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Teaching Overload and Extra Compensation

Course Overload Guidelines

To ensure quality course delivery and balanced faculty responsibilities in areas of teaching, scholarship/research, and services, the following course overload guidelines are recommended:

  • In general, the faculty member including those with course releases due to other university related responsibilities may teach a maximum of one 3‑credit course (or equivalent) overload per semester (on campus or elsewhere such as UP, WC or any other locations).
  • With exceptions for special cases, the faculty may teach up to 6 credit courses (or equivalent) in one semester with approval of the campus academic officer.
  • In no circumstance should the faculty member teach more than 6 credit (or equivalent) overload courses per semester.

Extra Compensation Policy

Supplementary I Compensation should not exceed 33% of the faculty’s base salary, and Supplementary II Compensation should not exceed 20% of the faculty’s annualized salary. In exceptionally well justified cases, exceptions can be made and would require the approval from the chancellor.
(Sources: Policy RA64—Personnel Costs and Supplementary Compensation information)

Extra Compensation Approval Procedure for Course Reviewing/Revising (BSBIC Program)

Purpose: To establish and outline the Supplementary I & II Compensation approval process.

  1. Pre-consultation: Before recommending a faculty member to review/revise a course in the program, the program coordinator will consult with the academic officer at the campus to assess if the 33%/20% compensation limits would be exceeded.
  • If yes, the limits would be exceeded, then the academic officer may:
  1. decline to move the recommendation forward,
  2. readjust the faculty course load, so the extra compensation is within the limit and then approve the recommendation, or
  3. in exceptionally well justified cases, approve an overload that exceeds the 33%/20% compensation limits.
  • If no, the limits would not be exceeded, then move to the next step.
  1. Signing agreement/contract form: Four signature lines on the form include the signatures from 1) World Campus, 2) faculty member, 3) campus academic officer, and 4) OVPCC (Note: the second opportunity for the campus to review the extra compensation limit).

Forms (accessible):

Supplementary Compensation I
Supplementary Compensation II

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