SUNY Plattsburgh Provost/VP for Academic Affairs Syllabi Requirements

Requirements for Syllabi

College policy requires that course instructors provide to students in writing within one week after the start of classes a syllabus containing at minimum the following:

1. The instructor's name, office address, office telephone number or other contact information and in-person and/or electronic office hours;
2. Information on required course materials, projected course content and assignments, including the number and approximate submission, dates of papers, projects, and examinations;
3. An explanation of course policies and requirements, including grading and attendance policies;
4. A list of the course learning objectives;
5. The College Honor Code Statement for Syllabi:
   1. It is expected that all students enrolled in this class support the letter and the spirit of the Academic Honesty Policy as stated in the college catalog.

Syllabi must be consistent with the master course outline on file in the department office and the dean's office. In addition, departments and programs are required to keep and make accessible to students in a manner to be determined by individual departments and programs:

1. A list of program learning objectives and of college learning objectives met by each individual course in the department or program;
2. A list of General Education learning objectives met by each departmental or program course which is part of the College's General Education program, and
3. A file copy of the current syllabus for each course section offered by the department or program.

(Based on Faculty Senate Actions #638 and 645.)

Contact Information

For more information about Academic Affairs at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:

James Liszka, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office: Kehoe 201
Phone: (518) 564-5402
Email: provost-office@plattsburgh.edu

Lizabeth J. Woodard
Secretary
Office: Kehoe 201A
Phone: (518) 564-5402
Fax: (518) 564-4415
Email: lizabeth.woodard@plattsburgh.edu