Adjunct Workload

Adjuncts may not be assigned more than one half of the accepted load for full-time faculty in a like discipline within an academic year, defined as fall through spring semesters. An adjunct may exceed the 50% load in one semester; however, an adjunct may not exceed 2/3 of a 50% load in the academic year.

EXAMPLE:

• The standard workload in history is 5 courses each semester. An adjunct in history could be hired to teach 3 courses in one semester and two courses in another semester, but could not be hired to teach 4 courses without being considered to be a temporary full-time benefits eligible adjunct member.
• A yearly load of 6 courses in biology is considered a standard full-time load. An adjunct may not teach more than 3 such courses within an academic year. He/she may not teach more than 2 courses (2/3 of a 50% annual load) in a single semester.

Any adjunct assigned a load in excess of the load described above is eligible for benefits and ceases to be an adjunct. The dean is responsible to seek approval for the conversion to a temporary faculty appointment. A temporary faculty appointment must be recommended to the Lone Star College System Board for approval and salary is a pro rata portion of the full-time faculty salary.
Because the adjunct workload rules apply to all adjunct teaching assignments across the District, the hours at different colleges must be combined to determine eligibility for adjunct work assignments. It is the responsibility of the adjunct to inform each dean of any other adjunct appointments.