4.2 Definition of Part-Time
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Part-time faculty are non-tenured faculty employed at a single ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ institution or at more than one ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ institution and are subject to the following conditions:
Are employed as-needed, on a per-course, per semester limited term basis at the discretion of the institution and will receive no compensation unless a part-time assignment is given
Are not accruing time toward tenure
Are required to sign a letter of agreement for each appointment period and are not issued contracts
Are not the same as adjunct (courtesy) faculty appointments
Are not eligible for ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ benefits, unless the part-time appointment is regular and .5 FTE or greater, in which case the benefits offered will be based on FTE in accordance with the Employees Categories policy in the Human Resources Administrative Practices Manual
Are required to work an average of less than 30 hours per week over the academic year. Hours worked per week are based on Contact hours. See conversion chart to determine the number of contact hours that can be assigned to the part-time faculty to meet the less than 30 hours per week condition A faculty member employed at an institution at a .75 FTE or greater, other than in a temporary status based on the definition in the Employee Categories policy in the Human Resources Administrative Practices Manual, http://www.usg.edu/hr/manual/employee_categories, must be considered benefits eligible and treated accordingly.
A faculty member employed at an institution at a .75 FTE or greater, other than in a temporary status based on the definition in the Employee Categories policy in the Human Resources Administrative Practices Manual, http://www.usg.edu/hr/manual/employee_categories, must be considered benefits eligible and treated accordingly. For additional information about part-time faculty, see the following sections of the BoR Policy Manual:
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ 1.2.5, Institution Responsibilities
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ 3.2.2, Election of Faculties
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ 8.2, General Policies for all Personnel
ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¢ 8.3, Additional Policies for Faculty
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