Developing Your Course Syllabus
The Course Syllabus is the official course outline. Each Instructor is required to provide the syllabus to the students at the beginning of the term. One copy should also be given to your department chair, director, or division dean the first week of class. A comprehensive syllabus contains the following elements:
- College name and address
- Instructor name
- Instructor office location, availability, and phone extension
- Course Title, number, CRN number, credits, meeting time and place.
- Term and year
- Course description
- Course prerequisites, if any
- Instructional materials, (e.g., textbooks, supplies, equipment)
- Major assignments (exams, essays, projects)
- Tentative calendar, if appropriate to the course
- Grading criteria
- Attendance and make-up policy
- Instructional Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) statement
- Flexibility statement (e.g., "Assignment/exam calendars may be changed in response to institutional, weather or class problems")
Optional Content
- Instructional approach/theory
- Campus resources available
- Equal opportunity statement
- Statement specific to course content
- Cheating/plagiarism statement