Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3342 - Kent State University › Chapter 3342-6 - Administrative Policy on Awards and Compensation for University Employees › Section 3342-6-15.2 - Administrative policy and procedures regarding university faculty pursuing a graduate program degree at the university

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 Enrollment of full-time faculty in graduate program degree programs at the
			 university is governed by the following specified conditions.
(1)
									Full-time faculty
			 members may enroll in any graduate degree program to which they are formally
			 admitted, whether offered by their own academic unit or another, provided that
			 they do not already hold the equivalent of that specific program
			 degree.
(2)
									A full-time faculty member who is pursuing a graduate
			 program degree in their own unit and who is a member of either the unit's
			 graduate faculty committee or the graduate curriculum committee shall not be
			 present for any discussions pertaining to the graduate program in which they
			 are enrolled.
(3)
									A full-time faculty member who is pursuing a graduate
			 program degree in their own unit shall not serve as program coordinator for the
			 graduate program in which they are enrolled.
(4)
									A full-time
			 faculty member pursuing a graduate program degree shall not serve on any
			 thesis, dissertation, or exam review committee for any student in the same
			 program in which the faculty member is enrolled.
(5)
									A full-time
			 faculty member pursuing a graduate program degree shall not vote on any
			 personnel action affecting their thesis/dissertation advisor, any member of
			 their thesis/dissertation committee, or any faculty member from whom they are
			 currently taking a course.
(6)
									In light of the
			 faculty member's dual status as faculty and graduate student, the academic unit
			 administrator and/or regional campus dean may determine that there are
			 potential conflicts of interests concerning other academic unit or campus
			 committees. In such cases, and after consultation with relevant faculty
			 advisory bodies, the academic unit administrator and/or regional campus dean
			 may require that the faculty member recuse themselves from some or all of that
			 committee's deliberations. Such restrictions will be clearly laid out in
			 writing.
(7)
									In other respects, the faculty member pursuing graduate
			 program work in this university retains all the rights and privileges normally
			 belonging to their academic rank, including faculty insurance plans and
			 retirement benefits.
(8)
									No faculty member should take more than six hours of
			 graduate level coursework (including, independent research, thesis, or
			 dissertation) in any one term. In unusual cases, exceptions may be made to this
			 rule by the senior administrator for graduate affairs upon written request from
			 the academic unit administrator or campus dean. Such written request will
			 provide a clear explanation of what is unusual about the case such that it
			 warrants an exception to the six credit hour limitation.
(9)
									If, in the
			 opinion of the academic unit administrator or regional campus dean, any aspect
			 of the faculty member's job performance is being unduly affected by their
			 participation in a graduate program, the faculty member may be required by the
			 academic unit administrator to reduce the amount of coursework taken. In such
			 cases, the restriction and the reasons for it will be clearly laid out in
			 writing.
(10)
									Except where obtaining a particular graduate program
			 degree has previously been identified as a requirement for continued employment
			 as a full-time faculty member, a faculty member's performance in a graduate
			 program degree shall not be taken into account in personnel matters relating to
			 the faculty member's status as a full-time faculty member.
Replaces: 3342-6- 15.2