Adjunct Teaching Load
All adjunct faculty, both academic and workforce, are restricted to a teaching assignment of 9 load hours or less (12 load hours for RN), per semester (Fall, Spring). The individual can continue to teach semester by semester; benefits eligibility is a separate issue and has other qualifiers.
Adjunct faculty teaching during the summer are restricted to 6 load hours.
(3 each during the Summer I and Summer II term; or 6 hours during the 10-week term; or 3 each in the 10- week and either short Summer term)
Any deviation from the load hour maximum must have the permission of the Vice-President of Instructional Services before the classes are scheduled and before faculty are assigned.
If the permitted load is exceeded, the designated adjunct instructor will not be allowed to teach this same load the following regular scheduled semester.
Administrators and employees who serve as adjunct instructors will be limited to a maximum of 15 load hours per academic year with no more than 6 load hours in any semester. Administrators and employees who wish to teach as an adjunct should seek approval from their immediate supervisor before agreeing to teach. Adjunct teaching time should also take place after regular work hours or time approved by the component Vice President. A Vernon College employee serving as an adjunct instructor will receive supplemental pay with his/her regular end of the month payroll check or when the adjunct payroll is due.