Workload

Important dates
  • Dec 1 - Workload consultation meeting between Chair and faculty member
  • Jan 25 - Consultation meeting between Chair and Dean
  • Jan 31 - Faculty are notified of workload assignment for the next academic year

General guidelines

Tenured Track faculty total workload is 24 credits per academic year, divided among teaching workload hours, research/scholarship/creative activity (RSCA) workload hours, and workload hours for documented service or administrative duties.

College Lecturers and Professors of Practice total workload is not to exceed 30 credits per academic year. Normally, College Lecturers will teach 4 courses of 3 to 4 credits per semester, with the remainder of the 30 credits assigned to service or other defined activities.


workload guidelines by college

College of Arts & Sciences

College of Business

College of Engineering

College of Health

College of Law 

College of Public Affairs and Education 

Mailing Address
Office of the Provost
Cleveland State Univeristy
2121 Euclid Avenue, AC 333
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
Parker Hannifin Administration Center, Room 333
2300 Euclid Avenue
Phone: 216.687.3588
Fax: 216.687.9290