Syllabus Template

The online and resident courses must adhere to the syllabus policies as outlined by University Faculty Senate policy 43-00.

Click on the following links to see specifics for required and optional topics for your syllabus.

• PSU General Syllabus Policies
• Course Information
• Materials
• Technical Requirements
• Student Expectations
• Assessments
• Grading
• Additional Policies

PSU General Syllabus Policies

For the most recent list of required statement view the policy:

• 43-00 Syllabus
• Syllabus example statements

Course Information

Required

• Course Number and Title
• Semester
• Instructor: (e.g. name, contact information office hours)
• Instructor availability & communication (e.g. response times, how to email, Zoom information if applicable)
• Teaching assistant information (if applicable)
• Course overview
• Course goals
• Course topics
• Prerequisites (if applicable)

Materials

Required

• Textbooks and other materials for purchase (full citation including ISBN if applicable)
• Free materials that are required for the course
• Technology (free or paid) that is required for the course
  • Information on how to download, access or purchase the technology

Optional

• Web materials links (e.g. online notes link, other external sites)

Technical Requirements

Optional (recommended)

• Technical requirements for online courses on the Dept of Statistics website
• Examity technical requirements (if applicable)

Student Expectations

Optional (recommended)

• Participation (what is meant by 'participation' in your course, is it graded?)
• Weekly cadence (what is the suggested weekly path through the lessons? (e.g. ...Monday: Read lesson notes and book, Tuesday: Start lab...))
• Student responsibilities (what are they responsible for? reading all announcements? letting you know ahead of time of scheduling issues?)

Assessments

Required

• Assessment plan
  • Assignments (what are the major categories? provide general overviews of each category)
  • Exams (how many?, which ones?, general overviews, are they proctored?)
• Exam proctoring notice

Grading

Required

• Grading scale
• Assignment category weighting

Optional (recommended)

• Late and missing submission policy

Additional Policies

Required

• Disability accommodation statement
• Counseling and psychological services statement
• Educational equity/report bias
• Academic integrity
• Course copyright
• Help resources

Optional (recommended)

• Student responsibilities and conduct
• Military personnel
• Netiquette
• Subject to change statement

Preview and download the accessible syllabus template in Microsoft Word.