Required Syllabus Statements
2023-2024 Guidelines
All faculty members must provide students a syllabus on the course Moodle page, as a hard copy on the first day of class, or a combination of both. In keeping with the University’s commitment to the best pedagogical and assessment practices, as well as helping to create a welcoming environment for students, all course syllabi must include the statements on academic integrity, assessment disclosure, accessibility, mental health, non-violence, ethics of information, and the Learning Commons.
All syllabi for in-person courses must indicate the following:
- Your office location, phone contact, and email address
- Consider including your pronouns and for electronic syllabi, a photo
- An explanation of how you use office hours in the context of the course along with information on when and how you will hold office hours (in-person, Teams, Zoom, combination, etc.)
- Course purpose and learning objectives
- Schedule of classes meetings and locations (if applicable)
- Descriptions of assignments with due dates
- Methods of Evaluation/Activities
- Evaluation tools
- Performance criteria, including attendance and participation expectations/guidelines
- Grading standards or descriptors, including method of determining final grade
- The full text of all required syllabus statements for in-person classes is in the 2023-2024 Guidelines for In-Person Classes.
All syllabi for online courses must indicate the following:
- Your email address and phone contact
- Consider including your pronouns and a photograph
- An explanation of when and how you will hold office hours (Teams, Zoom, etc.), along with an explanation of how you use office hours in the context of the course
- Explanation of course structure (all synchronous, combination of synchronous/asynchronous, etc.) and platform for delivery (Teams, Zoom, etc.)
- Required technologies for students to be successful in the course
- Course purpose and learning objectives
- Schedule of classes and description of assignments with due dates
- Methods of Evaluation/Activities
- Evaluation tools
- Performance criteria, including attendance and participation expectations/guidelines
- Grading standards or descriptors, including method of determining final grade
- The full text of all required syllabus statements for online classes is in the 2023-2024 Guidelines for Online Classes.
Requirements for University Core Course Syllabi
All Foundation-Level Core courses must include syllabus language that reflects the revitalized Core and includes one priority student learning outcome for the Core identified at the department level. All Exploration-Level Core courses should include syllabus language that highlights the multidisciplinary intentions of exploration-level courses. More information and the full required statements for Core courses is in the 2023-2024 Guidelines for In-Person Classes or the 2023-2024 Guidelines for Online Classes.
