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Benefits eligibility overview

This guide to Augustana College benefits is organized by types of eligible employees.

Full-time benefit employees

Staff and administrative: 40 hours per week, academic or calendar year employee

Faculty: 24 credit hours per academic year

  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance & AD&D
  • Tuition remission
  • Tuition exchanges
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Flex spending account
  • Life event pay
  • Short-term disability 
  • Other voluntary benefits: term life insurance, critical illness and accident insurance

The following benefit pertains only to non-faculty full-time benefit employees:

  • Paid time off accrual

Part-time full-benefit employees

Staff and administrative: 30-39 hours a week, academic or calendar year employee

Faculty: 18-23 credit hours per academic year; mainly adjunct faculty

  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance and AD&D
  • Tuition remission (pro-rated)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Flex spending account
  • Life event pay 
  • Short-term disability 
  • Other voluntary benefits: term life insurance, critical illness and accident insurance

The following benefit pertains only to non-faculty part-time full-benefit employees:

  • Paid time off accrual (pro-rated)

Part-time partial-benefit employees

Staff and administrative: 20-29 hours a week, academic or calendar year employee

Faculty: 14-17 credit hours per academic year; mainly adjunct faculty

  • Tuition remission (pro-rated)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement
  • Other voluntary benefits: term life insurance, critical illness and accident insurance

The following benefits pertain only to non-faculty part-time partial-benefit employees:

  • Paid time off accrual (pro-rated)

Part-time, no benefits employees

Staff and administrative: 19 hours a week or less

Faculty: 13 credit hours per academic year or less

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement (no match)

Office of Human Resources
639 38th St.
Rock Island, Ill., 61201

humanresources@augustana.edu

Phone: 309-794-7352

Fax: 309-794-8962