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Definition of TermsDESCRIPTIVE INFORMATIONAcademic vs. Non-Academic University Personnel: Academic personnel include academic administrators,regular teaching faculty, lecturers and other teaching faculty, student assistants, researchers, librarians,cooperative extension researchers, university extension faculty, and other academic personnel. Non-academicpersonnel include senior management (SMG), management and senior professionals (MSP), and professionalsand support staff (PSS).Source: University of California Statistical Summary of Students and StaffBudgeted Faculty FTE by Department: Represents distribution of filled faculty positions and dollars allocated forinstruction. Totals are constrained to match the level of budgeted faculty FTE allocated to UCSC by the UniversityCalifornia Office of the President. Within this context, Permanent faculty represent positions filled by ladder facultyand security of employment lecturers. Temporary faculty represent dollars converted to FTE based on thedistribution of temporary academic staffing funds and unfilled provisions.Source: Instructional Load SummaryCourses Taught per Permanent Faculty FTE: Average number of 5-unit courses taught by permanent faculty foreach program. Courses less than five units are counted proportionately. All courses are credited to the facultymember's affiliated board, regardless of which board sponsored the course. For example, Marine Sciencesreceives credit for any Biology courses taught by Marine Science faculty.Source: Course AuditsDeclared and Proposed Majors - Students who have declared or proposed a major in a discipline. Double andtriple majors count proportional in each discipline (e.g., double majors count as 0.5 in each major).Source: Instructional Load SummaryDegrees Conferred- Number of students receiving degrees in that discipline during the year (Fall, Winter, Spring,and Summer quarters). Students receiving degrees in more than one major count proportional in each (e.g.,double majors count as 0.5 in each major).Source: Instructional Load SummaryDefinitions-page 4