APPENDIX 2—D

(This section is in revision.)

Introduction

The guidelines below shall inform deans and department chairs when they are assigning faculty workloads within a given department (see also policy #2:375).

Faculty load criteria for teachers in the Andrews Academy and the Ruth Murdoch Elementary School shall be determined by the respective Operating Boards within the guidelines determined by the Michigan and Lake Union K-12 Boards.

1. If there are fewer than five students in a class, the student credits shall be divided by five (5) to determine the teaching load credit.
2. If the course has a laboratory component, up to one load credit shall be granted for each contact hour of the laboratory component when the faculty member is physically present in the laboratory, prepares and conducts the lab. For example: a 5-credit course that includes 4 hours of lecture and 1 hour of credit for laboratory would be considered as 7 credits/hours on a teacher load; or a 4-credit course that is scheduled to meet 5 hours per week and 4 hours of lab would be considered as 9 credits/hours on the teacher load, provided that the faculty prepares and conducts the lab and teaches the class five times per week. It is expected that a laboratory course for which a student receives 1 credit shall meet approximately three (3) hours per week for lower division labs and four (4) hours per week for upper division labs.
3. Teacher load credit generated by directing a doctoral dissertation and doctoral and master’s projects shall be calculated by dividing the student credits generated by 5. Students taking dissertation or thesis continuation shall register for 1 credit and that credit will be divided by five (5) to generate the faculty load.  
4. Teacher load credit generated by directing undergraduate research or senior honors projects shall be calculated by dividing the student credits generated by 4.  Also, student mentoring projects for which the student puts in the equivalent of two academic credits of effort, such as is required by the Undergraduate Research Scholar awards, shall count as 0.5 load credits.
5. Teacher load credit generated by serving on a doctoral dissertation, master’s thesis, or doctoral and master’s projects committee shall be calculated by dividing the student credits generated by 15. Students taking dissertation or thesis continuation shall register for 1 credit and that credit shall be divided by fifteen (15) to generate the faculty load of those serving on the committee. 
6. Teacher load credit generated through student music lessons shall be calculated by dividing the student credit generated by 3.
7. Teacher load credit generated by supervising projects, practicums, and internships shall be calculated by dividing the student credit by 12.
8. Teacher load credit generated by supervising independent study shall be calculated by dividing the student credit generated by 12.
9. Teacher load credit generated by clinical supervision, the research faculty status and undergraduate research mentoring shall be determined by the appropriate policy.
10. The chair of a department will be granted a 20 to 33 percent reduction in teaching load. The amount of the reduction will depend on the size of the department and complexity of the programs.
11. Up to three (3) teacher load credits generated by 3 through 8 above may be deferred and applied to the workload in the subsequent year.

1. Components for Faculty Load Calculation

Faculty load calculation for supervisors of student teachers involve considerations of the number of FTE (full-time equivalent) students enrolled, number of field experience student-credits generated, credits taught by a faculty member and geographic area involved for supervision.

2. Calculation of FTE (Full-time Equivalent) Students

A full-time equivalent (FTE) student teacher is defined for purposes of student-teacher supervision, as a student registered for eight (8) credits of field experience of student teaching. Accordingly, the formula for calculating fractions of the norm is as follows:

1.0       FTE student     =          is registered for 8 or more credits of student teaching

 .75      FTE student     =          is registered for 5-7 credits of student teaching

 .50      FTE student     =          is registered for 3-4 credits of student teaching

 .25      FTE student     =          is registered for 1-2 credits of student teaching

3. Calculation of Faculty Loads

A faculty member supervising 18 FTE student teachers is considered to be carrying a full teaching load. Consequently, the generation of every addition 144 credits of student teaching (or 18 FTE students) or fraction thereof will require the addition of one FTE faculty member or fraction thereof.

4. Factors Influencing Supervision Faculty Load Calculation

Faculty loads for faculty members supervising student teaching is adjusted as follows when teaching, administrative or geographic considerations are factored in:

1. Administrative Responsibilities: The load of the Director of Student Teaching is reduced by 4.5 FTE students in order to care for the administrative responsibilities for placement, scheduling and coordination associated with the task of the Director. This will limit the load of the Director of Student Teaching to no more than 13.5 FTE students to be supervised.
2. Teaching Responsibilities: For each one (1) credit course taught by a supervising teacher his/her faculty load for supervision should be adjusted by 1.5 FTE students (or 12 student credits).

5. Geographical Considerations: Where a faculty member supervises students in a geographic region more than one hundred (100) miles from Andrews University, the faculty member’s load will be adjusted by 1.5 FTE students (or 12 student credits). Normally supervisors will be limited to supervision of students in no more than one distant geographic region in any one quarter. Consequently, student placement in distant geographic regions will accordingly be curtailed.

6. Load Calculation for Part-time Student Teacher Supervising Faculty

Faculty loads for part-time faculty are calculated as outlined for regular faculty with remuneration at the university’s part-time teacher scale and expense reimbursement according to current university policy.

The guidelines contained in this section summarize existing policy, practice or suggestions of departments for adjustments to calculating teacher loads when the instructional activities such as clinical supervision, special laboratories, etc. require unusual amounts of time and effort on the part of teachers compared to regular courses.

1. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences.
   1. Double the course credit a teacher receives when generated through a laboratory course with twenty (20) students. Additional sections will generate 1.5 times the sum of credit for the course. (See also IA above as being applicable generally and for additional sections.)
   2. Equate the supervision activity away from campus in a normal way since there are educational coordinators and laboratory technicians located at the hospitals where clinical work is done.
2. Department of Behavioral Science
   1. The Fieldwork Coordinator’s faculty load for that function should be calculated in the same way as for Student Teacher Supervision.
3. Department of Nursing
   1. Teacher loads for undergraduate clinical supervision shall be calculated by doubling the course credit which applies to supervision.
   2. Teacher loads for all other courses would be calculated in the normal manner.
4. Dietetics Program
   1. The director of the program should receive a 50% reduction in load for general administrative activities and the coordination and placement of students in dietetic practicums.
   2. Teacher load for course credits of laboratory work shall be doubled.
   3. Teacher load for all other courses shall be calculated in the normal manner.
5. Department of Physical Therapy
   1. Teacher load associated with multiple section laboratories shall be calculated by multiplying the sum of the course credit for the multiple laboratories by 1.5.
   2. Teacher load associated with single section laboratories shall be calculated by multiplying the course credit by 2.
   3. Teacher load for all other courses shall be calculated in the normal manner.
   4. There shall be a full-time position to coordinate and do much of the visiting of students doing off campus practicum and clinical work. Faculty may be given load credit for specific extra function within the Department.
6. Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
   1. There shall be one-third of an FTE faculty load for each six (6) students involved in clinical practicum.
   2. Teacher load for all other courses shall be calculated in the normal manner.
7. Department of Physical Education
   1. Activity courses of one credit which meet twice a week shall be granted 1.5 course credits on teacher load.
   2. Teacher load for all other courses shall be calculated in the normal manner.
8. Department of Music
   1. Major ensembles shall be counted equivalent to a three hour course, meets three (3) times a week, and performs five (5) times during the year.
   2. Other ensembles shall be counted equivalent to a one-hour course, meet two (2) times a week and performing 5-10 times a year.
   3. Private lessons of course credit shall be calculated by dividing student credit by
   4. All lecture courses shall be calculated in the normal manner.
9. Department of English
   1. Teacher load for writing courses shall be calculated by multiplying the course credit by 1.33.
   2. Teacher load for all other courses shall be calculated in the normal manner.
   3. An English Language Institute faculty member shall receive nine (9) credit hours of credit for fifteen (15) hours of contact time teaching three (3) courses.
10. Department of Communication
    1. Teacher load for the Oral Communications Seminar (COMM 306) shall be calculated by multiplying the course credits by 1.5.
    2. Teacher load for all other courses shall be calculated in the normal manner.
11. Department of Teacher Education
    1. Teacher load for supervision of student teaching shall be calculated in accordance with policy #2:416:3 in the faculty working policy.
12. Department of Physics
    1. Laboratories are dealt with for loads as indicated in IB.