12 August 2005

Memorandum No. SSC-05-045

To: Deans, Department Chairs, Program Directors, All Faculty

Subject: OVERLOAD TEACHING POLICY1
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In line with our efforts to rationalize course assignments for a more
 efficient use of human and financial resources, I would like to
 reiterate the present overload teaching policy stated in the Faculty
 Manual, to wit:

“Provided, finally, that no faculty member shall be allowed an aggregate
 teaching load of more than 36 course credit units for the first and
 second semesters of any given academic year, including authorized
 teaching outside the University of the Philippines System, unless
 otherwise given prior authorization by the President or Chancellor due
 to exceptional circumstances.”2

Effective 2nd Semester, AY 2005-06, the policy that overload teaching in
 excess of six units (6) units per semester needs prior authorization by
 the Chancellor will be strictly implemented. Please be advised
 that, except for very meritorious cases, the undersigned Chancellor will
 not grant authorization for overload teaching in excess of the
 limits. Any unauthorized overload teaching shall not be compensated.3

Let me emphasize that the University as much as possible discourages
 overload teaching to ensure a high quality of faculty and student
 performance.4

“The University discourages overload teaching by its faculty members.
 High quality and faculty performance are best assured when faculty
 members take on combined teaching, research, extension, administration
 and study loads within the normal load of 24 units per academic year. To
 protect faculty members from being assigned too much teaching and/or
 to prevent them from voluntarily taking on too much teaching, to the
 detriment of teaching efficiency and effectiveness, there shall be
 limits on the overload and summer teaching which will be compensated
 with honoraria.

Please be guided accordingly.


Sergio S. Cao
Chancellor
1 Discussed in the UPD Executive Committee Meeting held on July 29, 2005
2 2003 Faculty Manual, page 37. Thus, any reference in the same Faculty
 Manual to overload teaching of more than six units per semester, e.g. on
 page 48, should be interpreted to mean that the overlaod teaching in
 excess of six units has prior authorization by the Chancellor (or the
 President).
3 For the summer session, the usual limit on teaching load of two (2)
 courses or six (6) units course credits applies. (See 2003 Faculty
 Manual, page 48)
4 2003 Faculty Manual, page 47 (underscoring ours)