[Course Rubric and Number]; Revised Fall XXXX]
New Faculty: This is the format for the Official Course Description which has been
developed by your discipline and will be provided to you by your coordinator. The copy
that is provided to you will include course objectives and evaluation standards. You will
need to include a copy of the Official Course Description for each student with your
syllabus. This course description will be helpful to you in identifying priorities in teaching
your class. Be sure that the Disabilities statement is included on the copy you receive from
your coordinator.
If you need a copy of the Official Course Description for one of your courses, you can
access it electronically from the College website by following the instructions provided
below.
The syllabus, Part II is also on the College website. There are 2 ways to access it:
1. Go to the EPCC web site.
2. on the left side, click on Courses and Degrees
3. That will take you to a site with several boxes, go to the second box
on the right side.
4. Click on syllabi
5. That will take you to a site where you can then click on the letter of the discipline name i.e., M for
Music, scroll down to find the course.
OR
1. Go to the EPCC web site
2. at the top click on faculty and staff
3. that will take you to site where you click on catalogs and schedules
4. that will take you to a site with several boxes, go to the second box on the right side
5. same as 4 and 5 above.
Please emphasize the importance for every student to receive both Part I and Part II of the course syllabus.
Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Curriculum Office at 831-2648.
El Paso Community College
Syllabus
(Part II)
Official Course Description
SUBJECT AREA
Use only approved subject area
COURSE RUBRIC AND NUMBER
Rubric and number
COURSE TITLE
Title as it appears in Catalog
COURSE CREDIT HOURS
____________:______
Credits Lec Lab
I.
Catalog Description
[Include the verbatim description as it appears in the current Catalog as well as prerequisites, co-requisites, and lab
fees.]
[Include other specialized entrance requirements, if applicable.]
[Course Rubric and Number]; Revised Fall XXXX]
II.
Course Objectives
[Three options are available: 1.) the discipline will determine whether to list the course objectives only, 2.) to use unit
titles and list a set of objectives for each unit, or 3.) to list general objectives, followed by unit titles and specific
objectives. Unit titles are optional.]
[A basic-level performance objective is the minimum statement of an objective that is acceptable for the syllabus. It
must be achievable and measurable. The minimum acceptable statement of performance for an objective will contain
1.) an action verb (e.g. write, draw, define), and 2.) a description of what the student will be able to do/demonstrate at
the end of the course.]
[Option one—Include learning objectives only]
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the student will be able to:
A.
B.
C.
[etc.]
[Objective 1]
[Objective 2]
[Objective3]
[Option two—Include unit titles and objectives. While six units are suggested for most courses that choose this option,
the number of units will vary, depending on the course content.]
A.
1.
2.
3.
[etc.]
Unit I [Title of Unit]
[Objective 1]
[Objective 2]
[Objective 3]
B.
1.
2.
3.
[etc.]
Unit II [Title of Unit]
[Objective 1]
[Objective 2]
[Objective 3]
C.
Unit III [Title of Unit],[ etc.]
[Option three—Include general objectives, followed by unit titles with specific objectives for each unit.]
[Course Rubric and Number]; Revised Fall 2001
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the student will be able to:
III.
A.
B.
C.
[ etc.]
[General Objective 1]
[General Objective 2]
[General Objective 3]
1.
a.
b.
c.
[etc.]
Unit I [Title of Unit]
[Specific Objective 1]
[Specific Objective 2]
[Specific Objective 3]
Evaluation
[Course Rubric and Number]; Revised Fall XXXX]
[Include all the requirements for the course as determined by the college-wide discipline. Individual instructors will
describe their specific grading criteria in the “Instructor’s Course Requirements” which will precede this section of
the syllabus.]
[Several items may be appropriate in this section: 1) The general guidelines for grading as agreed on by the faculty of
a discipline, 2) The criteria to be used to determine whether students have met the stated objectives of the course,
and/or 3) The processes of preassessment (whether for challenge or diagnosis), postassessment, and remediation.
Single space any narrative material.]
IV.
Disability Statement (Americans with/Disabilities Act [ADA])