contact hours of classroom
instruction per semester.
In order to assign these teaching credit hours equitably and to assess the teaching load of
individual faculty members, the following variables will be taken into account by the
department or program and the Dean: the number of students taught; the number of class
preparations; involvement in the development of new courses; participation in service to
the department or program, or to the University; involvement in professional activities;
and whether the faculty member is working toward promotion to the rank of Professor.
As indicated above, the teaching credit hours in Regis College ordinarily equal the
student credit hours. The exceptions are:
a. laboratory courses that meet for more than one hour per credit count as
one teaching hour more than the credit hours awarded to students; and
b. three students supervised in three semester hours of Independent Study,
Special Studies, or an Internship equal one teaching credit hour.
Team-taught courses are counted in full for all members of the teaching team, provided
that all members of the team are ordinarily present for all class sessions. A full-time
faculty member, however, may not participate in more than two team-taught courses per
academic year. At the discretion of the Dean, the total number of team-taught courses in
an academic year may be limited. Teaching credit hours for other unusual teaching
circumstances will be awarded on the basis of agreement among the member, the
department chair or program director, and the Dean.
If enrollment for a lower division course is fewer than nine students or for an upper
division course is fewer than six students, the course will not be taught unless the
department or program deems it necessary and the Dean concurs in this decision. Also,
at the faculty member's option, such a course may be offered on a special-study basis, and
the faculty member's teaching load, including laboratory courses, will be computed as
above. In the case of part-time faculty, the rules for compensation used with summer
classes apply.
If, in a given semester, a faculty member's load is below what is normally required, the
appropriate chair or program director, with the approval of the Dean, will either make
provision for additional teaching responsibilities within the same term or in another term
of the same academic year, or in consultation with the faculty member, propose to the
Dean an alternative use of the faculty member's time. If the latter is the case, provision
will be made so that the duties proposed are reasonably consistent with the needs of the
department or program and the University and the expertise of the particular faculty
member. All such proposals will be reviewed by the Dean and are subject to the Dean's
approval.
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