We submit two files, one for each semester, and the OBPP combines them as one annual file. Lists of courses taught and independent credits taken are sent to each department, where the instructors are verified. Class Credits and Independent Credits Credits are reported as either class or independent . Class sections are usually lectures, seminars, labs, recitations, and studios. Typical examples of independent sections are individual problems, thesis, student teaching, internships, practica, graduate consultations, and professional papers.
Many classes have credits divided among different components.
If the class had multiple lab or discussion sections, appropriate credit is given for each section having an assigned meeting time and place. Shared Responsibility Responsibility for class components may be divided among two or more instructors. For example, two faculty sharing equal responsibility for a 3-credit lecture class would each receive 1.5 class credits. Thus, twenty 1-credit lab sections would give 3 class credits to the supervising instructor and 17 class credits to the TAs. Under the same conditions, this can apply to tenurable faculty supervising adjuncts teaching lower division sections.