Adjunct Instructor FAQs

Applicants must possess an MSW or Masters degree in a related behavioral science discipline. Applicants with a social work degree must have and maintain a valid social work license. For the online programs, online teaching experience is preferred but not required.

TSSW pays $1,670 per credit hour. For practicum courses, instructors are paid $5,000 per full-time practicum course and $3,332 per part-time practicum course.

• Fall Semester: adjunct instructors are paid September, October, and November
• Spring Semester: adjunct instructors are paid February, March, and April
• Summer Semester: adjunct instructors are paid June and July

Please review the Tulane University benefits eligibility information to determine which benefits are available to you.

Interested individuals may apply to be an adjunct instructor here.

Please review both the Tulane University Faculty Handbook and the TSSW Student Handbook for comprehensive information.

Responsibilities of the Faculty Practicum Liaison include:

• Meeting with students in Practicum Seminar, and individually as needed, to facilitate peer problem solving, provide support, and ensure integration of learning.
• Making virtual site visits with the practicum instructor and student to assess student progress and to maximize effective communication with the students, the School, and agencies.
• Initial handling of all practicum problems and making referrals of problems, when necessary, to the Director;  
• Review and sign Safety & Supervision, Timesheet, Learning Goals and Evaluation forms in IPT.
• Assign semester grades in Gibson
• Evaluating current internship placements and practicum instructors regarding their suitability for continuation.

Course assignments are made on a semester by semester basis and are subject to the needs of the University.

An instructor may be not be eligible for additional course assignments for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to:

• Infractions related to discrimination on the basis of race, class, gender, or any other status
• Poor student evaluations
• Loss of social work license
• Not using Canvas
• Canceling live sessions/class meetings
• Not recording online live sessions
• Failure to submit final grades by the deadline
• Noncompliance with any other school or university policy

No. Due to FERPA and school policy, TSSW requires instructors to communicate with students via their official Tulane accounts. TSSW administration will communicate with you exclusively via your Tulane email account.

Tulane uses MyTulane, also known as Canvas, as its LMS. Resources are located here.

TSSW recommends that instructors update their student grades weekly at a minimum.

Please review the academic calendar for the most up to date information per semester.

Grades in Canvas can be changed after you enter them. Final grades on a student’s transcript can be changed with the permission of your Program Director. This may include updating an Incomplete to a final grade. Please request a Grade Change form from TSSW’s Academic Affairs.

All of our online courses consist of both synchronous and asynchronous content. Each class will have a scheduled live session per the class schedule.

Tulane uses Zoom for online courses. Any instructor assigned to an online course will be provided a Zoom Pro account, and Tulane's Zoom resources are here.

No. Our online courses have required live sessions which meet at scheduled times during the semester. This is typically once per week. Live session times cannot be changed because our students are registered for multiple courses per semester. Any change to one class would effect their other class times. Typically online course live session times are scheduled in the evening to accommodate working students. You cannot cancel a live session.

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Our Academic Affairs Department is listed here.