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Part-Time Lecturer Evaluations

Overview

Part-time Lecturer evaluations are primarily overseen by the Department and/or College, and any questions regarding evaluation should be directed to them first. The period and type of review undergone by the Faculty Member is determined by the lecturer's length of employment and contract type.

In the 2024-2025 Academic Year ALL Part-time Lecturers will be required to submit their WPAF through the Interfolio submission system.

Create your own OR use the instructions below to auto-generate your Summary of Assigned Duties. Do NOT ask your Dean's Office.

The classification of "full time lecturer," per UPS 210.070, Section II, "shall refer to the time base to which one is entitled under the terms of the academic-year or multi-year contract."

Access to Interfolio is available through the CSUF faculty portal. There will be 13 categories for comprehensive reviews and 6 categories for abbreviated within Interfolio for Lecturers to upload their documents. When your case is ready in Interfolio, you will receive an email message from the system (sample email).

Please note that there will also be a Fall evaluation cycle this year for Lecturers who only teach in Fall semesters or for whom Fall 2024 is their second semester of teaching. For Counselors (CAPS) and Library Faculty there are some documents that are specific to their portfolios and are listed under the Templates and Forms section below.

UPS 210.070 defines the four types of evaluations. The period of review for each evaluation type is different and the type of evaluation that Lecturer faculty undergo is determined by length of employment at CSUF and terms of current contract:

  1. 6-year comprehensive evaluation
  2. Year 3 of 3 periodic evaluation (usually abbreviated; comprehensive by request)
  3. Annual Periodic evaluation (abbreviated or comprehensive)
  4. Range Elevation evaluation (standalone or in combination with a 6-year/Year 3 of 3)

Descriptions and materials to aid in the preparation of all evaluation types, except Range Elevations, are provided on this page. Further information about Range Elevations can be found on the FAR Range Elevation Information Page.

WPAF Prep Tips

  • 1
  • Expect to prepare a WPAF for evaluation EVERY year, unless notified otherwise. OR if you are in years 1 or 2 of a 3-year appointment.
  • 2
  • First, gather and organize PDFs of all required documents
  • 3
  • Use logical naming convention for WPAF documents that helps reviewers identify contents.
  • 4
  • Create WPAF Table of Contents last
  • 5
  • Contact Department Chairs, mentors, or senior faculty with Portfolio style or content questions

6-Year Comprehensive Evaluation

  • Fall 2024 WPAF submission deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Spring 2025 WPAF submission deadline: February 17, 2025

Standard Period of Review: Fall 2019 - Current Submission Deadline

  • Part-Time Faculty in their sixth consecutive year of lecturer employment at CSUF undergo a comprehensive Evaluation
  • In a comprehensive evaluation, the period under review is the time from the date of hire through the submission deadline for the WPAF in the current Academic Year.
  • The data and documentation for this type of review will encompass 5 1/2 years ( 11 Semesters) worth of activities

Year 3-of-3 Periodic Evaluation

  • Fall 2024 WPAF submission deadline: October 1, 2024
  • Spring 2025 WPAF submission deadline: February 17, 2025

Standard Period of Review: Fall 2022- Current Submission Deadline

  • Part-Time Faculty in the third year of a three-year appointment will normally undergo an abbreviated three-year periodic evaluation unless they also are applying for range elevation (comprehensive evaluation) or their chair or appropriate administrator requests a comprehensive evaluation 
  • In these periodic evaluations, the period under review is from the beginning of the three-year appointment through the submission deadline for the WPAF in the current academic year
  • The data and documentation for this type of review will encompass 2 1/2 years ( 5 Semesters) worth of activities

Annual Periodic Evaluation

Fall Evaluation Cycle:

  • Fall 2024 WPAF submission deadline: October 1, 2024
    • Period of Review for Initial Annual Periodic Review: Spring 2024- Current Submission Deadline
    • Standard Period of Review: Fall 2023 - Current Submission Deadline

Spring Evaluation Cycle:

  • Spring 2025 WPAF submission deadline: February 17, 2025
    • Period of Review for Initial Annual Periodic Review: Fall 2024- Current Submission Deadline
    • Standard Period of Review: Spring 2024 - Current Submission Deadline
  • Part-Time Faculty within the first five years of lecturer employment at CSUF will undergo an annual periodic evaluation
    • The evaluation will be comprehensive in years 1 and 3
    • The evaluation normally will be abbreviated in years 2, 4, and 5
  • In the first year of employment, all documentation submitted for evaluation will encompass only 1 semester's worth of academic and professional activities.
  • The review period for subsequent evaluations begins at the start of the semester of the previous evaluation and ends on the file due date
    • The data and documentation for this type of review will encompass 1 academic year or 2 Semesters worth of material

Faculty Resources and Documents

Templates and Forms