Common use of APPENDIX C MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Clause in Contracts

APPENDIX C MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. ‌ FACULTY WORKLOAD The instructional workload for full-time faculty shall normally fall within the range of 30 to 32 credits per academic year. The instructional assignment for a full-time faculty member shall normally not exceed 25 hours per week. Where instructional assignments consist of primarily laboratory, clinical, shop, internship or cooperative work experience supervision, the assignment for a full-time faculty member shall not exceed 30 hours per week. Faculty teaching more than thirty-two (32) credits or the hours defined above shall be eligible for overload compensation or a reduction in non-instructional assignments at the discretion of the campus administration. Bargaining unit faculty who teach at least 15 credits in a semester shall not receive a pro-rated salary during that semester. The parties understand that this workload provision does not affect Article 2 (Recognition) or the definition of bargaining unit membership. The parties understand that management has an obligation to manage workloads down to the range of 30 to 32 credits and a right to manage workloads up to a range of 30 to 32 credits. Faculty members have no entitlement (or right of first refusal) to overload-earning opportunities. Any faculty member who requests a teaching workload of less than 30 to 32 credits per academic year must submit a justification of how the non-instructional work time would benefit the institution.