1. General Policy
   
   In keeping with the nature of the University and its stated objectives, Point Loma Nazarene University maintains adequate numbers of full-time faculty for the course offerings. From time to time, the employment of adjunct faculty may be both necessary and desirable.
   
   Most of the conditions under which adjunct faculty should be employed can be anticipated. They are as follows:
   
   
   1. Full-time persons moving to adjunct status. Full-time, permanent faculty members may change to an adjunct relationship for several reasons, including 1) partial-load teaching beyond formal retirement, 2) reduced load for research or advanced study, 3) health reasons, and 4) expanding professional activities.
   2. New adjunct. The conditions under which additional teaching personnel might be hired are the following:
      
      
      1. To replace a full-time faculty member moving to adjunct status for one of the reasons listed above.
      2. Larger than anticipated enrollment in a given course necessitating the immediate addition of another section.
      3. An expanding department/school creating the need for less than a full-time additional faculty member.
      4. Need for specific expertise not possessed by full-time faculty.

When these needs are present, it is assumed that the University will employ adjunct faculty to meet them, even though the basic position of the University is to maintain a teaching faculty of individuals hired full-time by the University. With the exception of the last item above, the needs for adjunct faculty are obviously temporary in nature, and should be considered as such.

College deans work with department chairs/school deans in the recruiting, selecting, and employing adjunct faculty. The only obvious difference is the usual necessity of looking to local persons for adjunct faculty positions. Academic and personal qualifications for adjunct faculty are assumed to be comparable to those for full-time faculty.

A permanent full-time faculty member moving to a temporary adjunct relationship may be expected to maintain his/her regular rank, even though working less than full-time.

All adjunct faculty members are employed under a "letter of appointment" which is renewable on the basis of University need. The commitment may be for a semester or a year.

Full-time faculty moving to adjunct status may be employed either on a contractual or letter of appointment basis, depending upon the circumstances.

Adjuncts are not voting members of the faculty. Participation in department/school meetings is at the option of the department chair/school dean.

2. Salary
   Adjunct faculty are normally paid by the unit. The pay basis is the same as summer sessions compensation for regular faculty.
   
   At the option of the Provost, an adjunct faculty member teaching a major load during prime working hours may be paid a proportionate regular salary based on 32 teaching units as a full load. It assumes no advising, committee responsibilities, or other usual faculty duties other than those directly related to teaching.
   
   For ranked faculty, the compensation for summer sessions or, in rare cases, overtime teaching is determined by that individual's rank and the rates established for that year. For lecturers, the college dean makes a judgment on classification.
   
   
3. Benefits
   Adjunct faculty teaching half-time or more may participate in the health insurance program on a prorated basis.