Course Syllabus
REG 02.20.7
Authority: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
History: First Issued: 1995. Last Revised: October 14, 2003. Additional History
Information.
Related Policies:
NCSU POL11.35.1 - Code of Student Conduct Policy
NCSU REG02.20.3 - Attendance Regulation
Additional References:
Disability Services Office
Council
on Undergraduate Education GER Objectives and Learning Outcomes Examples
Tutorial on Creating GER Student Learning Outcomes
Contact Info: Dean, Undergraduate Academic Programs (919-515-3037)
1. Faculty are required to provide students with a written course syllabus which
follows the guidelines below, on the first day of class.
Syllabi are to be submitted to the University
Courses and Curricula Committee (UCCC) as part of a new course proposal or
a revision of an existing course. Courses with multiple sections may submit
an example syllabus from a single section.
A course syllabus includes:
1.1. Instructor's name, office address, telephone number, e-mail address, regularly
scheduled class meeting times, and office hours for out-of-class consultation.
1.2. Course prerequisites or restrictive statements.
1.3. Designation of course, if applicable, as a General Education Requirement
(GER). GER information on course syllabus should include should include:
1.3.1. GER category or categories (such as Natural Sciences or Humanities-Literature);
1.3.2. GER objectives for category or categories as developed by the Council
on Undergraduate Education
and,
1.3.3. student learning outcomes related to GER objectives; outcomes are generated
by faculty teaching the course (they may be included among other learning
outcomes in D. below. For assistance in generating
GER student learning outcomes.
1.4. Student learning outcomes for the course.
1.5. All required Textbook(s), title(s), date(s), price(s),
1.6. Course organization and scope. List of topics and approximate time allocated
to each major topic. List of laboratories. If the course is to be required
or to be used as a free or qualified elective outside the originating department,
the syllabus should be as comprehensive as possible, indicating the organization,
scope and approximate time (e.g. number of lectures or number of weeks) allocated
to each major topic.
1.7. Projected schedule of reading assignments.
1.8. Projected schedule of any homework due dates, quizzes and tests.
1.9. Explanation of how grades are determined and the relative value of the various
evaluation components of the course, i.e., the portion of the grade that derives
from quizzes, tests, final exam, projects, attendance, etc. Instructor's conversion
system from numerical to letter grading, if applicable.
1.10. Instructor's policies on incomplete grades and late assignments.
1.11. Instructor's policies on attendance, (excused and unexcused) absences, and
scheduling makeup work. As part of their statement, instructors should include
the web address to the university Attendance Regulation (REG02.20.3)so that students may be able to access university
definitions of excused absences.
1.12. Instructor's Academic Integrity statement, which consists of:
1.12.1. the existence of the University policy on academic integrity found in
the Code
of Student Conduct Policy (
POL11.35.1)
1.12.2. the utilization implication of the Honor Pledge1; and,
1.12.3. the expectations of faculty concerning honesty in the completion of test
and assignments.
1.13. Statement for students with disabilities:
" Reasonable
accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In
order to take
advantage
of available accommodations, students must register with Disability Services
for Students at 1900 Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653. For
more information on NC State's policy on working with students with disabilities,
please see the Academic
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Regulation (REG02.20.1)"
1.14. Statement on laboratory safety or risk assumption in courses requiring physical
activity or field trips.
1.15. Statement on extra expenses: explanation of charges beyond that of textbook
costs or explanation of "pass-through" charges, e.g., lane rental
at the bowling alley, field trip costs, etc. or explanation of charges beyond
that of textbook costs.
1.16. Statement on transportation: notification to students of expected transportation
accommodations e.g. students having to provide their own transportation to
a field trip or internship site.
1 Honor Pledge:
"I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this test or assignment."
The syllabus may specify that the Honor Pledge be signed on each test or assignment
or that it is the understanding and expectation of faculty that the student's
signature on any test or assignment means that the student neither gave nor
received unauthorized aid.
