example, in NUR 101 the clinical portion of the course meets for 12 hours/week (2x6) and equates to three credits of instruction (e.g., 1.5:6 or 1:4). The College will use a load multiplier of .75 in equating labs and clinical assignments in calculating a base load of 15 credits. These courses or sections have more clock hours of instruction than credit hours assigned (i.e., one credit: three hours of instruction). Regarding credits and contact hour, a full load should be equal to 15 credit hours AND 225 contact hours (15 contact hours/week), and any fractional overload that is accrued should be paid in the semester that it is assigned. Exceptions within specific time frames may be made for new programs or other situations with approval from the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services. Program Coordinator status is available for faculty whose academic program requires additional administrative work that does not fall within the area of expertise of the Division Director or as required by external accrediting bodies. Program Coordinators are eligible to earn release time or compensation using the same hourly conversion formula (1 credit = 37.5 hours) used for Alternative Assignments. Professional Development Plan A yearly or multi-year professional development plan must be approved by the Division Director and the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services for each full- time faculty member. This plan should be periodically evaluated for substance and outcomes attained following the procedure listed below. Each full-time faculty member will annually construct (or update in the case of multi- year plans) a Professional Development Plan in consultation with their division director. This entails the faculty member creating goals and determining the relationship of the goals and expected outcomes to the ten Faculty Duties and Responsibilities listed in this policy. FACULTY RANK AND PROMOTION . Criteria for Initial Placement in Rank For initial placement in rank, each applicant’s previous experiences will be considered in relation to the position for which he/she is being considered. Experience will be determined by the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services, subject to the approval of the President, according to the following guidelines. One year of experience is given for each year of prior college experience that is directly related to the assignment. Credit may be given for prior non-college educational experience, which may include teaching area related business, industrial or other activities. A maximum of five years of credit will be recognized for each year of related prior experience as a graduate teaching assistant or an adjunct instructor. This cannot exceed
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