Dual Appointment Agreement
Last Revision: 06/21/2016
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Appendix A – Part Time Compliance Statement
Acknowledgement of the USG Part-time Policy Compliance Statement (Refer to the Academic & Student
Affairs Handbook, Section 4.2, Definition of Part-Time).
Part-time faculty are non-tenured faculty employed at a single USG institution or at more than one USG
institution and are subject to the following conditions:
1. Are employed as-needed, on a per-course, per semester limited term basis at the discretion of
the institution and will receive no compensation unless a part-time assignment is given
2. Are not accruing time toward tenure
3. Are required to sign a letter of agreement for each appointment period and are not issued
contracts
4. Are not the same as adjunct (courtesy) faculty appointments
5. Are not eligible for USG benefits, unless the part-time appointment is regular and .5 FTE or
greater, in which case the benefits offered will be based on FTE in accordance with the
Employees Categories policy in the Human Resources Administrative Practices Manual
6. Are required to work an average of less than 30 hours per week over the academic year. Hours
worked per week are based on Contact hours. See conversion chart (in the Employee
Categories policy in the Human Resources Administrative Practices Manual,
http://www.usg.edu/hr/manual/employee_categories) to determine the number of contact
hours that can be assigned to the part-time faculty to meet the less than 30 hours per week
condition
A faculty member employed at an institution at a .75 FTE or greater, other than in a temporary status
based on the definition in the Employee Categories policy in the Human Resources Administrative
Practices Manual, http://www.usg.edu/hr/manual/employee_categories, must be considered benefits
eligible and treated accordingly.
Compliance Statement:
I certify that I have read the above policy and am in compliance with this policy.
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