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Useful Information for Preparing The Syllabus

Useful Information for Preparing the Syllabus

  • Learning Outcomes for General Education
  • Learning Outcomes for Programs
  • Ordering Textbooks
  • Academic Calendar
  • List of dates / holidays that are useful for course planning
  • Religious Observance Guidelines
  • Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
  • Assessment of Student Learning including Final Exam
  • Academic Integrity Information (including Honor Pledge)
  • Information on Grading, such as Confidentiality, Early Warning Grades, Incomplete Grades, and submission
  • Grading System
  • Implementation of Plus / Minus Grading
  • Copyright information relevant to teaching
  • Reasonable Expectations of Instructors
  • Student Social Media Privacy

University Policies that refer to the Syllabus

  1. VI-1.60(A) University of Maryland Sexual Misconduct Policy & Procedures
  2. VI-1.00(B) University of Maryland Nondiscrimination Policy and Procedures
  3. VI-1.00(D) University of Maryland Disability & Accessibility Policy and Procedures
  4. V-100(G) University of Maryland Policy on Excused Absence
  5. V-1.00(A) University of Maryland Policy on the Conduct of Undergraduate Courses and Student Grievance Procedure
  6. II-6.00(B) University of Maryland Policy and Procedures Concerning Mid-Term Grades for Undergraduate Students
  7. III-1.20 (B) University of Maryland Procedures for Review of Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading (Undergraduate Students)
  8. IV-3.20(A) University of Maryland Policy on Intellectual Property
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