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
- Enter Teaching Credits / Semester — the total credit hours you are assigned to teach.
- Set Prep Hours per Credit / Week — typically 2 hours of prep per contact hour is a standard guideline.
- Enter Office Hours / Week and Service Hours / Week (committee work, governance).
- Add Research Hours / Week for time dedicated to scholarship, writing, or grant work.
- Enter your Number of Advisees and Hours per Advisee / Semester, then set Weeks per Semester.
- Review Total Weekly Hours and the Workload Intensity rating — over 50 hours/week is flagged as 'Very Heavy'.
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