Definition: Part-time faculty are temporary academic appointments with a workload of less than 15 weighted teaching units (WTU). Part-time faculty members are expected to be available to their students for one office hour for each 3 WTU's of instruction. (Workload is not measured in units, but for the purpose of part-time appointments, WTU is used to determine time base.) Part-time lecturer appointments are on a conditional basis and may be canceled prior to the third class meeting (Ref. CBA Article 12).
Note: Temporary Faculty include all lecturers full and part-time
Three-Year Entitlement Appointments : Beginning with the 2002/03 academic year temporary faculty (excluding coaches) possessing six or more years of prior consecutive service on that campus will be offered a three-year temporary appointment. Temporary faculty holding a three-year appointment will have the expectation of appointment to subsequent three-year appointments except in instances of documented unsatisfactory performance or serious conduct problems. One year of service is equivalent to one semester. Three-year appointments will be issued for employment in each department where the temporary faculty member has established eligibility. (Ref CBA Article 12)
Time base: The time base that the faculty member received during the qualifying academic year will be the time base that they receive for the three-year appointment.
One-Year Entitlements: Part-time faculty who are appointed during the previous fall and spring semesters and who are reappointed the following fall in the same department must receive an academic year appointment at the same or higher time base and same or higher salary rate. (Ref CBA Article 12.3)
Evaluation : Part-time faculty appointed for two semesters or more, regardless of a break in service, must be evaluated in accordance with UPS 210.060. Evaluation of part-time faculty appointed for one semester is optional. However, decisions regarding subsequent appointment are made based on previous performance evaluations. It is essential that a written record of the evaluation is placed in the faculty member's personnel action file (located in the college) and that the faculty member receives a copy of the written record of the evaluation. (Ref. CBA Article 15.22-24)
Restrictions: CSUF students cannot be appointed as part-time faculty. For link to Unit 11 - click here
