LETTER OF AGREEMENT

Pursuant to Article 10.4 of the Agreement of August 23, 2002, between The Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors, Inc., and the Board of Trustees for The Connecticut State University, the parties agree that full-time faculty workload credit in the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Nursing at Southern Connecticut State University shall be computed as follows:

Full-time Faculty Members

1. Workload credit may be accumulated by any of the following methods as specified in this undergraduate letter of agreement, or by combining credits as specified in the graduate program letter of agreement for the Department of Nursing.

2. Clinical Practice

Faculty members who teach clinical sections shall receive nine-tenths (9/10) credit for every one (1) hour of clinical teaching.

3. Nursing Intervention and Health Assessment Laboratory Courses

Faculty members who teach clinical sections of NUR 306, NUR 304, NUR 309 and NUR 406 shall receive four-fifths (4/5) credit for every one (1) hour of clinical teaching.

4. The lead teacher in a clinical course, as designated by the department chair for each semester, shall receive an additional one-half (0.5) hour load credit for duties pursuant to this role.

5. NUR 407

A faculty member assigned to teach theory content and supervise students conducting community projects shall receive four (4) credits: one (1) credit for teaching theory and three (3) credits to supervise clinical projects.

6. BSN PROGRAM

To meet the needs of undergraduate students, a full-time faculty member shall be assigned three (3) hours load credit per semester to coordinate the admission and progression of undergraduate students, and to coordinate level activities.

7. RN-BSN PROGRAM

To meet the needs of Registered Nurse (RN) students, a full-time faculty member shall be assigned one and one-half (1.5) hours load credit per semester to coordinate the admission and progression of RN undergraduate students.

8. CONTINUING EDUCATION

To meet the professional development needs of practicing registered nurses, a full-time faculty member shall be assigned one and one-half (1.5) hours load credit per semester to coordinate continuing education programs offered by the Department of Nursing.

9. It is further agreed that the student/faculty ratio shall be:

a. Six (6) to eight (8) students per clinical section. The level of students in the curriculum and their learning needs shall be factors in considering student/faculty ratios. If a faculty member has more than one (1) clinical section per week with different students in each section, consideration shall be given for the lowest ratio. Faculty who have fifteen (15) or more students per week shall receive an additional five-tenths (5/10) credit.

b. Ten (10) to twelve (12) students per three (3) hour health assessment laboratory section or nursing intervention courses.

c. RN-BSN student clinical ratios: three-fourths (0.75) credit per one (1) hour of clinical teaching for up to ten (10 ) students per section.

These ratios shall apply individually, not collectively, and may be waived by the written mutual consent of the faculty member, the Department Chairperson and the Dean of the School of Health and Human Services.

Part-time Faculty Members

9. Part-time faculty assigned to clinical sections shall receive load credits as follows:

a. Five (5) credits for courses/sections with six (6) hours of clinical;

b. Six point five (6.5) credits for courses/sections with nine (9) hours of clinical;

c. Seven point two (7.2) credits for courses/sections with ten point five (10.5) hours of clinical;

d. Eight (8) credits for courses/sections with twelve (12) hours of clinical.

11. Part-time faculty assigned to nursing intervention and health assessment laboratory courses shall receive load credits as follows:

a. Four-fifths (4/5) credit per one (1) hour laboratory session;

b. Additional partial credit is allocated by the department chairperson for additional duties such as open lab supervision and additional lab duties. Additional credit awarded shall not exceed point three (0.3) credit.

SCSU-AAUP	SCSU Administration
Date	Date

1/14/2003