Courses
1 WU = 1 credit hour.
Course / assignment
Credits
Sections
MDes thesis supervision
Fixed per policy — thesis chair = 1 WU per student; committee member or advisor = 0.5 WU per student.
Thesis chair
0
0.00WU
Committee member / advisor
0
0.00WU
Study abroad & honors courses
1 WU = 1 credit hour. Note: overages in study abroad don't qualify for standard overage compensation.
Course / program
Credits
Sections
Other teaching (hours-based)
Special assignments not covered above — enter estimated hours (÷ 48.5 = WU estimate).
Teaching overages above your baseline count toward a 1–3 WU course release, additional compensation, or accrual to the following AY. All overages and accruals must be documented on the APR.
Low = 1.25 WU · 59 hrs
Medium = 2.50 WU · 118 hrs
High = 3.75 WU · 177 hrs
Active research & creative process
The sustained generative work underlying everything — fieldwork, studio experiments, iterative making, writing in progress. Covers the policy's open "research activities" and "creative activities" rows.
Research process (low)
Research process (medium)
Research process (high)
Creative process (low)
Creative process (medium)
Creative process (high)
Prof development (low)
Grant proposals & administration
Effort toward securing or managing funding — separate from the research work the grant supports.
Internal grant (low)
Co-PI grant (medium)
PI federal grant (high)
Grant admin co-PI (medium)
Grant admin PI (high)
Scholarly outputs
Tiers follow the policy directly. Regional vs. national/international conference papers are different tiers. Standard peer-reviewed journal articles = Medium; high-impact journal articles = High.
Conference paper — regional (low)
Poster presentation (low)
Published proceedings (low)
Essay / short article, non-peer reviewed (low)
Peer-reviewed short-form (low)
Conference paper — national/intl (medium)
Exhibition catalog essay (medium)
Book chapter (medium)
Peer-reviewed journal article (medium)
Curating exhibition (medium)
Special journal issue editor (medium)
Scholarly journal editor (medium)
Single-author book (high)
Edited book (high)
High-impact journal article (high)
Keynote — national/intl (high)
Creative outputs & exhibitions
Completed or exhibited outcomes — distinct from creative process work logged above.
Exhibition participation (low)
Lead exhibition (medium)
Lead exhibition (high)
Creative outcome (low)
Creative outcome (medium)
Creative outcome (high)
TT and tenured faculty: 9–12 WUs expected (30–40% of total). Professional development from this bucket capped at 1.5 WUs/AY. Activities can span multiple years — log only hours spent this AY.
Low = 0.625 WU · 30 hrs
Medium = 1.25 WU · 61 hrs
High = 1.5–2.5 WU · 73–121 hrs
Service to the university
UC-level committees, task forces, Faculty Senate, AAUP.
Committee member (low)
Committee member (medium)
Committee chair (high)
Task force (low)
Task force (medium)
Task force (high)
Faculty Senate (low)
Faculty Senate (medium)
Faculty Senate (high)
AAUP rep (low)
AAUP rep (medium)
AAUP rep (high)
Service to the college (DAAP)
DAAP-level committees, reviews, and task forces.
DAAP committee (low)
DAAP committee (medium)
DAAP committee (high)
DAAP RPT ≤3 (low)
DAAP RPT ≤4 (medium)
DAAP RPT 5+ (high)
Dean Review (low)
Dean Review (medium)
Dean Review (high)
Search committee (low)
Search committee (medium)
Search chair (high)
Steering committee (low)
Steering committee (medium)
Steering committee (high)
Ad hoc committee (low)
Ad hoc committee (medium)
Ad hoc committee (high)
Equity & Inclusion (low)
Equity & Inclusion (medium)
Equity & Inclusion (high)
Student affairs etc. (low)
Student affairs etc. (medium)
Student affairs etc. (high)
Service to the school
SoD-level work. Minimum 1.5 WUs required (TT) or 2.5 WUs (tenured & PoP) from this category.
Portfolio reviews (low)
Portfolio reviews (medium)
Portfolio reviews (high)
Mentorship (low)
Mentorship (medium)
Mentorship (high)
School RPT ≤2 (low)
School RPT ≤3 (medium)
School RPT 4+ (high)
Search committee (low)
Search committee (medium)
Search chair (high)
School committee (low)
School committee (medium)
School committee (high)
Initiative (low)
Initiative (medium)
Initiative leadership (high)
Recruitment (low)
Recruitment (medium)
Recruitment (high)
Service to the program
Program-level committees, course leadership, student references.
Program committee (low)
Program committee (medium)
Program committee (high)
Lab management (low)
Lab management (medium)
Lab management (high)
Course leadership (low)
Course leadership (medium)
New course dev (high)
Student refs <10 (low)
Student refs 10+ (medium)
Student refs (high)
Professional & community service
Service to the field, discipline, and broader community.
Prof org committee (low)
Prof org leadership (medium)
Prof org leadership (high)
Community committee (low)
Community leadership (medium)
Community leadership (high)
Editorial board (low)
Editorial board (medium)
Editorial board (high)
Journal peer review (low)
Journal peer review (medium)
Journal peer review (high)
Book manuscript review (low)
Book manuscript review (medium)
Book manuscript review (high)
Industry engagement & professional practice
Required for Professors of Practice; optional for others. Uses research-tier WU values (L=1.25, M=2.5, H=3.75).
Cap: 7.2 WU / AY
Industry engagement (low)
Industry engagement (medium)
Industry engagement (high)
Consultation (low)
Consultation (medium)
Consultation (high)
Knowledge gen (low)
Knowledge gen (medium)
Knowledge gen (high)
Knowledge dissem (low)
Knowledge dissem (medium)
Knowledge dissem (high)
Professional development (service-facing)
Development oriented toward service, leadership, or professional expertise.
Cap: 1 WU / AY
TT: minimum 1.5 WUs to the school. Tenured & PoP: minimum 2.5 WUs. Expected total: 3–6 WUs for TT/tenured (5–20% of load). Industry engagement capped at 7.2 WUs/AY; service-facing prof dev capped at 1 WU/AY.
Teaching
Research
Service
SoD baseline: 30 WUs/year. Teaching 50–60% (15 WU), research 30–40% (9–12 WU), service 5–20% (3–6 WU) for TT and tenured faculty. The 47–50 hour per WU convention is informal — your School Director is the authoritative source.