Academic Senate Updates to the Policy on Syllabi for Courses

Dear Colleagues,

At its November 13, 2023 meeting, the Educational Policy Committee, in consultation with the Graduate Council, approved amendments to the Policy on Syllabi for Courses. The amended policy will now require all graduate directed research and teaching apprenticeship courses (typically numbered 296, 297, 298, 299, and 500) to have a syllabus. The changes take effect in Fall 2024.

Resources for developing syllabi for directed research and teaching apprenticeship courses:

Graduate Council: Syllabus Guidelines for Directed Research and Teaching Apprenticeship Courses
Systemwide Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs: Guidelines for Directed Studies Courses
Systemwide Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs: Example Syllabi for Directed Studies Courses

The revised Policy on Syllabi for courses is posted on the Senate’s website. Questions related to the policy revisions may be directed to Ashley (Welch) Hill, Senate Associate Director, at awelch@ucsd.edu.

Sincerely,

Geoffrey Cook
Chair, Educational Policy Committee

Arshad Desai
Chair, Graduate Council