The departmental policies can be obtained from the department head. Copies are also filed in the Dean's Office. C. Teaching Loads Faculty typically are expected to devote 75 percent of their time to teaching and 25 percent to research and other scholarly activity. Normal teaching load for tenured or tenure-track faculty is nine hours of classroom instruction per week. The College does not generally have funds available to cover off-campus assignments.
Departments handle off-campus assignments from existing budgets.
Off-campus leave assignments are granted by the department head after consultation with an appropriate senior faculty committee. The amount allocated to the College in a given year for salary increases is decided by the Provost. The Dean allocates this amount to the various departments. Department heads make individual decisions, which are then reviewed by the Dean and transmitted to the Provost. The University requires that each faculty member submit an Annual Activity Report, which is the official record of the faculty member's professional performance.