Syllabus Requirements and Resources

Reference this information before you create and publish your class syllabus.

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Syllabus Requirements

Syllabi at Penn State must adhere to particular standards.

Faculty Senate Policy 43-00 requires that a written (paper or electronic form) syllabus must be distributed to students in each course on or before the first class meeting, and the syllabus must remain available to students electronically until the end of the semester. Below are syllabus requirements per Faculty Senate Policy 43-00:

  • Contact information for all course instructors
  • Required course materials
  • Course content and expectations
  • Location of the program (i.e., class meeting times and location)
  • Course Goals and Objectives
  • Grade Breakdown by Assessment Type and Percentage
  • Examination Policy (include evening exam schedule, if applicable)
  • Academic Integrity Statement**
  • Disability Services Access Statement**
  • Counseling & Psychological Services Statement**
  • Reporting Educational Equity Concerns through the Report Bias site**

 

General Syllabi Statements

The Penn State Altoona Faculty Senate has shared a resource that provides general syllabi statements. You can find the statements here:

General Syllabi Statements

To provide this link in your course syllabus and make it accessible for all, you are encouraged to use the following format (last updated August 2023):

Take time to review the following Penn State Altoona Syllabi statements.
Included in this link are the following:

  •  Academic Integrity Statement
  • Disability Access Statement
  • Counseling and Psychological Services Statement
  • Educational Equity Concerns through the Report Bias Site Statement
  • Emergency Statement
  • Ivyside Eats Statement

Establishing a Learning-Focused Syllabus

The following are resources that may help you establish an effective learning-focused tone in your syllabus: