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Faculty Workload Calculator

Calculate teaching, research, and service load balance for university faculty.

Inputs

Results

Total Weekly Hours

55 hrs

Workload IntensityVery Heavy
Teaching %65.5%
Research %18.2%
Service & Advising %16.4%
Contact Hours / Week12
Prep Hours / Week24
Total Semester Hours825
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Teaching Credits / Semester — the total credit hours you are assigned to teach.
  2. Set Prep Hours per Credit / Week — typically 2 hours of prep per contact hour is a standard guideline.
  3. Enter Office Hours / Week and Service Hours / Week (committee work, governance).
  4. Add Research Hours / Week for time dedicated to scholarship, writing, or grant work.
  5. Enter your Number of Advisees and Hours per Advisee / Semester, then set Weeks per Semester.
  6. Review Total Weekly Hours and the Workload Intensity rating — over 50 hours/week is flagged as 'Very Heavy'.

How the result changes with Teaching Credits / Semester

Teaching Credits / SemesterTotal Weekly Hours
2.426.2 hrs
8.444.2 hrs
1667 hrs
2285 hrs

What each input means

Teaching Credits / Semester
Credit hours taught per semester.
Prep Hours per Credit / Week
Hours spent preparing per credit hour each week.
Office Hours / Week
Weekly scheduled office hours for student meetings.
Research Hours / Week
Hours per week dedicated to research and writing.
Service Hours / Week
Committee meetings, governance, and service work.
Number of Advisees
Number of students you advise.
Hours per Advisee / Semester
Total advising hours per student per semester.
Weeks per Semester
Number of instructional weeks in the semester.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Teaching Credits / Semester = 12, Prep Hours per Credit / Week = 2, Office Hours / Week = 4, Research Hours / Week = 10 = 8 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total Weekly Hours
    Total Weekly Hours
    55 = 55
  3. Calculate Workload Intensity
    Very Heavy = Very Heavy
  4. Calculate Teaching %
    Teaching %
    65.5 = 65.5%

Engine last updated .

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