Mansfield University Home PageWelcome to Mansfield University faculty. As you prepare your classes, you will be constructing a syllabus for each course. The syllabus is your contract with the students. As such, it needs to have several basic components. If you prefer, you may reformat it and insert additional headings as long as the categories listed in the sample syllabus are included. We need a copy of the syllabus for each course.
Sample Syllabus
Course Number and Name _____________________________________
Semester __ Year
Instructor: Office:___________________ Phone:
E-mail:_______________________________ Office Hours:
Course Description: (This is the description found in the catalog.)
Required Text(s) and Supplies:
Pre-Requisites: (if any)
Course Objectives: (What will the students learn as a result of the course? The objectives form the criteria to evaluate students. Usually, I begin with the phrase, “Upon completion of this course, students will know and be able to do the following…”)
Academic Integrity: Students are expected to submit original work. Where resources and sources of information are used, credit must be given to the original source. Any form of cheating may result in failure of the course. Additional information concerning academic honesty can be found in the Password.
Exceptionalities: Any students with documented psychological or leaning disorders or other significant medical conditions, please work through Mr. William Chabala (South Hall 216) to provide me with the appropriate letter so that I may serve your particular needs better.
Course Requirements: (What are your expectations for attendance, participation, exams, quizzes, projects, late work, etc.?)
Evaluation: (What constitutes a(n) “A, B,C, D, F”? Evaluation should reflect how the course requirements are combined and weighed.)
Tentative Class Schedule: (You may schedule by week or by class meeting.)