Meeting Contract Load. Contract load may be met during fall and spring terms; up to 3 LHE assigned during winter intersession may be applied toward fall semester load, and up to 6 LHE assigned during winter intersession may be applied to spring semester load. Faculty who elect to meet a portion of contract load during the winter intersession may teach a maximum of 10 LHE for the intersession, with any portion of the load not assigned to contract designated as overload to be paid at the appropriate hourly rate. Faculty who do not elect to meet a portion of contract during the winter intersession may teach a maximum of 10 LHE for the term to be compensated at the overload hourly rate (Appendix C).