KYSU Online Faculty Handbook
KYSU Online/Global will track adjunct faculty workload with faculty workload units (WLU). Relevant to adjuncts, the table below includes the values and system presented in Section 2.2.1 with calculations for tracking adjunct hours of service.
QuantityOther MetricAbbr.Equivalent Quantity WLUFormula
1credit hour (cr)cr2 WLUWLU = cr × 2
15faculty work hours (fwh)fwh1 WLU39WLU = fwh / 15
1.5faculty workday (fwd)fwd1 WLU40WLU = (fwd × 10) / 15
450adjunct or overload pay per WLU ()41/WLU1 WLU42WLU = / \450
1.125adjunct hours of service per course related WLU43ahs1 WLUWLU = ahs / 1.125
1adjunct hours of service per non-course related WLU44ahs1 WLUWLU = ahs / 1
These values and the system of tracking workload in faculty workload units (WLU) accommodate more than just course workload. Like full-time faculty, adjuncts also can carry other assignments quantified in faculty work hours (fwh), faculty workdays (fwd), or stipends for completed work. Adjunct workload policies can be articulated simply with faculty workload units (WLU), as in the table below.
Adjunct faculty workload threshold per semester
Workload threshold Generally, less faculty workload units (WLU) teaching than full-time faculty requirement.
Adjunct hours of service threshold and calculations
39 The denominator value of 15 relates to the standard number of weeks of academic engagement per credit hour.
40 The multiplier value of 10 relates to the standard number of faculty work hours in a faculty workday.41 Rate per WLU up to 6 WLU per course; rate per non-course WLU.
42 This formula calculates the WLU represented by an amount of compensation that is not otherwise triggered by a WLU value. It facilitates tracking of faculty workload (or overload) represented by a stipend or flat amount of compensation for workload.
43 The “reasonable method” for calculating adjunct hours of service involves different calculations depending on the type of faculty workload. For credit-bearing workload, the ratio is 2.25 adjunct hours of service for every credit hour of a course. For non-credit-bearing workload, the ratio is 1 adjunct hour of service for every hour of adjunct faculty work.
44 See previous footnote about the adjunct hours of service for two types of workload.