Scope:
This policy applies to:
Tenured faculty
Tenure-track faculty
Full-time non-tenure-track instructional faculty
All academic units must implement this policy in a manner consistent with SACSCOC requirements for faculty sufficiency, oversight, and credential alignment.
Definitions:
Student Credit Hour (SCH)
A unit of instructional production representing one student enrolled in one credit hour.
Faculty Workload Unit (FWU)
A comprehensive measure incorporating SCH production, research activity, and service responsibilities (including program assessment, accreditation and faculty performance evaluation requirements).
Policy Provisions:
Faculty Sufficiency and Assignment (SACSCOC 6.2c)
The University shall ensure that:
Faculty workloads support adequate coverage of all programs and courses
SCH assignments reflect sufficient instructional staffing
Faculty are not assigned workloads that compromise instructional quality or student learning
Standard Workload Distribution (SACSCOC 6.3)
Faculty workloads shall include:
Teaching: 60%
Research/Scholarship: 20%
Service: 20%
Workload expectations must be:
Clearly defined
Consistently applied
Subject to regular evaluation
Teaching Workload (SCH Framework)
Annual SCH Expectations
Faculty TypePer Term SCH Range
Research-intensive180–270 SCH
Balanced270–360 SCH
Teaching-focused360–540 SCH
These ranges ensure:
• Adequate course coverage (SACSCOC 6.2c)