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Workload in CASL is determined by the whole number of teaching credit hours. Teaching workload effort includes but is not limited to virtual and/or in-person classroom time, preparatory course work, grading, assessment, timely communication with students, holding office hours, and writing recommendation letters. For courses where the lecturer is not the sole instructor of record, the effort assignment will be prorated accordingly and clearly defined in any offer contract or teaching assignment letters. 

The standard workload for a lecturer of any rank for a 100% appointment is a teaching load of twelve (12) credits each of the fall and winter semesters, attained by teaching a combination of 2,3, and 4-credit courses in each of those semesters. For example, four 3-credit courses yield a full-time appointment. Appointments at less than 100% will carry a reduced workload effort. For example, one 2-credit course and one 4-credit course yield a half-time or 50% appointment. Another example is three 3-credit courses yield a 75% appointment. 

LEO III and IV appointments include service responsibilities in lieu of teaching some credits and are clearly defined on an annual basis. The department executive committees assess the credit hour equivalency of the service activity and adjust the teaching load accordingly. Some units do not have LEC IIIs or LEC IVs. 

Service responsibilities for Lecturers IIIs and IVs may include but are not limited to:

• Assist TT colleagues in redesigning curriculum and/or courses
• Committee work (CASL exec, search, etc.)
• Course chairs (write labs, exercises, and provide assessment for all sections of a course)
• Course Scheduling
• Developing new course modalities
• Director of academic/learning labs, programs, centers
• Discipline representative
• Discipline representative (scheduling discipline meetings, petitions from the academic committee, student requests for course transfer, etc.)
• Internship programs
• Lab coordination
• Lab set up/demonstration
• Mentoring students
• Organize student events
• Participate in discipline, department, and campus committees and meetings
• Participate in Open House and other campus events
• Participate in program assessment and university assessment (for those teaching DDC courses)
• Participate in recruitment opportunities 

Revised: July 1, 2023

Effective: Winter 2024