CHAPTER 3: EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
PROCEDURE 3G.1/11 Class Syllabus
for Policy 3G.1
The course syllabus is an expansion of the common course
outline that contains, at a minimum, course details including
course requirements, attendance policy, grading procedure
and standards, office location and hours of availability,
and the materials and text required for the course. According
to MnSCU policy 3.22, a syllabus must be made available
to all registered students within a maximum of one week
from the first class meeting. This pertains to online classes
as well. In addition, each instructor is required to provide
an electronic copy of each syllabus to the Educational
Services Office during the first week of class. One print
set of these syllabi will be kept on file in Educational
Services, and one print set will be made available for
student viewing in the Counseling area. Release of syllabi
to other faculty members will be made only after permission
is obtained from the syllabus author.
Syllabi submitted electronically will be retained in read-only
format. One copy may be printed for maintaining in the
counseling area. The following notation may be added to
electronic syllabi:
A course syllabus is the intellectual property of the
faculty author. This document may not be reproduced in
any form without the permission of the author.
Access to electronic syllabi shall be limited to viewing
rights in the following circumstances:
- For verification of included information in
the event of student issues;
- For purposes of faculty appraisal;
- For data collection and analysis.
If a copy of a syllabus is needed for evaluation of transfer
credit, it shall be considered fair use to provide a copy
to the transfer institution requesting the syllabus for
evaluation. The copy provided shall be labeled “for
transfer purposes only.”
Only current syllabi will be maintained in the counseling
area. It shall be considered fair use to convert paper
syllabi from previous semesters to digital read-only image
for archival purposes. Release of archived syllabi to other
faculty members will be made only after permission is obtained
from the syllabus author.
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History:
4/03 |
Changed three copies to two; Added last two sentences. |
11/04 |
Amended most of the procedure to reflect electronic
requirements for syllabi, maintenance of syllabi, and
faculty author rights. |
For Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) policies
and procedures, go to www.mnscu.edu/Policies/PolicyIndex.html
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