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Syllabus Guidelines
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Purpose and Value
A syllabus is an academic agreement that establishes the academic relationship between instructors and students in a course, used as the basis for communication and accountability. It communicates course expectations, organizes information, sets the tone for the learning environment, maps the path of student learning, and provides accountability. A carefully constructed syllabus helps clarify course goals and learning objectives, assessment and evaluation standards, grading policies, and expectations for student and faculty behavior.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Criteria for Accreditation require that a syllabus be placed on file in the department for each course taught and that students must be provided written information about the goals and requirements of each course, the nature of the course content, and the methods of evaluation to be employed.
Guidelines
Every regularly scheduled academic course, regardless of delivery method (e.g., traditional, media-enhanced, lab, or web), must have a written syllabus distributed to students enrolled in the course. The syllabus should be posted electronically in the course management site for the class and be available to students by the first day of class.
A syllabus for each course taught each semester during each academic year (Summer, Fall, Spring) shall be placed on file in the department offering the course. Only one syllabus is required for course offerings with multiple sections. Department syllabi should be
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Syllabus Guidelines
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Purpose and Value
A syllabus is an academic agreement that establishes the academic relationship between instructors and students in a course, used as the basis for communication and accountability. It communicates course expectations, organizes information, sets the tone for the learning environment, maps the path of student learning, and provides accountability. A carefully constructed syllabus helps clarify course goals and learning objectives, assessment and evaluation standards, grading policies, and expectations for student and faculty behavior.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Criteria for Accreditation require that a syllabus be placed on file in the department for each course taught and that students must be provided written information about the goals and requirements of each course, the nature of the course content, and the methods of evaluation to be employed.
Guidelines
Every regularly scheduled academic course, regardless of delivery method (e.g., traditional, media-enhanced, lab, or web), must have a written syllabus distributed to students enrolled in the course. The syllabus should be posted electronically in the course management site for the class and be available to students by the first day of class.
A syllabus for each course taught each semester during each academic year (Summer, Fall, Spring) shall be placed on file in the department offering the course. Only one syllabus is required for course offerings with multiple sections. Department syllabi should be