Agreements & Workloads
Agreements & Workloads
Agreements
Adjunct faculty shall be hired by the Austin Community College (ACC) District as needed for direct instruction. Adjunct faculty compensation shall be course-based, proportional to the number of lecture hours taught (or equivalent), and will typically include three hours teaching per class, one hour of scheduled office hours for individual consultation with students plus an additional office hour by appointment, and 1.5 hours of class preparation, grading and other duties.*
Any additional duties, such as service on official instructional or governance committees, task forces, or councils (including the Adjunct Faculty Council), shall be compensated separately.
*Reflects Master Syllabus requirements.
Workloads
From Administrative Rule #4.1000.04: Adjunct Faculty Workloads
The Austin Community College District will not schedule Adjunct Faculty for excessive workloads.
Members of the Adjunct Faculty will have a workload that is no more than 9 credit hours and no more than 11 LEH in any single Fall or Spring semester, and no more than 6 credit hours and no more than 6 LEH in any Summer semester, except as specified below:
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- An “Employed Industry Specialist” will have a teaching workload of less than 15 LEH in both the Fall and Spring semesters, and may not exceed two course sections in the Summer semester.
- Members of the Adjunct Faculty are exempt from these workload restrictions when the Department Chair deems it necessary to comply with the staffing needs of Early College Start classes. Deans are responsible for monitoring departmental compliance.
Any exceptions to the workload limits must be approved in writing by the appropriate Vice Chancellor upon recommendation of a Dean. Generally, such exceptions shall only be granted following an active recruitment of new Adjunct Faculty. The Vice Chancellor shall provide a report to the College Chancellor on October 1 of each year of any exceptions granted during the Fall semester, March 1 of each year for any exceptions granted during the Spring Semester, and August 1 for the Summer Semester.
