CHAPTER 5 POLICIES PERTAINING TO CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

SECTION 8 STUDENT CREDIT HOUR GUIDELINES FOR TENURE MANAGEMENT

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Tenure management within academic programs at the University is based, in large measure, on the student credit hours produced by each program at the lower (LD), upper (UD), and graduate divisions (GR). Different modes of instruction across the disciplines as well as within a given discipline give rise to different expectations regarding the level of staffing required to adequately address student needs. The following (per semester) student credit hour guidelines are generally used to define a full-time-equivalent faculty position for tenure management purposes.

university wide guidelines	ld	ud	gr

There are guidelines that apply to specific groups of courses regardless of the department or college, such as:

Humanities General Degree Requirements Courses	475	300	200
Social Science General Degree Requirement Courses	475	300	200
Writing Emphasis	200	200
Seminar courses		180
Also, a number of specialized courses have been assigned individual SCH guidelines. For information on these courses, consult the Registrar.

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION	LD	UD	GR

ART AND DESIGN
Art - Appreciation and History	475	300	200
Art - Foundation Studio	250	250	150
Art - Specialty Studio	225	200	150
Art Education - Nonstudio	475	300	200
Art Education - Studio	275	200	150

ARTS MANAGEMENT	250	250

COMMUNICATION	300	250	150

FINE ARTS	250	250

MUSIC
Music - Appreciation, History and Literature	475	300	200
Music -Applied/Private Instruction	70	70	70
Music - Large Ensemble	270	270	200
Music - Small Ensemble	140	110	110
Music - Theory	180	100	100
Music Education - Lecture	475	300	200
Music Education - Studio	225	200	200

THEATRE AND DANCE
Dance Education - Lecture	475	300	200
Dance - Appreciation	475	300	200
Dance - Studio	200	150	120
Theatre Arts Education - Lecture	475	300	200
Theatre Arts - Appreciation	475	300	200
Theatre Arts - Practice	200	150	120

COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE	LD	UD	GR

BIOLOGY	375	250	120
Biology Education	475	300	200

CHEMISTRY
Lecture	475	288
Lab	120	60
Discussion	288	288

COMPUTING, NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
Computer Science Education	475	300	200
Computer Information Systems	270	250	200
Learning Technologies	475	300	200
Web and Digital Development	270	250	200

ENGLISH
English - Literature	475	300	150
English - Writing	250	250	150
English Education	475	300	200

GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
Geography - Laboratory	375	250	120
Geography - Lecture	475	300	150
Geology	375	250	120

HISTORY	475	300	200

INTERDISCIPLINARY
International Studies	475	300	200
Peace Studies	475	300	200
Women's Studies	475	300	200

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Mathematics	400	250	150
Mathematics Education	475	300	200

PHILOSOPHY	475	300	200
Anthropology	475	300	200
Religious Studies	475	300	200

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Astronomy	375	300	200
Physics	300	150	120

PSYCHOLOGY	475	300	150
Psychology - Statistics		250	150

SOCIOLOGY	475	300	200
Sociology - Statistics		250

WORLD LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Comparative Literature	475	300	150
Foreign Language - Education	475	300	200
Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, etc.	300	200	150

COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES	LD	UD	GR

NATURAL RESOURCES	375	250	120
PAPER SCIENCE	250	200	120

COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES	LD	UD	GR

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Accounting	400	300	200
Business	475	300	200
Economics	475	300	200
Economics - Statistics		250	200

COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS	250	150	80
Communication Sciences and Disorders Education	475	300	200

EDUCATION
Early Childhood Education	475	300	200
Education	475	300	200
Student Teaching		300
Instructional Resources	475	300	200

HEALTH, EXERCISE SCIENCE, AND ATHLETICS
Athletic Training	300	150
Coaching	300	250	200
Health Education	475	300	200
Physical Education	300	250	200
Physical Education for the Exceptional Individual	300	250	200
Recreation	300	250	200
Sports Medicine	300	250	200
Wellness	475	300	200

HEALTH PROMOTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Family and Consumer Education	475	300	200
Food and Nutrition	350	200	120
Food Systems Management	350	200	120
Health Promotion/Wellness	300	250	200
Human Development	350	200	120
Safety and Health Protection	300	250	200

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Interior Architecture	350	200	120
IA - History	475	300	200
Foundation Studio	250	250
Specialty Studio	225	200	120
Practice		150
Seminar Studio	180	180
Seminar		180	120

LEARNING RESOURCES	475	300	200

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	375	250	120

MILITARY SCIENCE	475	300	200

CHAPTER 5 POLICIES PERTAINING TO CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

SECTION 8 STUDENT CREDIT HOUR GUIDELINES FOR TENURE MANAGEMENT

university wide guidelines

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ud

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COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES