Part-Time Faculty Contracts

As a result of the 2018 part-time faculty negotiations, CNM moved from a contact-hour-based methodology for the calculation of course pay, to a methodology based on credit hours.

Course pay will now be calculated based on credit hour, degree status, and tier, for lecture hour courses. Non-lecture courses (labs and studios) will be based on credit hours and tier only. With the conversion to the credit hour methodology for the calculation of course pay, part-time faculty in steps A and B will be combined into a single category designated as Tier 2. All other part-time faculty (those in steps E and F) will be combined into a single category designated as Tier 1.

The per credit hours rates (PCH) for lecture, lab, and studio are listed in the chart below. The most recent change will be effective at the beginning of the 2025 Spring Semester.

Contractual agreements (classes assigned) through Workday - Period Activity Pay establish standard criteria for the Human Resources Department to process faculty load and compensation on a term-by-term basis. This allows part-time faculty to accept and acknowledge courses online through Workday.

Part-Time – 1 class per year to remain in the ‘active’ pool

• No term requirement, but can teach 1-5 classes per term for all three terms
• May be offered 4-5 classes per term

*The compensation for any course is based on either Tier One or Tier Two qualification and on any one of these four factors: Lecture Only, Lecture & Lab Combination, Lab Only, or Studio Only.

Benefits of FLAC

Part-time faculty who teach full-term assignments will receive pay during the first pay period after the course begins. An instructor receiving health benefits will automatically have their pay extended so that deductions for premiums will continue in order to ensure that insurance coverage remains intact. If an instructor who previously received benefits drops below eligibility, pay will not be extended for that semester, unless a new request is made to extend pay over the breaks.

Pay for short-term courses will be divided by the number of paychecks within the start and end date of the course part-of-term.

Supplemental Pay

Effective with the Spring Semester of 2024, if instructors are required to attend departmental meetings or an orientation, they shall be paid at $36.00 per hour for a maximum of four (4) hours per term for those meetings. With the approval of the Dean, faculty members may be paid a maximum of twelve (12) additional hours a term for additional instructional related work that does not include classroom time that may include Convocation, Faculty Focus Day, CTL Training, participation in the Framework for Quality Education Badge Programs, and for completion of the collaborative self-review for an approved consensus or template course. 

Other required or optional departmental activities are part of the regular workload. Instructors will receive the rate of pay per each course taught and will perform required duties on campus as determined by their Dean. This shall include all meetings, preparations, and other professional duties as determined by their Dean, other than the once- per- term department meetings or orientations previously mentioned.

Notice to Retirees With Part-Time Teaching Assignments

According to Educational Retirement Board (ERB) regulations, employees who are collecting a retirement under the ERA defined benefit or defined contribution plan may work for an ERB-covered employer after retirement but must be approved to work by the ERB. Information regarding the rules for returning to work, the approval process and restrictions for working can be found on the ERB website. Questions regarding the rules to return to work should be directed to the ERB at 866-691-2345. Individuals hired by CNM who are collecting a retirement under the ERA defined benefit or defined contribution plan must provide CNM Human Resources with a copy of the approval to return to work from the ERB upon hire.