Common use of Instructional Preparations Clause in Contracts

Instructional Preparations. a. A faculty member may not be assigned more than three (3) instructional preparations for different courses in a semester. A faculty member may consent to four (4) instructional preparations for different courses in a semester, however, no faculty member shall be assigned more than six (6) instructional preparations in any two (2) successive semesters. Subject to the permission of the faculty member and the agreement of the AAUP-FA, this maximum may be exceeded for compelling reasons. b. Notwithstanding the above, where a three (3) credit underload exists in a faculty member’s schedule solely due to the maximum number of instructional preparations as a result of a department offering a minimum of multiple sections, the total number of instructional preparations in any two (2) successive semesters, with the consent of the AAUP-FA, may be seven (7). Such agreement by the AAUP-FA shall not be unreasonably withheld. c. Instructional preparations for multiple sections of the same course during a semester shall be considered a single instructional preparation.

Instructional Preparations. ‌ a. A faculty member may not be assigned more than three (3) instructional preparations for different courses in a semester. A faculty member may consent to four (4) instructional preparations for different courses in a semester, however, no faculty member shall be assigned more than six (6) instructional preparations in any two (2) successive semesters. Subject to the permission of the faculty member and the agreement of the AAUP-FA, this maximum may be exceeded for compelling reasons. b. Notwithstanding the above, where a three (3) credit underload exists in a faculty member’s schedule solely due to the maximum number of instructional preparations as a result of a department offering a minimum of multiple sections, the total number of instructional preparations in any two (2) successive semesters, with the consent of the AAUP-FA, may be seven (7). Such agreement by the AAUP-FA shall not be unreasonably withheld. c. Instructional preparations for multiple sections of the same course during a semester shall be considered a single instructional preparation.