All faculty members are required to have a minimum of 1.5 hours per week of face-to-face office hours for every three credit hour course being taught on campus in the Fall and Spring semesters. In addition, all faculty members are required to have a minimum of 1.5.hours per week of office hours for every three credit course taught online during the Fall and Spring semesters, during which time they are available to students in that course electronically and/or by telephone. During summer semesters, a minimum of 45 minutes per week of office hours are required for every three credit hour course being taught.
Any additional office hours beyond the required minimums stated above are at the discretion of the faculty member in terms of being face-to-face, electronic, or at other locations. All scheduled office hours are to be clearly delineated on course syllabi as well as posted on the faculty member’s office door. In addition, faculty members are required to submit their office hours to the department office at the beginning of each semester, where a master list of all faculty and their office hours will be created.
Adopted 12/11/2013