SYLLABUS TEMPLATE
COURSE NUMBER, SECTION AND NAME
COURSE TIME AND LOCATION
Faculty members are expected to maintain at least three hours
of office time each week during a semester when scheduled to
teach a class. Faculty members should be available for face-toface conferences with students even for those students
enrolled in online or hybrid classes.
PROFESSOR/INSTRUCTOR:
EMAIL:
OFFICE LOCATION:
OFFICE HOURS:
OFFICE PHONE: (SOME INSTRUCTORS PROVIDE PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS THE DECISION OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND IS NOT REQUIRED).
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A course description is a short (3-4 statements using no more than 50-75 words) summary of the content and expectations for
students. The description should be engaging as well as clear and easy to read. Some descriptions are written in the second person
using “you” or “your” to describe the content in which the student will encounter. The description in the syllabus should include and
expand on the description in the course catalog.
COURSE GOALS
Course goals are intended to describe what a faculty member will cover in a course. The course goals are broad statements about
the content for the course. Typically 4-5 major goals are identified for each course.
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EXAMPLE: Students will gain an understanding of the historical origins of art history.
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES
Student learning objectives/outcomes describe what a faculty member will specifically cover in a course that include student
behavior and learning outcomes that are to be achieved from the course. These objectives/outcomes use action verbs to specifically
describe what the student will be able to do after completing the course. The statements should be observable and measurable.
Student learning outcomes typically have three parts, behavior, condition, and criteria. The three colors indicate the three parts that
objectives contain.
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By the end of the semester, students will be able to (action verb-must be observable), using the (condition student will
perform the behavior), as measured by (evaluate the behavior - how often?, how well?, how much?).
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EXAMPLE: By the end of the semester, the students will be able to organize Mayan art chronologically using the three major
periods (pre-classic, classic, post-classic) as measured by a timeline of events.
COURSE PREREQUISITES (IF ANY)
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COURSE TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Teaching and Learning Style
2. Technology Expectations
3. Class Assignments - the table should contain an explanation and point value for each assignment
Assignments
Explanation
Points
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Assignment 4
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Exam 1
Final Exam
Total Points
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Attendance Policy
Tardy Policy
Participation Policy
Classroom Conduct and Civility
Plagiarism
Late Work/Incomplete Work Policy, etc.
Tentative Course Schedule of Assignments and Exams
Week
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Date
Topic
Readings/Assignments/Exams
DETAILED GRADING SCHEME EXAMPLE
Assignments
Participation
Quizzes
Final Exam
Total Final Grade
40%
30%
20%
10%
100%
Explanation
Explanation
Explanation
Explanation
LETTER GRADE EXAMPLE
This example is provided for demonstration purposes only. Instructors are to create their own grading scheme based upon UTSA
guidelines found http://utsa.edu/infoguide/ch4ug.html#uggrades.
The final course grade will be based on the following scale:
(Plus or Minus scoring is determined by each college)
A = 93-100
B = 88-92
C = 78-87
D = 70-77
EXTRA CREDIT (PROVISION OF EXTRA CREDIT IS DETERMINED BY THE INSTRUCTOR)
The instructor for the course determines extra credit and the policy, if any.
F = 0-69
UTSA SERVICES AND POLICIES
Information about the following services/policies can be found at: http://provost.utsa.edu/syllabus.asp
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Counseling Services - http://utsa.edu/counsel/
Student Code of Conduct and Scholastic Dishonesty - http://utsa.edu/infoguide/appendices/b.html#sd
Students with Disability Services - www.utsa.edu/disability
Supplemental Instruction Services - http://utsa.edu/trcss/si/
Transitory/Minor Medical Issues - http://provost.utsa.edu/syllabus.asp
Tutoring Services – Tomás Rivera Center - http://utsa.edu/trcss/tutoring/
The Roadrunner Creed - https://utsa.edu/about/creed/
COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE
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copy is also available at the Reference, Circulation and Multimedia Center service desks in the Library. For local guidance,
please contact the UTSA Library at 210.458.7506 and check the information at
http://lib.utsa.edu/About/Policies/copyright.html.
CHANGES
This syllabus is provided for informational purposes regarding anticipated course content and schedule of courses. It is
based upon the most recent information available on the date of its issuance and is as accurate and complete as possible.
I reserve the right to make any changes necessary and/or appropriate. I will make every effort to communicate any
changes in a timely manner. Students are responsible for the awareness of these changes.