1996-97 Annual Report on Faculty Teaching Loads

Name of Institution: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Department Name: UNIVERSITY SUMMARY

Name of Department/Division Head:
Degree Level Offered (Check all levels offered by department):
Baccalaureate X Master's/Intermediate X Doctorate X 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 280.0 29.0 35.0 206.0 42.0 592.0
2. FTE (or Service Months) 258.8 29.0 31.6 50.0 12.5 381.9
3. State Supported FTE (or Service Months) 258.8 29.0 30.6 49.0 12.5 379.9
Section B: Credit Hours
4. Standard Teaching Load (weighted mean) 23.9 23.8 27.0
5. Number of Course Credit Hours Taught 4592.0 309.4 527.6 1629.0 76.0 7134.0
6. Number of Course Credit Hour Equivalents 1188.0 150.7 149.6 217.4 170.3 1876.0
7. Number of Course Credit Hours Plus Equivalents 5780.0 460.1 677.0 1846.4 246.3 9009.8
8. Number of Student Credit Hours Taught 0.0
a. Remedial 57.0 60.0 126.0 396.0 639.0
b. Basic Skills Courses in Eng., Math, or Foreign Lang. 3840.0 150.0 2163.0 5877.0 288.0 12318.0
c. Other Lower-Division Undergraduate 45622.0 4612.0 7424.0 1573.1 1816.0 61047.1
d. Upper-Division Undergraduate 42888.0 2797.0 4645.0 5070.0 18.0 55418.0
e. Master's 7478.0 600.0 351.0 498.0 8927.0
f. Doctoral 57.0 57.0
9. Number of Credit Hours Taught on an Overload Basis:
a. With Overload Stipend 12.0 3.0 15.0
b. With Other Compensation 376.5 29.0 33.0 438.5
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 57.0 2.0 59.0
11. No. Faculty Who Taught More Than Standard Load 77.0 3.0 5.0 85.0
12. No. Faculty With Reduced Load 146.0 759.0 24.0 255.0 30.0 185.0 200.0 1199.0
13. Reason for Course Reduction: Instructional
a. Course/Curriculum Development 19.0 58.5 4.0 6.0 7.0 32.5 30.0 97.0
b. Heavy Load-Academic Advising 8.0 18.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 22.0
c. Accreditation/Program Review 4.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 8.0 14.0
d. Technology Training 1.0 3.0 1.0 3.0
e. Co-curricular Activities 4.0 6.0 0.0 4.0 6.0
f. Academic Administration 36.0 182.5 24.0 199.7 2.0 5.0 62.0 387.2
g. Compensation for Prior Overload 1.0 4.0 1.0 4.0
h. On-load Courses Deferred 0.0 0.0
i. Other Instructional 10.0 28.0 2.0 8.0 3.0 22.0 15.0 58.0
Reason for Course Reduction: Research/Service 0.0 0.0
j. Externally Funded Research 4.0 21.0 4.0 21.0
k. Institutionally Supported Research 33.0 158.0 2.0 12.0 1.0 9.0 36.0 179.0
l. Institutional Service 17.0 70.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 22.0 24.0 94.0
m. Service to the Public 4.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 8.0
n. Service to the Profession 6.0 10.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 8.0 10.0 19.0
o. Off-Campus Scholarly Assignment/On Leave 5.0 69.0 4.0 11.0 9.0 80.0
p. Other Research/Service 47.0 117.0 1.0 18.0 10.0 71.5 58.0 206.5
UNC-GA Planning/Per.AF003/4-15-96