| Title: | Academic Course Work Taken by Faculty or Non-Teaching Professionals |
|---|---|
| Policy Owner: | Provost & Office of Faculty and Staff Labor Relations |
| Applies to: | Faculty, Staff |
| Campus Applicability: | Storrs and branch campuses |
| Effective Date: | September 25, 2014 |
| For More Information, Contact | Office of Faculty and Staff Labor Relations |
| Contact Information: | (860) 486-5684 |
| Official Website: | https://hr.uconn.edu/employee-relations/ |
Background and reasons for the Policy:
To provide guidance to faculty and non-teaching professionals on the circumstances under which they may take a course for credit during the employee’s regular work hours.
Purpose of Policy:
To support the University’s need to ensure effective delivery of instructional and other services for which faculty and non-teaching professional staff are hired and to mitigate against conflicts of commitment.
Expected Institutional Outcome:
To support uninterrupted delivery of programs, instruction and services.
Applicability of Policy:
Faculty and Non-Teaching Professionals.
Policy Statement:
No member of the faculty or non-teaching professional staff may take for credit any academic work at this institution or elsewhere during the employee’s normal work time/days, without written approval of his or her Dean or Director. The Dean or Director may consult with the Office of Faculty and Staff Labor Relations regarding flexible schedule options.
Responsibilities:
The Provost, Deans and Department Heads and other supervisors have a responsibility to support compliance with this policy by faculty and staff in their units.
Policy History
Supersedes version of policy effective 06/23/2008