Syllabus

Instructors prepare their own syllabi, modeled after the institutional syllabus. The syllabus presents information on class schedule, number of sessions, holidays, course description (quoted from the FNU Catalog), required and suggested textbooks, course requirements, course outcomes, student learning outcomes, weekly planner, learning activities and assessments, class policies, and grading criteria. Instructors are encouraged to bring in guest lecturers, arrange for field trips, and promote library skills by means of library assignments. The instructor discusses the syllabus on the first day of class, and students are required to complete a First Academic Assessment within the first week of each course. Students have access to the course syllabus through Blackboard. Students can access and view the course syllabus via Blackboard, and acknowledge that they understand all policies and provisions included in the course syllabus.  Each course syllabus also includes institutional information regarding Title IX and Sexual Harassment, Academic Dishonesty, ADA Accommodations, Annual Security Report and Emergency Response Procedures, and Student Privacy (FERPA). Students needing assistance with access to Blackboard can contact: BBsupport@fnu.edu