Syllabus Guidelines
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (S.A.C.S.) requires that all syllabi of proposed courses be reviewed for the essentials. Based on the review, a decision is made about whether graduate credit should be awarded for the proposed course, how many hours of graduate credit should be awarded for the proposed course, and whether a grade will be awarded or pass/fail will be assigned for the proposed course.
New "No child Left Behind Act" Syllabus Implications Scientifically or Research Based Information: Beginning in 2004 the N.C.L.B. Act will start requiring a report from each state on how scientific or research based goals, objectives, and course content is being included as part of professional development course work. Obviously, this action will result in school districts being asked for information on how this criterion is being addressed in Professional Development course syllabi.
Syllabus Templates
The Office of Professional Development in Education offers a syllabus template in Microsoft Word format and in a rich text format, readable by any word processing application. An instructor can download the syllabus template by clicking on the appropriate link below, then complete it using the word processing program on their computer. The template guides the instructor through the syllabus creation process.
Samples of Approved Syllabi
Sample syllabi have been provide to guide the instructors in determining the content of their own syllabus. Click the links below to view the samples in Adobe Acrobat format.
- "Great Beginnings" (.doc)
- "The SMART Way to Integrate Technology" (.doc)
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