Section 302.1

Section 302.1 Faculty Office Hours Policy

For the purpose of consulting with students, full-time faculty members shall hold office hours totaling at least 5 hours per week. Office hours shall be scheduled on at least 3 weekdays at times that adequately serve the needs of students. Office hour schedules on fewer than 3 weekdays must be endorsed by the department chair and approved by the dean or director; they should be requested for reasons directly related to faculty workload, such as committee responsibilities, research, special assignments and other professional demands. When an office hour schedule is disapproved by the chair or dean, reasons must be provided in writing to the faculty member within 5 working days of the request. Office hour schedules (in terms of number of hours and number of days) shall be commensurate with the teaching fraction for part-time faculty. Problems that are related to office hour schedules are to be resolved by the dean or director in consultation with the department chair.