118.1 Organization: Summer Session

118.1 Organization: Summer Session

A. Background

The Furman University Summer Sessions are organized separately from the regular academic year and are designed to provide both enrichment and remedial opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students or recertification opportunities for teachers. The director is responsible to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean.

B. Policy

Any faculty member may enter into a separate Summer Session contract issued by the Director of the Summer Sessions.

C. Guidelines

1. No faculty member is obligated to teach in Furman Summer Sessions, nor can the University guarantee summer teaching for any member of the faculty.

2. In order to teach in a summer session, a faculty member must be recommended by the department chair and approved by the Director of the Summer Sessions and the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean.

3. Academic departments should provide for a rotation of members for summer teaching.

4. Academic departments should offer a variety of courses and programs for both undergraduate and graduate students where appropriate.

5. Special programs designed to appeal to particular groups, such as teachers in the public schools, are encouraged for the summer.

6. The salary scale for summer work is based on a percentage of the teacher's regular salary for the session immediately past. This percentage is determined by the administration in view of available resources.

7. When tuition realized from a course in the Summer Session is less than the amount required to pay the instructor, the contract may be renegotiated either to adjust to the salary or to cancel the course.

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