1996-97 Annual Report on Faculty Teaching Loads

Name of Institution: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Department Name: Political Science and Public Affairs

Name of Department/Division Head: Don Livingston
Degree Level Offered (Check all levels offered by department):
Baccalaureate X Master's/Intermediate_____ Doctorate_____ First Professional_____

Section and
Line Number
Category of Faculty Total
Tenured &
Tenure-
Track
Dept.
Head
Full-Time Off-Track Other Faculty Teaching Assistants
Section A: Personnel
1. Headcount 4.0 1.0 5.0 10.0
2. FTE (or Service Months 4.0 1.0 0.8 5.8
3. State Supported FTE (or Service Months) 4.0 1.0 1.4 6.4
Section B: Credit Hours
4. Standard Teaching Load 24.0 24.0 27.0
5. Number of Course Credit Hours Taught 66.0 12.0 42.0 120.0
6. Number of Course Credit Hour Equivalents 24.0 6.0 30.0
7. Number of Course Credit Hours Plus Equivalents 90.0 18.0 42.0 150.0
8. Number of Student Credit Hours Taught 0.0
a. Remedial 0.0
b. Basic Skills Courses in Eng., Math, or Foreign Lang. 0.0
c. Other Lower-Division undergraduate 507.0 225.0 1425.0 2157.0
d. Upper-Division Undergraduate 1029.0 108.0 39.0 1176.0
e. Master's 372.0 42.0 60.0 474.0
f. Doctoral 0.0
9. Number of Credit Hours Taught on an Overload Basis:
a. With Overload Stipend 0.0
b. With Other Compensation 0.0
Section C: Load Distribution and Course Reductions Tenured &
Tenure-
Track
Dept.
Head
Full-Time Off-Track Other Faculty Teaching Assistants Total
# Fac. # Cr. Hrs. # Fac. # Cr. Hrs. # Fac. # Cr. Hrs. # Fac. # Cr. Hrs. # Fac. # Cr. Hrs. # Fac. # Cr. Hrs.
10. No. Faculty Who Taught Standard Load 3 3
11. No. Faculty Who Taught More Than Standard Load 0 0
12. No. Faculty With Reduced Load 1 6 1 6 2 12
13. Reason for Course Reduction: Instructional 0 0
a. Course/Curriculum Development 0 0
b. Heavy Load-Academic Advising 1 1 1 1
c. Accreditation/Program Review 1 1 1 1 2 2
d. Technology Training 0 0
e. Co-curricular Activities 0 0
f. Academic Administration 1 1 1 2 2 3
g. Compensation for Prior Overload 0 0
h. On-load Courses Deferred 0 0
i. Other Instructional Reason for Course Reduction: Research/Service 1 2 1 2 2 4
Reason for Course Reduction: Research 0 0
j. Externally Funded Research 0 0
k. Institutionally Supported Research 0 0
l. Institutional Service 1 1 1 1 2 2
m. Service to the Public 0 0
n. Service to the Profession 0 0
o. Off-Campus Scholarly Assignment/On Leave 0 0
p. Other Research/Service 0 0
UNC-GA Planning/Per.AF003/4-15-96