Faculty members at Wilmington College are not required to use any specific form for syllabus preparation. However, the following information must be included in all syllabi. A copy of your syllabi must be sent to the Office of Academic Affairs and your Area Coordinator each semester. A sample syllabus template is available on the Academic Affairs page of WC@ Home.
- Your name and contact information such as office #, office phone and e-mail address and office hours (minimum of 5 hours per week should be posted and observed per Faculty handbook).
- The course number, credit hours and section number for the course.
- Course description from the catalog with prerequisites and infused skill(s), if applicable.
- Semester and year of course.
- Course location (building and room number) and time.*
- Course Goals and Objectives/Learning Outcomes.
- Skills statement, including how the skill will be taught, practiced, and assessed. Current infused skills policies and guidelines may be obtained from the appropriate skills director.
- Tentative course schedule and assignments.
- Statement that says that a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face course format. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week.
- Basis for assigning grades in the course. Grading policy must include your use or non-use of +/- grades in the course as well as how infused skills will be assessed, if applicable.
- Instructor’s penalty for academic misconduct, as well as this statement: “See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Academic Integrity policies as they pertain to examinations, plagiarism, classroom behavior, and the process for handling academic misconduct charges.” (Consider a cell phone/texting policy.)
- Instructor’s attendance/absence policy, as well as this statement: “See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Attendance policy especially as it pertains to excused absences.”
- Textbook and other required materials.
- Final examination date and time (required to meet during assigned final examination period even if some activity other than testing is planned per faculty handbook).*
- A.D.A. statement: “Americans with Disabilities Act: If you have a documented disability that requires accommodation, contact the Disability Services Director, 937-481-2444, Robinson Communications Center Room 114”.
- Optional: college mission and/or relationship of course to the mission.
*Not required for online courses.
Approved February, 2012
Revised 2016-2017