Personnel

Faculty Load

The faculty load is covered under Article XII of the State Master Contract.  The basic academic year teaching load is 24 teaching credit hours. All overload is voluntary, and overload rates are paid for all voluntary teaching assignments beyond 24 teaching credit hours. No faculty member may be assigned more than 15 teaching credit hours per semester within load.  A teaching   assignment may not require more than three different course preparations in any semester.  Voluntary teaching assignments for extra compensation in any academic year shall not exceed 6 semester hours or 2 courses, whichever is greater. This applies to normal semesters only, not to summer or any intersession. Overload compensation is negotiable and the amount is delineated under Article XII of the State Master Contract.

Below are the Overload Rates for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009: (tentative rates; subject to ratification of tentative agreement)

Rank	Fall 2008	Spring 2009
Full Professor, Associate, Librarian I	$1,200	$1,200
Assistant Prof., Instructor, Librarian II, Librarian III	$1,150	$1,150
Professional Staff	$1,150	$1,150

For faculty other than department chairpersons, the maximum Summer Sessions teaching load for salary purposes is eight (8) semester hours over any combination of sessions other that pre-session or post-session.  Within the eight-semester-hour limitation, no more than three (3) courses may be taught.  However, one (1) additional course (with a maximum credit value of four [4] semester hours) may be taught if it is scheduled in the second four weeks of the eight-week session, in the ten-week Saturday session, or in the twelve-week session. In addition, a faculty member may teach one (1) three-semester-hour course in the three-week pre-session or one (1) four-semester-hour course in the four-week pre-session during May/June and one (1) three-semester-hour course in the three-week post-session in August. Within the above stipulations, department chairpersons are eligible to teach a total of three (3) courses (a maximum of twelve [12] semester hours within the three-course limitation) in addition to performing their administrative duties for compensation during the entire Summer Sessions.

Adjunct faculty who do not hold full-time positions elsewhere may teach a maximum of 12 semester hours in an academic year.  The Fall 2008; Spring 2009 adjunct compensation rate is $1,100 per semester hour for Adjuncts who have taught 1 to 15 semesters at Montclair State; $1,150 per semester hour for Adjuncts who have taught 16 or more semesters at MSU.

The following is a summary of the faculty load assignment practices. This has been past practice.

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1. INDEPENDENT STUDY**

 

Semester Hours	Undergrad. Independent Study Course Rate	Graduate Independent Study Course Rate
1	.05 tch.	.08 tch.
2	.09 tch.	.16 tch.
3	.14 tch.	.25 tch.
4	.19 tch.	.33 tch.

The Summer Sessions salary rate for independent study assignments is $50 for each three student semester hours generated.

A faculty member may not supervise more than 18 independent study students during Summer Sessions. No additional compensation will be allowed for independent study conducted during the summer for courses that are part of the regular schedule for that summer.

2. GRADUATE PROJECTS AND/OR THESIS**

4 students = 1 TCH
Thesis supervision paid $100 per individual student

3. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION**

7 visits - 1 TCH
During Summer Sessions: 1 semester hour salary at the current Summer Sessions rate for every 3.5 students supervised

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4. STUDENT TEACHING**

7 visits - 1 TCH for subject matter supervisors
6 visits - 1 TCH for education center coordinators
The supervisor is to make a minimum of 2 visits per semester per student teacher

5. LABORATORIES, STUDIO, PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY**

Faculty member receives .67 TCH/contact hour

6. MUSIC LESSONS - PRIVATE**

On Load
15 one-hour Primary Lessons      -    .67 TCH
15 half-hour Secondary Lessons   -   .33 TCH

*TCH--Teaching Credit Hours
**Items have been negotiated at the local level. These items represent agreements between the University and the Union.

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