Handbook

REDUCED TEACHING SCHEDULE

Any faculty member may apply for a reduced course schedule for one of the following reasons:

1. To work on a research project that is past its preliminary stages and can be shown to be well conceived and ready for some intensive work. Untenured faculty are encouraged to inform the chair when a reduction in courses would be especially beneficial in preparation for the tenure decision.
2. To work on a service project of significant value to the department and university. The project should be planned, including an explanation of its value and likelihood of implementation.
3. As a consequence of having directed a cumulative total of nine students in E695 and/or E699, the results of which can be shown to have required consistent direction. Counting will begin with students whose official graduation date is December 1990.
4. As a consequence of having taught a four-credit course six times.
5. To develop a new teaching methodology and materials. The project should be planned, including a timetable of expectations for application or completion.

Each year, in October, the Chair will call for requests for the next year and will grant a reduced teaching semester to as many as funding and curricular needs will permit.