L&S Appointment Levels for Short-term Instructional Staff (STS) and Lecturer Student Assistants (LSAs)
This document lists appointment levels for Academic Year short-term instructional staff (STS) and lecturer student assistants (LSAs) in the College of Letters & Science. This page was updated in February 2025.
Short-term instructional staff (STS) and lecturer student assistants (LSA) appointments are based on the credit/contact time for a course, regardless of the instructional title. Instructional tasks accounted for in the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) include supervising student assistants, holding office hours, and course preparation/grading, etc.
STS and LSA Standard Appointment Levels for Instructional Appointments
|
Credit/Contact Time |
First Course |
Second Course |
|---|---|---|
| 1 credit | 10% | 20% |
| 2 credits | 20% | 40% |
| 3 credits | 33.4% | 66.7% |
| 4 credits | 40% | 80% |
| 5 or 6 credits | 50% | Contact TLA for approval. |
Special Situations:
- LSA appointment levels may be supplemented with professional development.
- TLA should be consulted to determine the appropriate appointment level for STS instructors or LSAs teaching three courses in a semester, courses involving field research, instructors with appointments in multiple departments, or instructors with significant non-instructional duties.
- Summer Term STS appointments follow a different process and appointment levels outlined Guidance for Summer Sessions appointments in L&S.
Primary Contacts for L&S Administration
- Rob Schultz, Instructional Program Manager for Teaching & Learning Administration
- Cathy Yu (teach.learn@ls.wisc.edu), Administrative Assistant for Teaching & Learning Administration