Purpose

Every course must have a complete, thorough, and accurate syllabus, which must be made available to students in Canvas.

Scope

This policy applies to all faculty.

Policy

The more thorough the syllabus, the less likely students will be to misunderstand or misinterpret the professor’s expectations. At a minimum, a syllabus must include contact information and office hours, a course description, required books and materials, grading parameters for the course, including a list of assignments with due dates and point values or percentage of total points, learning outcomes for the course, and university policy statements. Professors should be as explicit as possible about expectations and policies regarding attendance, late work, assignments, and any other matters affecting grades. These documents must include required syllabus components, which are outlined in the Academic Syllabus Components section of the Forms and Handbooks folder on the Faculty and Staff Portal.