Syllabus Template

This template was designed by the Koehler Center to help faculty create
a syllabus that contains the most useful information to enhance student
learning.

Instructions for Use:

Save this document to your hard drive. Put course-specific information in
place of the material within the brackets. You can, of course, add other
information as desired. Any item marked with a double asterisk (**) is not
required, but is recommended. After completing the syllabus, you may
need to adjust the spacing and page breaks in order to make the content
flow more smoothly.
For further information on any of these items, contact the Koehler Center
for Teaching Excellence (ext. 7434)

The template includes:

Title of Course
o Course Number
o Credit Hours
o Instructor Information
o Office hours
o Office phone
o Email
Final Exam date
Required Text and additional resources/materials
Course Description
Course Requirements
Prerequisites
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Teaching Philosophy
Instructional Methods
Course Policies and Requirements
o Grading
o Attendance Policy
o Statement on Disability Services at TCU
o Academic Misconduct
o Netiquette: Communication Courtesy Code
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Course Schedule
TCU Mission Statement

Final Exam Date | Required Text | Course Description | Course

Requirements | Prerequisites | Learning Outcomes | Teaching
Philosophy | Instructional Methods | Course Policies | Pearson
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TCU Mission

This syllabus represents my current plans and objectives. As we go

through the semester, those plans may need to change to enhance
the class learning opportunity. Such changes, communicated
clearly, are not unusual and should be expected.

Course Title and Number Here

Syllabus
(be sure it matches the title as shown on Registrars site)
Instructor Name:
Semester/Year:
Class location:
Class Meeting time(s):
Office:
Telephone:
Email:

Final Exam date

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Required text and additional resources

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Course Description
[from the course catalogue]

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Course Requirements
This course currently meets all or part of the following requirements
for a degree:
[check off or include as many of the following as are appropriate for
your course:]

University Curriculum Requirement (UCR)

TCU Core Curriculum Requirement(s) (if a Core-designated
course; see below)
Requirement within the Major
Requirement for other Majors
Supports Mission Statement

(Check Registrars site to determine if your course is designated as

fulfilling one or more Core requirements; for each Core requirement it
fulfills, you should have at least one Core outcome for that
requirement showing as an outcome on your syllabus. For instance, if
the course is designated as meeting both Religious Traditions and
Humanities Core requirements, then, at minimum, you should include
one RT Core outcome and one HUM Core outcome on your syllabus.)

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Prerequisites
[What are the prerequisites and how will you build on them? You may
wish to refer students to resources for correcting weaknesses that

might interfere with their learning in the course]

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Learning Outcomes
[List as specifically as possible the learning outcomes the course is
intended to produce. It is helpful here to think about the kinds of
evidence that you will need to evaluate the students learning, as your
objectives should drive your grading. A well stated outcome has two
components: substance (content/subject matter) and form (what
action must the student perform with regards to the substance-compare and contrast, evaluate, analyze, apply, etc.) If your course is
a Core-designated course, at least one of the Core outcomes should
appear in your syllabus as a course outcome for each Core category.
For example, if your course is designated in Literary Traditions and
Humanities, then you should show at least one LT Core outcome on
your syllabus and at least one HUM outcome on your syllabus.]

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Teaching Philosophy
[In your statement of teaching philosophy, you should include
descriptions of how you think learning occurs, how you (as teacher)
will impact the students learning, what goals you hold for student
learning, and how you believe students should participate in the
learning process.]
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Instructional Methods
[It is helpful to students to understand how you have structured the
course and how classes will be conducted. If the course has multiple
formats (like lecture & recitation, lab and discussion, group learning

projects and/or presentations), these should be explained clearly.]

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Course Policies and Requirements

[must include attendance policy, policies on late assignments and
make-up exams or assignments

Grading
[Each syllabus will include details about how the student will be
evaluated - what factors will be included or not included, how they will
be weighted and how they will be translated into grades. In addition to
this explanation, the grading scale must be included. For example
Final Grade Elements:
Percent /
Point Value

Item

(Keep in mind, the weighting of amount of points for the different

assignments and tasks you give students will have a major impact on
their effort distribution. For example, if you have many homework
assignments and/or quizzes, but not any one of them will count
significantly toward the final grade, students may invest less time and
commitment to doing them. If a certain percentage of the students
grades is based on class participation, what criteria will be used to
make that assessment: quantity or quality? If quality, what determines
quality? Publishing your rubrics for how you determine student
performance on an assignment is advisable (though you may not want
to put rubrics for all assignments in the syllabus).]

Final Numerical Grade Calculation (+/-):

Grade Score
A
94-100
A90-93
B+
87-89
B
84-86
B80-83
C+
77-79
C
74-76
C70-73
D+
67-69 (note: no D grades allowed in
graduate courses)
D
64-66
D60-63
F
0-59

Final Letter Grade Calculation:

Grad
e
A
B
C
D
F

Score
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
0-59