Policy: 9.4 Part-Time Faculty Definition/Appointment and Workload/Compensation for Part-Time Faculty

Relationship of Part-Time Employee to College  

Policy: 9.4 Part-Time Faculty Definition/Appointment and Workload/Compensation for Part-Time Faculty

Adoption Date: October 21, 2024 Revised

PART-TIME FACULTY

Definition of Part-Time Faculty

Part-time faculty are those who teach seven (7) credit hours or less per week. Part-time faculty represent a substantial portion of the Howard College teaching staff.  The college is aware of and values the important contributions made by part-time instructors not only in the classroom but also in the community.  Each part-time faculty member’s major responsibility is to provide quality instruction to students.  This responsibility does not end in the classroom, however.  Part-time faculty are encouraged to stay up to date with what is happening in the college in terms of growth and expansion and services available to students.  In addition to the information provided in this handbook, faculty members are expected to be generally familiar with the contents of the current catalog and the student handbook.

Appointment and Workload

Part-time instructors are employed on a semester-to-semester basis renewable at the option of Howard College.  In order to become employed as a part-time instructor, applicants must possess certain professional qualifications (see Policy 5.1, B-2 and B-3). 

Compensation for Part-Time Faculty

A.   Part-time instructors in academic (for credit) classes will be paid  $900 per ILU (see ILU table in Policy 6.6).

B.   In some programs, part-time instructors will be paid an hourly rate of $50 per hour due to program requirements and structure of courses (health professions, cosmetology, etc.).

C.   Compensation may vary for part-time instructors being paid from grant funds as stipulated in the grant.

D.   Part‑time instructors in workforce training/continuing education classes will be paid according to the following schedule:

CREDENTIALS

E.    Compensation will be paid in three equal payments on the first banking day of October, November and December for the long fall semester; and March, April and May for the long spring semester.

F.    Part-time faculty will be paid for mini, summer and 8-week sessions on the first banking day following the end of each term. Exception:  If the term ends after the payroll due date pay will be received the following month.

G.   Part‑time faculty who teach TBA courses will be paid according to the formula for TBA courses in Section II.I in the Full-Time faculty section Policy 6.6.

H.   Compensation for teaching Community Education (non-funded) courses will be paid at the rate of $20 per hour.  Due to contracts and special arrangements for these types of courses, exceptions may be necessary and will be at the discretion of the appropriate instructional administrator.

I.    Substitute instructors will be paid at the compensation rate for part-time faculty (see above).

J.   Offsite training: Adjunct faculty will be paid a stipend of $25 for less than two hours, $50 for less than five hours, $75 less for less than eight hours, and a maximum of $100 for more than eight hours if training is required and was approved.  Travel will be paid according to college policy.

K.   Part-time faculty employed by school districts in Howard County, the taxing district of Howard College, will be paid $500 per credit hour for teaching dual credit courses at the high school.