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SoE Field/ST Workload Policy

Faculty Senate Guidelines for Faculty and IAS Workload:

  • Full-time faculty members engaged in undergraduate instruction, without special class or extra-class responsibilities, typically teach no more than 12 contact hours of group instruction per week (Faculty Senate Policies, Section VIII.B).
  • Full-time faculty members engaged solely  in graduate instruction, without special class or extra-class responsibilities, typically teach no more than 9 contact hours of group instruction per week. (Faculty Senate Policies, Section VIII.B)
  • The total workload for a full-time equivalency for instructional academic staff shall not exceed 15/16 contact hours (e.g., 12 contact hour teaching load plus up to 3 contact hours of additional workload equivalency).  (Faculty Senate Policies, Section X.B)

UWL Overload Payment Policy for Faculty and IAS(Faculty Senate reviewed/approved on November 12, 2015):  This policy was developed in conjunction with Administration and Finance and Sponsored Research & Grants in line with UW System Policy.