Can I be required to work an overload schedule or to teach a summer course?
No faculty member on a 9-month appointment can be required to work outside the dates of the established academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters). In other words, faculty members on a 9-month appointment cannot be required to teach or perform other duties from the last official day of the Spring quarter until the first official day of the Fall quarter. With regard to overload teaching, Article 13 of the AAUP/UC contract states, Overload teaching shall be permitted only in emergency situations. Deans and academic unit heads are expected to staff courses as necessary to cover for faculty members on leave of absence or sabbatical through planned employment of visiting or adjunct faculty. Preferably, adjunct faculty should be given at least 65% annual appointments so as to give them the protections and benefits of the AAUP/UC contract. See Article 13 for details on the required minimum pay for overload teaching.
