{"id":5239,"date":"2017-01-10T14:25:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T20:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/ie_policy\/degree_program_instructional_delivery_full-time\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:42:09","slug":"degree_program_instructional_delivery_full-time","status":"publish","type":"ie_policy","link":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/full-time-faculty-sufficiency-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Full-Time Faculty Sufficiency Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>McNeese State University is committed to maintaining academic quality through the expertise of qualified faculty.&nbsp;To support the University\u2019s educational mission, a strong core of full-time faculty is essential for effective instruction, curriculum oversight, and engagement in out-of-class responsibilities. This policy aligns with SACSCOC&nbsp;<em>Principles of Accreditation<\/em>&nbsp;Core Requirement 6.1 (full-time faculty) and Standard 6.2.b (program faculty).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McNeese aims for at least 60% of courses in each major discipline to be taught by full-time faculty (tenured, tenure-track, visiting, non-tenure-track, or other full-time designation).&nbsp;Exceptions may be considered when part-time faculty with specialized certifications or unique expertise enhance the learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In unforeseen circumstances, such as the unexpected departure of a full-time faculty member, the University may temporarily adjust this ratio. Appropriately credentialed part-time faculty may teach at a higher rate than the standard guideline for no more than one academic year to ensure student progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Institutional Research &amp; Effectiveness (IRE) reviews the percentage of courses taught by full-time faculty on a semesterly basis and reports the status to the provost and vice president for academic affairs. When the percentage of full-time faculty falls below the policy threshold, a corrective action plan is developed to ensure policy is met and an interim instructional plan is reviewed and approved according to established IRE procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading display-3\">Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This policy is distributed via the University Policies webpage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","policy_types":[12],"class_list":["post-5239","ie_policy","type-ie_policy","status-publish","hentry","policy_types-academics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ie_policy\/5239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ie_policy"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ie_policy"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ie_policy\/5239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17489,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ie_policy\/5239\/revisions\/17489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"policy_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/policy_types?post=5239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}