Academic Affairs and Personnel

School of Nursing Workload Policy

General Unit to Effort Equivalency Formulas

Unit equivalencies for full academic year (4 quarters) are:

32 units (9 IWC) over 4 quarters is 100%, and appointment percentage is determined by X units/32. Any unit amount over 31.5 units shall be rounded up to 32 units.

For less than full academic year appointments, 8 units (2.25 IWC) in one quarter is considered 100%, and appointment percentage is determined by X units/8.

APRN Courses

Theory courses: Teaching units = academic units associated with the course as a baseline.

Clinical courses: Teaching units = academic units associated with the course as a baseline for a full clinical group, as long as the student group is comprised of 7-9 students.

          *Exception: If a group is less than 7 students or more than 9 students, unit credit will be reduced or increased proportionately to reflect the actual number of students in the group.
         *Exception: N4xxC and N4xxD courses will receive 4 teaching units (1.125 IWC), subject to student enrollment as noted above.
         *Exception: N4xxE courses will receive 2 teaching units each (0.5625 IWC), subject to student enrollment as noted above.
        *Exception: N437A/B, N438A/B, N439B, and N416B will receive 4 teaching units (1.125 IWC), subject to student enrollment as noted above.

Lecturer’s input about appropriate student placements is expected as part of their course responsibility.

Prelicensure Courses

Theory courses: Teaching units = academic units associated with the course as a baseline.

Clinical:           Units for direct student supervision reflect clinical time using this formula:

                        1 unit = 0.28125 IWC = 6 hours/week x 5 weeks = 30 hours

                        2 units = 0.5625 IWC = 12 hours/week x 5 weeks = 60 hours

                        4 units = 1.125 IWC = 24 hours/week x 5 weeks = 120 hours

                        For each 5 week clinical rotation + 1 unit for grading assignments

                       *Exception: N169/N467 Immersion = 3 units (0.84375 IWC).

                      *Exception: N171 = 6 units (1.6875 IWC).
 

                     OSCE = 8 hours per quarter (equivalent to 0.26 unit or 0.073125 IWC).
                     If a lecturer is assigned more or less than 8 hours of OSCE per quarter, unit credit will be assigned proportionately.

Skills Labs:       each assigned 4 hr Skills Lab per quarter = 0.13 unit (0.0365625 IWC)

Simulation:      each assigned 8 hr Simulation per quarter = 0.26 unit (0.073125 IWC)

                       *Exception: If a lecturer is assigned a 6 hr or 12 hr Skills Lab or Simulation, unit credit will be assigned proportionately.

N150A/150B Fundamentals Lab Coordinator = 4 units per quarter (1.125 IWC), in addition to teaching units (if applicable). N174 Lab Coordinator = 2 units per quarter (0.5625 IWC), in addition to teaching units (if applicable).N171 Public Health site placement by lead faculty (if assigned) = 1 unit per quarter (0.28125 IWC).N169/N467 Immersion Coordinator (if assigned) = 2 units per quarter (0.5625 IWC).

Nurse Specialty Coaching (NSC) = 1 unit per quarter (0.28125 IWC) for three 1-hour-long student appointments per week.
Group Academic Advising (if assigned):  1 unit per year for 10 students, or 0.01 unit per student/year (0.0028125 IWC).

Hospital-Specific Orientations = Lecturers will be compensated for external hospital-specific orientations which lecturers are required to complete before teaching at an external hospital. The number of units is determined by X hours/30.

General Provisions

Team Teaching: units will be assigned by the Program Director to instructors

Course Lead (designated by Program Director): 1 additional unit

Large Courses:

For each comprehensive exam, readers are expected to complete grading in no more than one hour (if assigned), weighted at 0.03 unit per exam (0.0084375 IWC).

 

Self-Supporting Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Courses

Teaching units = academic units associated with the course as a baseline.

Unit equivalencies for full academic year (4 quarters) are:

32 units (9 IWCs) over 4 quarters is 100%, and appointment percentage is determined by X units/32.
Any unit amount over 31.5 units shall be rounded up to 32 units.

For less than full academic year appointments, 8 units in one quarter is considered 100%, and appointment percentage is determined by X units/8.