However, an assignment to teach four preparations is not unusual if programmatic concerns necessitate.
Faculty receive additional performance appraisal points for teaching four preparations a semester.
Creative writing courses are not included in this restriction. Exceptions to this restriction may be made only by agreement between the faculty member and the department chairperson. Directed study courses and thesis direction are not counted in this restriction. Directed studies, thesis direction, and internship supervision are not counted in faculty load, but the faculty member earns performance appraisal points for them. Normally, faculty would not take on more than two of these additional teaching duties per semester.