Credit and non-credit courses taught in addition to a normal load are considered overload. "Normal load" is evaluated in the context of the faculty member's academic unit and is equivalent to the unit's and the institution's estimate of a full-time combination of teaching, research, and service functions. Overload teaching is considered to be in the category of outside activities, although the instructional services usually are rendered within the University. Therefore, amounts of time and remuneration are not to exceed the guidelines stated in the policy on Outside Activities and Extra Compensation in the University Academic Handbook. Prior notice to, and approval by, the faculty member's administrative officer are required before the beginning of overload activity. Except in emergencies, overload is not permitted within the faculty member's school or division. That is, a faculty member may not teach regularly on an overload basis within the department or school to which that faculty member has been appointed. Questions concerning faculty overload which cannot be resolved at the academic unit level should be referred to the Office of the Dean of the Faculties at IUPUI.


Teaching Loads: Full-time Faculty

The Trustees of Indiana University have established an expectation that faculty in most schools on the IUPUI campus will teach six sections per academic year, taking into account the higher research expectations of this campus in comparison with the regional campuses where eight sections per year is the norm. However, the Trustees also recognize that the actual teaching assignment for an individual can best be determined at the department or school level. For this reason, the Trustees have set specific expectations for departments and schools in terms of the whole unit instead of individuals. As long as the department or school is meeting its expected capacity, individual faculty may have differentiated teaching assignments to take into account research, administration, professional service, and service to the University. Department chairs and deans are responsible for establishing the teaching assignments of individuals consistent with the expected capacity of the whole unit.