Teaching Load
The normal teaching load is 12 units per semester or its equivalent in colleges or
units observing the trimester or other systems shall be required of each faculty
member;
Provided, that no member of the faculty shall teach less than ____ units per
semester.
The President or Chancellor may reduce to not less than three (3) units per
semester the teaching load of members of the faculty who are actively engaged in
research/creative work, community service, and/or other authorized activities;
The faculty shall not have more than 36 units for the two semesters of any
given academic year including authorized teaching outside the DRSUS unless it is
authorized by the President or Chancellor due to exceptional circumstances.
Computation of Teaching Load
Undergraduate courses
Undergraduate courses
In general, an undergraduate class is opened when there are at least 10
students . The Chancellor should approve exception to this rule on or before the last
day of registration
In the computation of teaching load, at least 16 hours, evenlydistributed
throughout the term, devoted to lecture, discussion, or recitation, or to any
combination of these, or at least 32 hours supervision of laboratory work, field
work, or related student activity, shall be credited as one (1) unit of teaching load;
Provided, That in exceptional cases, the President or Chancellor, in his/her
discretion, may consider at least 24 hours of laboratory or similar work as the
equivalent of one (1) unit of teaching load.
Thesis advising shall not be given any teaching load credit but shall be given
honorarium in accordance with University rules and regulations.
Teaching Load Credit
The teaching load credit of a faculty per semester/term is the sum of the teaching
units of all the courses s/he teaches. It is based on teaching units and not on
course.
Course Credit
Course Credit
Course credit (CC) is based on the number of contact class hours per week, for
example a 3-hour/week lecture class has three (3) units of course credit. Teaching
units (TU) refer to the course credit multiplied by a number that is determined by
class size, course category (whether GE or non-GE) and course level (undergraduate
or graduate).
N 40
LARGE CLASS CREDIT LOAD MULTIPLIER 1
120
where N = actual number of students in the class, 41 N 160
The regular teaching load of ___ units is reckoned using course credit. For example,
a faculty member has to teach four (4) courses with 3-unit course credit each to
satisfy the required 12-unit regular teaching load or three (3) courses, each with 4units of course credit.
Large classes
If a faculty member handles a large class (i.e., more than ___ students), s/he shall
be entitled to a credit load multiplier determined as follows:
The teaching unit (TU) for a large class is computed as follows:
N 40
TEACHING UNIT (TU ) CC 1
120
where: TU = teaching unit
CC = course credit
Hence, for a subject with a course credit of 3 units and with 100 students, the
teaching units will be:
The maximum large class multiplier is 2.00 and it is attained when class size
reaches 160. It is deemed non-optimal for a faculty member to have more than this
number of students.
The multiplier shall be used for claiming overload or summer teaching honoraria.
General Education (GE) classes
GE classes with at least 25 students shall be given a credit load multiplier of
1.33. Thus, faculty members handling General education courses with at least 25
students shall be credited with a teaching unit equal to 1.33 times the GE course
credit. However, this 1.33 GE multiplier shall NOT be used for complying with the
required 12-unit teaching load per semester. The multiplier shall be used only for
claiming overload or summer teaching honoraria.
The distinction is important to avoid unduly reducing the teaching capacity of
colleges handling GE courses. The aim of the 1.33 multiplier is not to reduce the
teaching loads of GE teachers but to increase their compensation.
When a GE class has more than 40 students, then the GE and large class multipliers
are applied in computing the teaching units for the faculty member. For example,
the teaching units of a faculty member teaching a Natural Science1 (with a course
credit of 3 units) class with 100 students shall be computed as follows:
Physical Education (PE) courses
Practical (activity) PE courses for college students shall be treated as laboratory
courses. As such, one and one-half (1)hours of practical PE class per week or 24
hours a semester of16 weeks, is equivalent to one (1) unit.
Theoretical PE courses for college students shall be considered lecture classes. As
such, one (1) hour of class per week or 16 hours a semester is equivalent to one (1)
unit.
100 40
TEACHING UNIT (TU ) 3 1 1.33
120
3 1.5 1.33 5.98 units
*Graduate Courses
In general, a graduate class is opened when there are at least five (5) students. Any
exception to this rule must have the approval of the Chancellor on or before the last
day of registration.
In all cases, it is understood that only officially registered graduate students, fully
paid as of the last day of late registration, shall be counted. Auditors or sit-ins shall
not be counted.
A faculty member who combines, merges or meets two (2) or more sections as one
(1) class shall be credited for teaching one (1) section only.
If the offering of a graduate course with less than five (5) students cannot be
postponed or avoided, the teaching load credit for the teacher equals the
course credit. There shall be NO exception to this rule.
If a graduate class has five to nine (5-9) students, the teaching units shall be
1.25 times that of the course credit.
If a graduate class has ten (10) or more students, the teaching units shall be
1.50 times that of the course credit.
Thesis advising shall not be given any teaching load credit but shall be given
honorarium in accordance with University rules and regulations.
Non-teaching Activities
The normal 12-unit teaching load requirement may be partially satisfied any of the
following:
Authorized graduate studies
Research, creative work, and other forms of productive scholarship
Extension
Administrative work
However, teaching shall be prioritized and the total maximum credit for nonteaching activities shall not be more than six (6) units, unless authorized by the
President or the Chancellor.
Enforcement of the rules governing teaching load is vested on the President,
Chancellor, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs, Deans, Directors of institutes, and Chairs of departments/divisions. It is the
responsibility of the Dean to submit to the Chancellor for his/ her approval all the
names of faculty members for whom non-teaching credit is allowed.
Assignment of Credit
The Dean may assign credit for non-teaching activities under the following
conditions:
Six (6) units shall be the maximum credit for research work (Research Load
Credit or RLC), creative work (Creative Work Load Credit or CWLC), or any other
form of productive scholarship or community service. This shall not be used as basis
for claiming honorarium for overload teaching.
Reduction of a faculty members teaching load may be allowed if s/he is
taking advanced studies. The teaching load may be reduced by the same number of
units enrolled in, but not more than six (6) units. This shall not be used as basis for
claiming honorarium for overload.
A study leave with pay may be granted to a faculty member who is working
on his/her masters thesis for one-half () calendar year or be on a reduced
teaching load (6 units) for not more than one and a half (1) calendar years.
Study leave with pay may be granted to a faculty member doing his/her
dissertation for one (1) calendar year or for not more than three (3) calendar years,
if on reduced load.
Administrative load credit (ALC) or research/creative work load credit
(RLC/CWLC) may be given to a faculty member who has administrative assignment
or was permitted to do research/creative work by the University. The monetary
value of this ALC or RLC/CWLC shall be deemed to compensate such assignments,
either partially or fully. For instance, a faculty member granted a 3-unit ALC may be
deemed to have been compensated, partially or fully, with the equivalent of onefourth () of his/her regular faculty salary.
