保单号码: 2.8

政策部分: 学术事务

修订日期: 2019年12月16日

1.  政策声明

It is the policy of the University that faculty and academic administrators who hold full-time appointments at the University have full-time commitment to the University during the months that they are under contract. These persons are not entitled to extra compensation from the University for services performed for the University except as indicated below.

2.  目的

The purpose of this policy is to outline extra compensation that is allowed or not allowed under this policy and extra compensation that 需要教务长的批准.

3.  补充支付

Supplementary pay covers payments in addition to a faculty member’s nine month contract for teaching, 研究, or administrative effort that is usually conducted outside the regular academic year.  A faculty member on a nine month appointment may receive up to three months of supplementary pay in any fiscal year. 例如, a faculty member with external funding may elect to charge up to three months (33.3%) of their academic salary to grants and contracts. Others may receive a one or two month summer stipend at one-ninth of the previous academic year salary per month as part of a contract. Faculty may also receive supplementary pay for teaching during the summer sessions.

4.  非凡的支付

Extraordinary pay covers payments for effort that is above and beyond normal work schedules. 换句话说, extraordinary pay is in addition to the nine month academic year salary plus the supplementary pay discussed above or in addition to a twelve month academic year salary. Such exceptional compensation does require specific approval by the Provost except for the following activities:

1. Service as departmental chair or director of a center, program, institute, etc.
2. Teaching in 执行 education programs.
3. Teaching in the Intersession programs.
4. Teaching or participating in the Graduate Liberal Studies programs.
5. Teaching in SMU Global and Online programs.
6. Awards or prizes such as “Teacher of the Year Award.”

Intersession, 执行, and continuing education teaching is to be regarded as extraordinary only to the extent that participation is over and above regular teaching loads. 任何其他超值薪酬的情况, 包括支付超负荷教学费用, either within a faculty member’s home 学校 or for service in another 学校, 需要教务长的批准.

5.  服务的责任

Tenured and tenure-track faculty are not eligible to receive extra compensation for service duties, unless well in excess of contractual expectations. 例如, student support activities such as supervising graduate students, 独立研究, 监督考试, 或部门服务, 学校, and university committees or editorial review boards are considered normal service activities and are typically not eligible for extra compensation.

Non-tenure track faculty members who are asked to do service are eligible to receive extra compensation for service duties when service is not part of the responsibilities specified in their contract. Non-tenure track faculty members who are asked to do significant service should have released time from the twelve credit hour teaching load to perform that service instead of receiving extra compensation.

6.  绩效奖金

Performance bonuses granted as part of the normal merit annual review process are allowed. Granting a bonus outside this process will require advance consultation and written approval by the Provost’s Office.

7.  问题

问题 regarding this policy should be directed to the Office of the Provost.

修改后: 2019年12月16日

采用: 一九九四年六月一日