Request for Instructional Support

If this is a new hire to the College of Arts and Sciences, an official transcript should be requested to be sent to casdhr1@mailbox.sc.edu.

If teaching assignments change after receiving RIS approval, contact Christy Stephens (HERBC@mailbox.sc.edu), as these changes can affect the previously approved salary. Do not submit an additional RIS form unless you are instructed to do so.

Academic Unit

Contact Person*
Semester*
Requested Effective Date
The form should be submitted a minimum of four weeks before effective date.
Instructional Support Type*

Faculty Hire

Do you know the name of the faculty/instructor?*
Faculty/Instructor Name
New or Rehire*

If this is a new hire to the College of Arts and Sciences, an official transcript should be requested to be sent to casdhr1@mailbox.sc.edu.

Is this a Dual Employment Hire?*

Credentials and Transcript

In the required faculty credentials section, provide the credentials required for the instructor to cover your classes. Please note that, in order to comply with SACS accreditation standards, undergraduate courses (100-400 level) require a Master’s in the teaching discipline or a Master’s in another discipline with 18 graduate hours in the teaching discipline. 500-level classes and above must be staffed by instructors with PhDs. An official transcript is required before any hiring proposal can be finalized. 

Minimum Required Credentials for Instructor of Record (based on course level)*
Named Faculty Member/Instructor Credentials*
Include the discipline in the degree title

ALTERNATE CREDENTIALS

Per ACAF 1.20, when the credentials of the instructor of record do not meet the minimum qualifications set forth in the policy, but the prospective instructor possesses “outstanding professional experience or demonstrated contributions to the teaching discipline, the individual may be alternatively credentialed.” In cases of alternative credentialing, the course department must explain and provide documentation of the instructor’s alternate qualification(s) to teach a course or courses. This documentation may include “work or research experience, professional licensure or certification, non-credit professional development courses, or other specialized training.”

See the alternate credentials form [pdf] and ACAF 1.20 policy [pdf].

Alternate Credentials
Completed College Review of Faculty Credentials?*
Please indicate if this faculty member's credential have been reviewed and approved by a member of the CAS Dean's Office staff.

Justification for Position

Please use field below to support your unit’s need for instructional support and explain why your unit’s full-time faculty and instructional staff cannot cover these courses. Please provide as much detail as possible. 

  • If you are requesting an FTE or non-FTE instructor position, please list the specific courses (including anticipated enrollment) for which you are requesting support, if the course is a major or Carolina Core course requirement, and if all other sections (if applicable) are full. Please also note if the request is covering a course buyout or other issues, such as an unanticipated departure of an Instructor or faculty member. 
  • If you are requesting additional temporary/adjunct faculty members (TFAC) to cover additional sections needed during registration, please list the course and the anticipated enrollment for which you are requesting support, if the course is a major or Carolina Core course requirement, and if all other sections (if applicable) are full. Please also note if the request is covering a course buyout or other issues, such as an unanticipated departure of an Instructor or faculty member.
  • If you are requesting an overload for a current member of your instructional staff, please clearly explain the need for this instructor to take on additional sections rather than assigning them to a faculty member or TFAC. You will also need to provide the instructor’s current course load (including actual enrollment). Please also note if the course is a major or Carolina Core course requirement, and if all other sections (if applicable) are full. 
  • Please note that should minimum enrollment not be met, your RIS form will be declined. 
Attach Supporting Documentation (optional)
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Course Information: Course 1

If you don’t know the section number, enter ‘Unknown’.
Is this Study Abroad?

Because you answered Yes, please fill out this Study Abroad form by the College of Arts & Sciences.


https://universityofsouthcarolina-yrckc.formstack.com/forms/cas_study_abroad

Low Enrollment Waiver*
Online Course *
Requested compensation must comply with current College guidelines.

Course Information: Course 2

If you don’t know the section number, enter ‘Unknown’.
Is this Study Abroad?

Because you answered Yes, please fill out this Study Abroad form by the College of Arts & Sciences.


https://universityofsouthcarolina-yrckc.formstack.com/forms/cas_study_abroad

Low Enrollment Waiver*
Online Course *
Requested compensation must comply with current College guidelines.

Course Information: Course 3

If you don’t know the section number, enter ‘Unknown’.
Is this Study Abroad?

Because you answered Yes, please fill out this Study Abroad form by the College of Arts & Sciences.


https://universityofsouthcarolina-yrckc.formstack.com/forms/cas_study_abroad

Low Enrollment Waiver*
Online Course *
Requested compensation must comply with current College guidelines.

Course Information: Course 4

If you don’t know the section number, enter ‘Unknown’.
Is this Study Abroad?

Because you answered Yes, please fill out this Study Abroad form by the College of Arts & Sciences.


https://universityofsouthcarolina-yrckc.formstack.com/forms/cas_study_abroad

Low Enrollment Waiver*
Online Course *
Requested compensation must comply with current College guidelines.

Course Information: Course 5

If you don’t know the section number, enter ‘Unknown’.
Is this Study Abroad?

Because you answered Yes, please fill out this Study Abroad form by the College of Arts & Sciences.


https://universityofsouthcarolina-yrckc.formstack.com/forms/cas_study_abroad

Low Enrollment Waiver*
Online Course *
Requested compensation must comply with current College guidelines.

Curriculum Planning & Faculty Credential Approval

Transcript on File*
Alternate Credentials On File*
Does the degree title match transcript on file?*
Degree Type
Requests for Credentials
Academic Planning Review Decision*