Common use of Adjunct Faculty Salary Schedule January to July 2017 Clause in Contracts

Adjunct Faculty Salary Schedule January to July 2017. Cumulative number of credit hours at Xxxxxx Contact hour rate of pay Masters or Equivalent Contact hour rate of pay Masters+60 or Doctorate 1. The above amount will be paid for each contact hour of instruction that is consistent with the number of contact hours assigned to a course. 2. For salary schedule placement, the following will apply: Any adjunct faculty who were unit eligible prior to August 22, 2016, will retain accumulated credit hours. Any adjunct faculty who become unit eligible on or after August 22, 2016, will accrue credit hours as set forth above. Doctorate degrees include but are not limited to DDS, MD, JD, DC, OD, DO, PhD, EdD, DMA and DNP. 3. Progression on the salary schedule to the next higher step will be based on additional preparation in field or total credit hours taught at the College. 4. Salary schedule movement for adjunct faculty will occur at the start of each academic semester, to exclude summer term. 5. The base cell increase with subsequent impact to salary schedule will be increased yearly in August in years 2, 3, 4, and 5 as determined by the Consumer Price Index Urban (CPIU) by a minimum of 1.5% up to a maximum of 3.5%. 6. Per Article 8.3 of the contract, adjunct faculty may receive Level II status. Such individuals will receive a 2.5% increase above his/her current rate of pay for all contact hours worked in an academic semester. Adjunct faculty will not receive the pay increase associated with initial entry into Level II status in the same academic year as a salary schedule movement. 7. A one-time longevity stipend of $300 will be paid to adjunct faculty employed during the Fall 2016 semester and who work either the Spring 2017 or the Fall 2017 academic semester.