1.

Eligible NSF must have a minimum of two years of credit for courses taught in the department where the additional allocation is requested at the time the request for additional credit is made and must have an appointment in the bargaining unit during the 2005-06 academic year.

2.

Individual requests for additional credit may be submitted beginning September 1, 2005. All requests for additional credit must be received in the campus academic personnel office no later than November 30, 2005

3.

Additional credit granted pursuant to this Appendix will be considered equivalent to employment defined in Article 7b.A.2 and 7c.A.1. If additional credit is granted, the total combined service credit may not exceed 15 quarters or 10 sememsters.

4.

Courses submitted for consideration must be directly related to the NSF's current teaching appointment.

5.

If allocations of service credit are made under the terms of this side letter, the quarters/semesters allocated may not be used to support another Continuing Appointment.

6.

The decision of the University to grant or not to grand additional credit under the terms of this Appendix is at the sole discretion of the University and is not submect to Article 32--Grievance or Article 33--Arbritration. Allegations of procedural violations of this appendix shall be subject to the full grievance and arbritration provisions of this contract. However, the arbritrator shall have not have the authority to substitute his/her judgment for that of the University's with respect to the relevance of the course credit submitted, or to require the University to allot or not allot additional course credits.