IV. ATTACH A DETAILED SYLLABUS
V. SYLLABUS CHECKLIST
Courses that offer students General Education and/or Writing Requirement credit must
provide clear and explicit information for the students about the classification and
requirements.
A.) For courses with a General Education classification, the syllabus should include:
□ Statement of the General Education Purpose of the Course with attention to the
General Education Classification requested
□ List of assigned General Education Student Learning Outcomes
□ List of any other relevant Student Learning Outcomes
□ List of required and optional texts
□ Weekly course schedule with sufficient detail (e.g. topics, assigned readings,
other assignments, due dates)
B.) For courses with Writing Requirement (WR) classification, the syllabus should
include:
□ "The Writing Requirement ensures students both maintain their fluency in writing
and use writing as a tool to facilitate learning."
□ “Course grades now have two components: To receive writing credit, a student
must receive a grade of “C” or higher and a satisfactory completion of the writing
component of the course.”
□ A statement or statements indicating that the instructor will evaluate and
provide feedback on the student's written assignments with respect to
grammar, punctuation, usage of standard written English, clarity, coherence,
and organization
□ Assignment word counts, page lengths, submission deadlines and feedback
dates
Additionally, the syllabus must clearly show that the course meets the WR to
□ Evaluate [2,000/4,000/6,000] written words in assignments during the
semester
□ Provide all feedback on assignments prior to the last class meeting
Important note: The following types of writing assignments CANNOT be used to meet
the WR: teamwork, exam essay questions, take-home exams, and informal, ungraded
writing assignments.