MAP teaching credits accumulate according to the following rubric as approved by the faculty in 2002.

"The faculty endorses the President's and Dean's recommendation that faculty shall accumulate teaching credit of 1/6 of a course for teaching a 4 or 6 credit MAP and ¼ course for an 8 credit MAP to be applied in accordance with a memorandum from the Dean's Office dated April 5th. It further endorses the President's and Dean's commitment to minimize any resulting departmental curricular disruptions. The faculty supports the principle that for part-time and temporary faculty compensation shall generally take the form of an appropriate stipend."

When a faculty member accumulates a total of a course she or he may opt to teach one fewer course in an academic year. It is important for the faculty member and department to plan carefully for this so that the curriculum of the department is not seriously affected. The faculty member and department should discuss the plan with the Dean.

A faculty member may incorporate MAP credits as a part of a scholarly leave. If a faculty member is approved for a sabbatical leave and wishes to extend that leave for a full year, the MAP teaching credit can contribute to the half of salary not provided by the leave. MAP salary compensation is based upon a three course sabbatical leave which leaves two remaining courses in an annual teaching assignment. The salary for the year-long leave will be 50% salary plus 50% * (# MAP course credits/ 2courses). For example, if a faculty member has completed 6 MAP credits (compensated as 1 course credit), a full-year leave would be compensated at 50% + 25% of the faculty member's ordinary salary. Or, if a faculty member has completed 8 MAPs (compensated as 1.33 course credits), a full-year leave would be compensated at 50% + 33 % of her or his salary. Requests for such credit toward leave pay should be submitted at the time of the leave proposal. Normally only credits completed by the end of the spring semeste r (n ot including the subsequent summer) preceding the leave will be included in the leave compensation.

In the case of a term faculty member (who cannot accrue enough MAP credits to equal a full course) we will pay the individual $1000/ full MAP. In extraordinary cases where a regular, continuing faculty member cannot take a course release in compensation for a MAP, we will apply the cash compensation in lieu of course credit. Such situations need to be discussed with the Dean of the College.

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow A department may apply for a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow to help ameliorate the curricular effects of MAP compensation. The Mellon Fellow serves for two years and teaches two courses/year. Each year the Fellowship frees up one course release for a mentor to the Fellow, and one further course release that can be used to ameliorate MAP compensation in the form of course release, leave enhancement or support for EKI curricular offerings.