Required Syllabus Statements

2022-2023 Guidelines

• Download the 2022-2023 Guidelines for In-person Classes as a word document.
• Download the 2022-2023 Guidelines for Online Classes as a word document.

All faculty members must provide students a syllabus on the course Moodle page. In keeping with the University’s commitment to the best pedagogical and assessment practices, all syllabi must include the required 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
• An explanation of when and how you will hold office hours (In-person, Teams, Zoom, combination, etc.), and how you use office hours in the context of the course
• Course purpose and learning objectives
• Schedule of classes with due dates
• Methods of Evaluation/Activities
• Evaluation tools
• Performance criteria
• 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 2022-2023 Guidelines for In-person Classes.

All syllabi for online courses must indicate the following:

• Your email address and phone contact
• An explanation of when and how you will hold office hours (Teams, Zoom, etc.), and 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 with due dates
• Methods of Evaluation/Activities
• Evaluation tools
• Performance criteria
• Grading standards or descriptors, including method of determining final grade
• The full text of all required syllabus statements for online classes is in the 2022-2023 Guidelines for Online Classes.

Requirements for University Core Course Syllabi

All Foundation-Level Core courses should 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 2022-2023 Guidelines for In-person Classes or the 2022-2023 Guidelines for Remote Classes.