Applications for Courses Clause Samples
Applications for Courses. During the last two weeks of January of each year, Adjunct Faculty members who consider themselves qualified (as defined below) to teach a course in any department may submit their name, availability, preference (as between courses) and tier to the chair or hiring supervisor for that course for the following Academic Year. Effective with the issuance of their Letter of Appointment, newly-hired Adjunct Faculty Members can submit their names to a hiring pool for courses they believe they are qualified to teach, following the same timelines as existing Adjunct Faculty Members. Class assignment changes or reassignments shall follow the hiring pool procedure described in this Section. Adjunct Faculty members shall identify what courses they believe they are qualified to teach based on the following:
i. They have previously taught the course or a substantially similar course at the University or another regionally accredited institution of higher learning;
ii. They have relevant professional experience;
iii. The course they wish to teach falls within their degree-expertise for lower division courses;
iv. The course they wish to teach is within their area of expertise within their field for specialized or upper division courses. For avoidance of doubt, a substantially similar course shall be one where the learning outcomes have not substantially changed, as determined by the University, even if the course number has changed.
Applications for Courses. Within three weeks of ratification of this Agreement (or, if ratification occurs after the end of Spring semester and before the beginning of the Fall semester, within the first three weeks of the Fall semester following ratification), and during the period of December 1-15 of each year thereafter, Adjunct Faculty (unit employees) who consider themselves qualified (as defined below) to teach a course in any department may submit their name, availability, preference (as between courses) and tier to the chair or hiring supervisor for that course for the following Academic Year. Upon hire, newly-hired Adjuncts can add their names to the hiring pool for courses they are qualified to teach. Class assignment changes or reassignments shall follow the hiring pool procedure described in this Section. Adjunct Faculty (unit employees) shall identify what courses they are qualified to teach based on the following:
i. She/he has previously taught the course or a highly similar course at the University or another regionally accredited institution of higher learning;
ii. She/he has relevant professional experience;
iii. The course she/he wishes to teach falls within her/his degree-expertise for lower division courses;
iv. The course she/he wishes to teach is within her/his area of expertise within their field for specialized or upper division courses. Adjunct Faculty members shall submit proof of qualifications if submitting availability for courses that the Adjunct Faculty member has never taught before. Chairs may request proof of any qualifications. Chairs will notify those they determine to be not qualified. If the Chair’s decision is questioned, the matter may be appealed to the School ▇▇▇▇. Decisions pertaining to qualification are not subject to the Grievance and Arbitration provisions of this Agreement, provided the Adjunct Faculty maintain their Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Load for that contract term.