Section A: Faculty Duties

III-A-1 General Obligations

A member of a Faculty is immediately responsible to the cognizant Chair and Dean and, according to enactments of the Academic Senate, must:

1. Teach and examine effectively and with due awareness of developments in the field; advise students; supervise students in the conduct of research and/or professional practice;

2. Conduct and publish research (or its equivalent in the professions), report scholarly activities to the Dean and the Provost, and provide copies of published books and monographs to the University Archives;

3. Observe the appropriate norms of ethical conduct expected of teachers, researchers, and other professionals;

4. Attend and participate in departmental and school faculty meetings;

5. Serve on committees and assist in administrative work as needed;

6. Undertake no activities or responsibilities that may interfere with the proper fulfillment of the duties of a faculty member.

In addition, a faculty member is also expected to:

1. Attend university-wide faculty meetings;

2. Be present, in proper academic apparel, at the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit officially inaugurating the academic year and at the annual commencement exercises;

3. Take part in campus activities and events that contribute to the intellectual, social, and cultural life of the University;

4. Participate in the activities and meetings of professional associations.

Faculty members must also observe the following rules governing external University relations:

1. Make no public statement that might be interpreted as an official statement of the University;

2. Consult the Office of Institutional Advancement before any solicitation of funds from past, present or potential benefactor(s), including members of the hierarchy;

3. Apart from personal or social relationships or obligations, consult the President's Office prior to any contact or correspondence with members of the Board of Trustees on any University matter;

4. Notify the President's Office of any invitation to the campus of a government official, or a foreign or ecclesiastical dignitary.

III-A-2 Work Load

The full-time duties of a member of a Faculty comprise teaching, research, and service.

The normal teaching load is three 3-credit courses per semester, to the extent this measure applies to the academic discipline. The mode of delivery of instruction varies widely among and within the disciplines and according to level of instruction (graduate vs. undergraduate; lecture vs. seminar vs. laboratory vs. individual tutoring). The time required to prepare for a given teaching assignment also varies (new or repeated course; duplicate sections of the same course; class small or large).

Accordingly, the appropriate workload and the proportions of time allocated to formal classroom teaching, to student advising and other teaching (e.g. direction of dissertations, independent study), to research, and to administration can vary according to individual circumstances.

The responsibility for the determination of an individual workload rests with the Chair of the Department or, in non-departmentalized schools, the Dean of the School. The determination of an appropriate workload is subject to review by the academic administrator to whom the Chair or the Dean reports.

III-A-3 Obligations to Students

The faculty member is expected to meet a class punctually and regularly and to notify the Chair or Dean when unable to do so. Only those students who have completed registration for the course are to be admitted to class or to dissertation guidance. A faculty member may not reschedule the regular time or place of classes without authorization from the Registrar (cf. III A 7, Class Schedule).

The faculty member is expected to assess the quality of the students' work by examination at the scheduled time and place, or by other appropriate means. The faculty member is responsible for preparing and monitoring examinations. When requested, a faculty member must serve as an examiner at oral examinations required for advanced degrees.

The faculty member must submit grades earned in courses according to the announced schedule. A grade that has been reported may not be changed except for a valid reason stated in writing to the Dean. Explanations of grading systems are found in the Announcements and the Student Handbook, as are regulations governing incomplete work in course and appeals of failing grades.

The faculty member is expected to report to the Chair or the Dean instances of academic dishonesty (cf. Student Handbook).

The faculty member must observe the privacy and confidentiality of all student records (cf. Student Handbook).

III-A-4 Familiarity with University Rules

A faculty member must be familiar with the University's policies and procedures insofar as they apply to faculty rights and obligations, in particular with respect to students, as well as those rules of the University that apply to all personnel. In addition to policies and procedures explicitly defined in the Faculty Handbook, every faculty member is also bound by the rules promulgated in the Announcements of academic programs and the Student Handbook, which are updated and published annually, and by any other rules and regulations issued from time to time through recognized University channels.

III-A-5 Service on Dissertations

Every faculty member shares in the institutional obligation to extend to each student those academic services to which the student is entitled by virtue of matriculation and progress in the course of studies. The direction and supervision of graduate students in their research is a teaching responsibility explicitly prescribed (Cf. III-A-1, General Obligations). The faculty member is accountable in that respect to the Chair of the department and to the Dean. The choice of the major professor is subject to mutual agreement between the student and the professor. The choice must then be approved by the faculty of the cognizant academic unit, in departmentalized schools the Chair of the department, the Dean of the school, and the Vice Provost and Dean for Graduate Studies. The readers of the dissertation or thesis and any subsequent changes in the composition of the dissertation or thesis committee must be similarly approved.

The responsibility of a faculty member to direct or supervise a student's research is circumscribed by three considerations: 1) competence to provide such direction or supervision; 2) reasonable limits of workload of the faculty member; and 3) compelling circumstances that abridge the faculty member's ability to serve in a particular instance.

Inasmuch as each faculty member shares in the collective responsibilities of the academic department, no faculty member is entitled to unilateral self-exemption from those responsibilities. A faculty member may decline to serve as a major professor on a dissertation of a given student, for reasons stated above, but the faculty member cannot be the sole judge of those considerations. Therefore, a faculty member who has reservations about serving as major professor in a given instance must consult with the chair of the department as to reasons for the reservations and as to alternatives available to the department for discharging its obligations to the student.

III-A-6 Assistance in Graduate Student Research

The guidelines below refer to academic assistance given to graduate students by persons other than their faculty advisors or, in the case of candidates for the doctorate, their major professors and other dissertation committee members. Approval given for legitimate assistance referred to below should be in writing so that it will be available to the members of an oral examination board or to other members of the faculty who may review the work of the student.

Utilization of assistance in the preparation of term papers and dissertations refers not only to the writing of such papers and dissertations, but also to the design and execution of the work on which the writing is based.

Routine assistance that is strictly technical, mechanical or clerical, i.e., that is subsidiary in level and scope to the work itself, is permitted. Examples of such legitimate assistance include: typing, coding, rating, proofreading, search for specific bibliographical materials, computer programming, and computer operation.

The following types of assistance may or may not be permitted:

1. Relegation of specific and circumscribed tasks in the execution of the project (e.g., interviewing subjects; organization or pre‑processing of data for the application of a particular statistical procedure).

2. Limited editorial help in the writing of the dissertation.

3. Consultation with an outside expert for the improvement of analysis and interpretation of the results.

In determining the legitimacy of assistance in such or similar cases three governing principles should be observed:

1. Specific approval of the major professor or of the faculty advisor is to be secured in advance, as to both the nature and source of such assistance.

2. Whenever called upon, the student must demonstrate his or her complete and full command, in substance and in reasonable detail, of any aspect of the paper or dissertation. Request for such demonstration is not limited to formal examinations. This means that the student ordinarily should not use instruments, procedures, or methods beyond the scope or level at which he or she is formally trained in course work or which, to the satisfaction of cognizant faculty, he or she has acquired through self‑study.

3. While particular instances of assistance may be legitimate individually (e.g. minor text editing or some help with data processing or relegation of some phases of data collection), they may not be legitimate in the aggregate (text editing and help in data processing and help with data collection).

These guidelines are applicable whether assistance is secured gratis or for payment. For their own protection, however, whenever students engage technical or other legitimate assistance for payment, they should seek competent guidance as to the quality and reasonable cost of such services.

III-A-7 Class Schedule

The Registrar prepares a preliminary schedule for pre‑registration and the final class schedule for each semester of the academic year. Class schedules list the time and place of each course, the instructor, and the time and place of the final examination.

Individual instructors may not unilaterally change the schedule of courses to which they have been assigned. Requests for changes must be made to the Department Chair or the Dean according to the following procedure:

1. The request must be accompanied by a written statement of reasons;

2. In the departmentalized schools, the Chair must forward the request to the Dean of the School;

3. If the Dean approves, the request is forwarded to the Registrar;

4. The Registrar will review the request to assure that it conforms to the policies and procedures for the scheduling of classes and to determine if classroom space is available;

5. If the change is made after the publication of the Final Class Schedule but before the opening of the registration period, the Registrar will inform the registrants of the change;

6. If the change is made after the registration period opens, the Dean or, in departmentalized schools, the Chair who initiates the request for the change is responsible for notifying affected students.

Without the approval of the Provost, faculty may not schedule or require attendance in classes on days on which the University is closed.

III-A-8 Final Examinations

Final examinations are not to be conducted before the final examination period begins. The final examination period for each semester and examination times for individual courses are published in the Class Schedule.

Examinations are held in the regular classroom. Information and forms for requesting an assignment or change of rooms will be distributed to members of the faculty approximately one month before the final examination period. All requests for changes should be returned to the Office of the Registrar no later than two weeks before the examination period.

If additional proctors are needed to supervise examinations, faculty members should consult with the Chair of the Department or the Dean of the School.

Any student reporting two examinations scheduled for the same time should be referred to the Registrar.

Section B: Contracts and Compensation

III-B-1 Terms of Service

The period of service required of members and full-time associates of the Faculties is specified in calendar months. An appointment for an academic year requires approximately eight and one-half months of service, beginning with the date of the opening of classes and ending on the date of graduation. Service may be but is not ordinarily required on holidays or during academic vacation periods announced for the academic year. Regardless of the day of the week or time of year, however, faculty members are expected at all times to meet their professional responsibilities to the University.

Some faculty members and associates hold appointments requiring service over a period longer than eight and a half months. Their service also may be but is not ordinarily required on holidays or during academic vacation periods. Faculty members who hold appointments requiring administrative service before the opening or after the closing of the academic year must arrange their vacation time well in advance with the Provost or the cognizant Dean, Chair, or Director.

III-B-2 Salary Payments

Salary payments to faculty members and associates are customarily made in twelve installments, at the end of each calendar month. The disbursal of salary may be arranged over a shorter period, but in no case over a period shorter than nine months.

The University does not grant salary advances except in cases of grave family, personal or medical emergency. In such cases, the request for a salary advance must be made to the Provost.

III-B-3 Compensation for Administrative Duties

Additional compensation, if any, of faculty members for extended administrative service is determined by the Dean of the School with the approval of the Provost. Such service includes appointments of faculty as associate or assistant dean of a school; chair, associate chair, or assistant chair of a department; director or coordinator of a particular academic program; and principal investigator-administrator of a sponsored research program when the responsibilities include a disproportionately large administrative component in addition to the role as principal investigator.

III-B-4 Moving Expenses

The University will reimburse a new appointee to the Faculty for the cost of transportation of personal and family belongings from the previous place of residence to the Washington area up to a maximum amount or proportion of costs specified annually by the Provost. If an appointee's spouse is also eligible for reimbursement of moving expenses by an employer, the University's payment will be limited to an amount which, when added to that received by the spouse, will not exceed the total of moving expenses.

Allowable expenses are:

1. Charges by commercial shippers based upon weight and mileage, and associated insurance coverage;

2. Charges for private rental of truck or trailer, and associated insurance coverage, gasoline and toll charges.

Expenses are not allowed for:

1. Cost of advance personal travel to the Washington area to locate housing;

2. Charges for personal travel, e.g. for accommodations, food, gasoline, tolls, related to the move;

3. Charges for temporary storage at the point of origin or destination and for delivery to or from temporary storage.

Any exception to this policy must have the approval of the Provost.

III-B-5 Sabbatical Leave

A member of a Faculty holding an appointment with continuous tenure may apply for sabbatical leave during every seventh year of full-time service at the University. Sabbatical leave is defined as a period devoted to research in fulfillment of the academic duty of contributing to the advancement of knowledge by research and by publication of scholarly works. The leave must be justified by its anticipated contribution to the faculty member's academic development and to the University aims, and will be granted only if it does not seriously impair the functioning of the Department or School. On return, the faculty member must submit a report of the activities undertaken to the Dean of the School and to the Provost.

Sabbatical leave may be granted for one semester at full salary or for two semesters at one-half salary, at the rate of the base annual salary. While on sabbatical leave, the faculty member may not engage in gainful employment beyond what is normally allowed during the academic year (cf. Faculty Handbook, III-E-1, Conflicts of Commitment).

An application for sabbatical leave, accompanied by a description of the project to be undertaken and endorsed by the cognizant Department Chair and Dean, must be submitted to the Provost no later than December 15 of the year preceding that for which leave is requested.

III-B-6 Leave of Absence

A member or associate of the Faculty may make application for a leave of absence without salary at any time. The request will be granted only if the absence will not seriously impair the functioning of the Department or School. Ordinarily a leave of absence will not be granted for more than one year and, in no case, for more than two.

An application for a leave of absence is submitted to the Provost and must have the endorsement of the Dean of the School and, in departmentalized Schools, of the Chair of the Department.

III-B-7 Travel

A faculty member may be reimbursed for travel on University business and to professional meetings under policies of the individual schools. Information about the procedures to be followed in requesting support is available in School offices.

Section C: Supplementary Provisions for Clergy and Religious

The Catholic University of America, as a pontifical institution founded and sponsored by the Bishops of the United States, is favored by the presence in its Administration, Faculties and Staff of clerics and religious from numerous dioceses and religious institutes. Detailed below are provisions governing appointments, benefits, and other matters that apply to clerics and religious.

III-C-1 Appointment

In view of the obligations of their status, clerics and religious must have the authorization of their ecclesiastical superiors before accepting an appointment to the University. The President of the University, in turn, observes the courtesy of informing the diocesan or religious Ordinary of the University?s interest in a candidate and requests approval before the University formally offers an appointment. Deans and Chairs of Departments are asked to ascertain the appropriate protocol in each case so that the request may be presented by thePresident and may be properly directed.

Ecclesiastical authorization is further recognized as a condition of appointment in Part II, which provides that ?if a Roman Catholic cleric loses clerical status under any canonical condition that requires his resignation from the University, or if such resignation is required as the result of an ecclesiastical process determining that he no longer may function as a Roman Catholic cleric, or if the cleric or professed religious is recalled by his or her legitimate ecclesiastical superiors even without cause, the University?s contractual obligations shall become void? (II-F-6, .192).

Priests who desire to obtain faculties for ecclesiastical service within the Washington metropolitan area should apply directly to the appropriate Ordinary.

III-C-2 Accommodations

The University at Curley Hall provides a limited number suites and a dining facility for priests and male religious who are employed at the University and who wish to reside on campus. Applications for suites in Curley Hall are made to the Guest Master who, in turn, reviews them with the President prior to approval. Priests and male religious who retire from the University are not eligible to reside in Curley Hall.

Women religious, as well as priests and male religious who do not live in Curley Hall but who do wish to live on campus, can make application for campus housing through the Office of Campus Housing.

III-C-3 Compensation

The compensation of diocesan priests is affected by regulations of the Internal Revenue Service and by amendments to the Social Security Act. In general, a diocesan priest who has been assigned to perform services at the University is treated as performing ministerial services irrespective of the nature of the services performed, and he is classified, for tax purposes, as a self-employed individual. As self-employed, he is entitled to exclude from his gross income received from the University and from any other source to which he renders specifically religious service without benefit of room and board, the amount described as a ?parsonage allowance? under Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code 1954. Residence on campus for the convenience of the University allows the exclusion from gross income of compensation in kind, i.e., the value of accommodations and meals provided by the University. The amount that is determined to be a parsonage allowance or compensation in kind is shown in the annual notice of salary issued by the Provost to members of the Faculties or by the cognizant Vice President to administrative appointees. The University reports to the Internal Revenue Service only the amount specified as salary and not the value of the on campus residence allowance or the parsonage allowance.

III-C-4 Retirement Benefits

As indicated above, a diocesan priest or religious cleric not under a vow of poverty who has been assigned to perform services at the University is classified as a self-employed person and is subject to the self-employment tax authorized by the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) which extended social security benefits to self-employed persons. Unless, within the first two years following his ordination, an individual cleric has applied for exemption from the self-employment tax for reasons of conscience or religious principle, he is responsible for the full payment of the self-employment tax. The University is not responsible for payment of the tax in any amount because the institution is not considered to be the employer of the cleric. Members of religious institutes under the vow of poverty are covered only if the institute has elected coverage under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA), in which case the service is regarded as employment for the institute or an autonomous subdivision of it and contributions are made by the institute, not by the University.

Clerics and religious participate in the University?s retirement plan through contributions to the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) and the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF). The deduction from the enrollee?s salary is based upon the total salary provided, including any parsonage allowance or contribution in kind.

Section D: Special Procedures

III-D-1 The Dean of a School

Authority for Appointment. The President appoints the Dean of each School after consultation with its Faculty. Ordinarily, a Dean is appointed for a term of four years without restriction as to reappointment (Bylaws, Sec. VIII, Par. 2).

Duties. The Dean of a School is responsible to the President, the Provost, the Academic Senate, and the Faculty for the proper functioning of the School. The Dean

1. Provides academic leadership to the Schooland fosters high academic standards;
2. Has general responsibility for the programs of the School, its course offerings, and methods of instruction;
3. In concert with the Faculty and Chairs of the Departments is responsible for the recruitment, retention and development of faculty members;
4. In matters of faculty appointment, reappointment, promotion, and tenure acts as prescribed in Part II of the Faculty Handbook;
5. Admits students to the School;
6. In consultation with the Faculty, is responsible for strategic planning and for the future direction of the School;
7. Develops and manages the budget of the School;
8. Collaborates with the Office of Institutional Advancement in developing resources for the School;
9. Presents an annual report to the President on the condition and progress of the School;
10. Sets and maintains administrative policies;
11. Ensures that University policies and regulations are carried out in the School;
12. During the academic year presides at monthly meetings of the Faculty;
13. Represents the Faculty at meetings of the Academic Senate;
14. Presides in person or through a delegate at oral examinations for academic degrees;
15. Remains available to members of the Faculty and students;
16. Recruits, supervises and evaluates professional staff.

In a School that is not departmentalized, the Dean is also responsible for duties that otherwise would be delegated to Chairs of Departments (cf. III-C-2, The Chair of a Department).

Procedure for Appointment. The procedures for the appointment of a Dean are as follows.

1. Well in advance of the expiration of the term of office of a Dean, and after informal consultations with faculty members and with the official student representative(s) of the School, the President will determine whether to reappoint the incumbent.

2. If the President decides to reappoint the incumbent and the latter is willing to accept reappointment, the President shall without delay present the recommendation to the Faculty of the School for a written consultative vote, first of all the members and then of the tenured members of the Faculty. The results of the balloting will be announced to the Faculty. The President may proceed with the appointment or withdraw the recommendation, at his own discretion, but should not act contrary to the consultative vote without prevailing reasons, which the President shall explain to the Faculty

3. If the President decides to appoint a new Dean, he shall create a Search Committee comprising the following: two members, at least one of whom must be tenured, nominated by and from the Faculty of the School; two members, at least one of whom must be tenured, nominated by the Committee on Committees and Rules of the Academic Senate; and one or two student representatives ‑ one if the School enrolls only graduate students, two if it enrolls both graduate and undergraduate students ‑ nominated by the Graduate Student Association and/or Undergraduate Student Government, respectively. The Provost shall recommend one representative of the Administration ‑ normally a Vice Provost ‑ who, when appointed by the President, will serve as Chairman of the Search Committee.

4. Before the search for candidates is initiated, the President should meet with the Faculty and the Search Committee, either jointly or separately, to discuss the objectives and development of the School, the qualifications of the Dean, and whether or not to seek extern candidates.

5. The Chair of the Search Committee shall see that adequate announcement of the vacancy is made to the University Faculties and Students and, if the search is to extend outside the University, to the academic community at large through advertisement or other appropriate methods. The nature and the mission of the University as a Catholic institution of higher learning shall be made clear. The University's requirement of Affirmative Action for Equal Employment Opportunity shall be observed. The Chairman will be responsible for all administrative matters.

6. The Committee shall maintain strict confidentiality as it screens dossiers of candidates and conducts preliminary interviews with a selected few. At the end of the screening process, the Committee shall choose a small number of candidates and recommend to the President that they be invited to campus for more extensive interviews, as provided in Paragraph 7 below. All documents relating to the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates should be submitted to the President with the results of the voting in the Search Committee.

7. The President should review the list of nominees with the Committee and move directly to invite some nominees to the campus for informal meetings with the Faculty, Students, and Administration.

8. Upon completion of the interviews, and after consultation with the Search Committee, the President shall seek a formal consultative vote of the Faculty according to the procedures noted in Paragraph 2 above.

9. Since all academic deans should hold faculty rank, adequate provision should be made for securing, according to normal procedures and without delay, faculty appointments for extern candidates.

10. Although ordinarily a person appointed as a Dean will be a tenured member of a Faculty or, in the case of an extern, may be granted tenure on appointment, under the usual criteria and procedures, a Dean who does not have continuous tenure at the time of appointment to the office may request that the period of probationary service be extended as provided in the Faculty Handbook (cf. Part II, .022)

In the case of a sudden and unanticipated vacancy in the position of Dean, the President, in consultation with the Provost, shall appoint an Interim Dean. In such event, the President shall initiate the process of selection of a permanent Dean within a reasonable time.

III-D-2 The Chair of a Department

Authority for Appointment. The President appoints the Chair of a Department for a term of three years without restriction as to reappointment according to procedures outlined by the Academic Senate (Bylaws, Sec. VIII, paragraph 3). The procedures require the recommendation of the Dean, made after consultation with the Department. Ordinarily, the Chair is a tenured member of the Faculty.

Duties. The Chairman is responsible to the Department and to the Dean and the Faculty for the proper functioning of the Department. The Chair

1. Provides academic leadership to the Department and fosters high academic standards;
2. Is responsible for the programs of the Department, its course offerings, and methods of instruction;
3. In matters of faculty appointment, reappointment, promotion, and tenure acts as prescribed in Part II of the Faculty Handbook;
4. Assigns faculty duties fairly and equitably, insuring that necessary time is provided for the development of new courses, direction of dissertations, research, and laboratory, editorial, administrative, or supervisory work;
5. Plans for the future development of the Department;
6. Prepares and manages the budget of the Department;
7. Collaborates with the Office of Institutional Advancement in developing resources for the Department;
8. Prepares an annual report to the Dean on the state of the Department and recommendations for its progress;
9. Supervises graduate assistants and departmental employees;
10. During the academic year presides at monthly meetings of the Department;
11. Represents the Department at meetings of the executive bodies of the School.

Procedure for Appointment. The procedures for the appointment of a Chair of Department are as follows.

1. When a vacancy occurs, the Dean of the School shall recommend the appointment of a Department Chair to the President through the Provost. The position of Chair becomes vacant at the end of an incumbent's term of office, after resignation of an incumbent during his term of office, or by decision of the President for cause.

2. In selecting a candidate for recommendation to the President, the Dean shall consult with faculty members of the Department and student representatives and provide opportunity for and give serious consideration to the vote of all regular faculty members of the Department (cf. Faculty Handbook, Part II, A-1, .004).

3. If the consultation and vote support the selection of an extern rather than a member of the Faculty, and if the President so decides, the Dean should initiate a search procedure similar to the one described in the selection of a Dean.

4. In the case of a sudden and unanticipated vacancy in the position of Chair, the President, on recommendation of the Dean and in consultation with the Provost, should appoint an Acting Chair. In such event, the Dean should initiate the process of selection of a permanent Chair within a reasonable time.

III-D-3 Consortium Cross-Registration

Local institutions of higher education in the District of Columbia cooperate through the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Consortium consists of twelve institutions ‑‑The American University, The Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, The George Washington University, Howard University, Marymount University, Trinity College, The University of the District of Columbia, The University of Maryland (College Park) and Southeastern University.

The University also participates in the Washington Theological Consortium, which coordinates programs, faculty exchanges, cross-listing of courses, and library resources among and for its institutions, which include The Catholic University of America's School of Religious Studies, Dominican House of Studies, Episcopal Theological Seminary, Howard University Divinity School, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Washington Theological Union, and Wesley Theological Seminary.

Students following an approved program leading to a degree in any of the institutions have the opportunity to select from the combined offerings of all the institutions the particular courses, not offered at their institutions, which best meet their needs. Students in certain degree programs are excluded, and some courses are not open to participation. Registration and payment of tuition are effected at the student's home institution where the record of academic achievement is maintained in accordance with its policies.

Each student from another university registered through the Consortium ("visiting student") will receive a copy of the Consortium Registration Form, which serves as a class admission card and a student identification card. The form is retained by the student but should be shown to the faculty member at the first regular meeting of class. The names of visiting students will appear on the class list. Visiting students continue to be bound by the academic regulations of their home institutions with respect to changes in registration.

When evaluating and reporting grades for visiting students, the faculty applies the academic standards and grading practices of The Catholic University of America. Grades may be converted subsequently as appropriate to conform to the grading system of the student's home institution before being recorded on the official transcript maintained by the home institution. The faculty is not obliged to change normal grading schedules to accommodate the needs of visiting students. Students who receive a grade of Incomplete are bound by the time limits of their home institution for completing the course work, but an instructor may require the completion of the work according to the regulations of this University.

III-D-4 Assignment of Space

The assignment of space for faculty and administrative offices of the academic units, research laboratories, and libraries is the responsibility of the Provost, Dean, Chair, or Director. The Registrar is responsible for scheduling the use of space allocated for classrooms, seminars, teaching laboratories, and studios.

Ordinarily, an administrative officer or a member of a Faculty or Staff will be assigned to only a single office at any given time. The office of a Dean or Chair of a Department will be considered as the private office of a member of a Faculty who is serving in such capacity. Private offices are assigned subject to the availability of space, the function served, and the need for privacy. Within reason, seniority in rank will be considered when preferences for particular space are expressed.

A member of a Faculty on leave may be asked to surrender use of office space for the period of the leave. In all cases, evidence that space is not being used advantageously may prompt its reassignment.

Professor Emeriti are entitled to office space provided that it is available and is used advantageously. As available, space is also assigned to associates of a Faculty in accord with evidence of need and schedules for utilization.

Research laboratories are assigned solely in response to need.