Useful Information for Preparing the Syllabus

  1. Learning Outcomes for General Education
  2. Learning Outcomes for Programs
  3. Ordering Textbooks
  4. Academic Calendar
  5. List of dates / holidays that are useful for course planning
  6. Religious Observance Guidelines
  7. Major holidays on which exams and major assignments should not be scheduled
  8. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
  9. Assessment of Student Learning including Final Exam (scroll to or find "Assessment")
  10. Academic Integrity Information (including Honor Pledge)
  11. Information on Grading, such as Confidentiality, Early Warning Grades, Incomplete Grades, and submission
  12. Grading System
  13. Implementation of Plus / Minus Grading
  14. Copyright information relevant to teaching
  15. Reasonable Expectations of Instructors
  16. Student Social Media Privacy

University Policies that refer to the Syllabus

  1. VI-1.60(A) University of Maryland Sexual Misconduct Policy & Procedures
  2. VI-1.00(B) University of Maryland Nondiscrimination Policy and Procedures
  3. VI-1.00(D) University of Maryland Disability & Accessibility Policy and Procedures
  4. V-100(G) University of Maryland Policy on Excused Absence
  5. V-1.00(A) University of Maryland Policy on the Conduct of Undergraduate Courses and Student Grievance Procedure
  6. II-6.00(B) University of Maryland Policy and Procedures Concerning Mid-Term Grades for Undergraduate Students
  7. III-1.20 (B) University of Maryland Procedures for Review of Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading (Undergraduate Students)
  8. IV-3.20(A) University of Maryland Policy on Intellectual Property