{"id":5438,"date":"2018-12-17T10:43:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/?page_id=5438"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:21:43","slug":"syllabus-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/syllabus-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Academic and Faculty Affairs<\/h5>\n<h3>Syllabus Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>To ensure that 1) program faculty collectively agree upon and maintain consistent course purpose statements and learning outcomes; 2) students receive consistent communication in this regard; and 3) faculty and Academic Units are able to access syllabi for all classes, Northern Arizona University requires the development and use of syllabi in accordance with this policy. Each course must have an approved syllabus on record that adheres to the University\u2019s Syllabus Template. Each class section must have a syllabus that aligns with the course syllabus of record. Academic units shall maintain all approved and current syllabi and related materials, such as individualized term-specific requirements, for all classes taught in a central unit electronic repository to which all unit faculty or instructors have ongoing ready access. At least once every four years, each Academic Unit shall review and update, as needed, syllabi for all courses being offered. Each syllabus will be reviewed and approved during the course\u2019s curriculum approval, academic program review, or discipline-specific accreditation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsible Executive:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/provost\/\">Provost<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Responsible Office: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/by-responsible-office\/\">Office of Curriculum and Assessment<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Effective Date:<\/strong> January 25, 2016<br \/>\n<strong>Last Revised:<\/strong> August 22, 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Kerry.Thompson@nau.edu\">Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum and Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/Syllabus-Requirements-1-1.pdf\">View the Policy<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5>Keywords:<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Course purpose statement<br \/>\nStudent learning outcomes<br \/>\nSyllabi<br \/>\nSyllabus policy statements<br \/>\nSyllabus template<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faculty or academic unit leaders with questions or comments regarding the <em>Syllabus Requirements<\/em> policy or its related materials are encouraged to contact the Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum and Assessment<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/Syllabus-Requirements-FAQ.pdf\">Syllabus Policy FAQ<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/Syllabus-Policy-Statements_April_9_2026.pdf\"><strong>Syllabus Policy Statements <\/strong>(April 9, 2026.pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/Syllabus-Policy-Statements_April_9_2026.docx\"><strong>Syllabus Policy Statements <\/strong>(April 9, 2026 Word)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/Syllabus-Template-CACC-Revised-April-2023.docx\">Syllabus Template<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To access the latest versions of these files, you may need to clear your browser&#8217;s cache prior to downloading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/feedback-form\/\">feedback form<\/a> to provide input about this policy<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic and Faculty Affairs Syllabus Requirements To ensure that 1) program faculty collectively agree upon and maintain consistent course purpose statements and learning outcomes; 2) students receive consistent communication in this regard; and 3) faculty and Academic Units are able to access syllabi for all classes, Northern Arizona University requires the development and use of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":2136,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5438","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5438"}],"version-history":[{"count":62,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11469,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5438\/revisions\/11469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}