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The Department chair determines courses to be taught in the summer. Priority is given to those courses required in the Department's undergraduate and graduate curricula. Contributions to the University's summer programming and other elective courses are encouraged. Elective courses may be scheduled when there is sufficient ºÚÁÏÉçÇø demand to assure full enrollment.

Summer courses must be self-supporting; i.e. they must generate tuition income adequate to cover expenses. Section 6.6 of MUPIM clarifies the eligibility of faculty for summer appointments and appointment procedures, and requires that summer session teaching be made equally available to all members of the tenured and tenure track faculty.The University does not permit the use of “guaranteed” summer session teaching as a recruiting inducement or as compensation for administrative work.It is University practice to determine summer faculty salaries as a percentage of each faculty member's annual salary (typically 3% of salary per credit hour). This percentage can be reduced as necessary to match expenses to income.

Summer workshop budgets are considered separately from summer course budgets. Workshop proposals are submitted to the Office of Lifelong Learning, but require department Chair approval. As with summer courses, workshops must generate tuition income adequate to cover expenses. The Department encourages active faculty participation in summer workshops.

Normally, unclassified staff are appointed for the full year. Therefore, separate summer appointments are not necessary. Unclassified staff can direct or participate in workshops, or teach summer courses, with the approval of the Chair and to the extent that typical job duties are not compromised.

Summer appointment of the Chair of the Department, or Chair designate, is determined by the Dean of the College of Creative Arts.