Syllabus Guidelines

The course and section number and title

Name of instructor, office phone number and address, email address

A general description of the course, its location and meeting times

Required textbooks (where used). Include ISBN numbers if available (See also Ordering Textbooks)

Course outline, if possible by week

Due dates for papers/projects and exam dates including final exams (if a 100 or 200 level course, you are encouraged to have graded work available for your review by the dates for Early Warning Grades. (See Religious Observances and Rescheduling Classes and Examinations)

Expectations of students

Attendance policy including handling of religious holidays, inclement weather, excused absences, makeup exam

Office hours (See Faculty Expectations)

Reminders about academic integrity including Honors Pledge

Arrangements for students with disabilities

How courses will be continued/completed in case of an emergency that will close the University for an extended period of time.

Because commercial firms have been paying people to take notes and course materials which firms copyright and sell, faculty members may wish to take preventive measures. Legally, course materials and tests are a tangible medium such as written or recorded lectures, Power Point presentations, study materials and tests are copyright protected and the ability to copy and distribute materials unless it is for personal use and with instructor’s permission is illegal. Faculty may wish to inform students on the course syllabus that the lectures and course matter are copyright protected and that written instructor consent must be obtained for reproduction and distribution of lecture notes and course material, especially for commercial use. Materials may be marked copyrighted e.g., @ 2001 Smith. For more information please go to Student Unauthorized Distribution or Commercial Selling of Course Materials or Notes.