For comparison with national data there are times this definition is modified. If a modified definition is used the definition will be clearly noted on the report. Regular Faculty FTE - the amount of assigned effort budgeted in a given time period for employees hired as regular faculty. Adjunct faculty are not included. Unless otherwise noted, information as of October 1 of each year serves as that Fall's semester count of FTE and April 1 as the spring semester count.
Many faculty have assignments budgeted through multiple departments and fund types.
The regular faculty FTE measure allows a more refined measure of faculty resources in a department. For instructional workload reports Regular Faculty FTE budgeted in Unrestricted Instruction is used for determining the student FTE per Faculty FTE calculation. For comparison with national data there are times this definition is modified. If a modified definition is used the definition will be clearly noted on the report. Regular Staff FTE - the amount of assigned effort budgeted in a given time period for employees hired as regular staff.