Instructional Faculty Overloads
Definition and Eligibility
- An instructional overload occurs when a full-time faculty member is assigned teaching beyond their contractual minimum 45 load points each Fall and Spring, typically 15 credit hours/semester as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement “CBA”.
- Faculty may be offered or may request up to (3) three overload courses (27 load points if 3 teaching credit courses or 30 if teaching 4 credit courses)
- All overload assignments shall be subject to prior approval by the instructional faculty member’s Associate Dean and Dean, consistent with the articles or appendices of the collective bargaining agreement, to include, but not limited to: Appendix C-Teaching Loads, Article 21-Time Accounting, and Article 13-Section A.
- Before offering a “super overload” (more than 27/ 30 points per Fall or Spring Semester beyond the contractual in-load minimum) the Academic Dean shall request approval of the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Scheduling and Operational Guidelines
- Full-time faculty requests for courses, modality, etc. shall be made using the adopted scheduling form for both in-load and overloads.
- Faculty should not interpret overload assignments as creating entitlement, expectation, or guarantee of future overload work. Overloads will be assigned at the discretion of the Associate Dean and Dean. Academic Affairs administration has the authority to offer, assign, modify, or discontinue overload assignments.
Summary Table: Overload Process at PBSC
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Step
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Description/Requirement
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Overload Defined
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Exceeds contract minimums for courses/load points
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Overload Approval
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Associate Dean/Dean of Academic Affairs; case-by-case basis
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Super Overload Approval
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Final approval by the VP Academic Affairs
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Rev. 8/5/2026