POLICY STATEMENT

Purpose

To define and govern dissemination of course syllabi and course outlines.

Definitions

Course Outline

The document approved by the Curriculum Committee to communicate information about the college courses.

Course Syllabus

The document that is created by and reflects the creative work of the faculty member and contains: the elements of the corresponding course outline, standards for evaluation of student learning, and may include additional information.

Course Outlines

Course outline dissemination

ATCC posts course outlines for all courses on its website.

Student transfer

Course outlines are the official Minnesota State document used to determine course equivalencies for student transfers. For additional guidance, see ATCC Policy 3.21 Course and Credit Transfer and the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.

Course Syllabi

Dissemination to students

ATCC has established procedures that ensure each student enrolled in a course is provided a course syllabus within a set timeframe. For full semester courses, the student must be provided a syllabus within one week succeeding the first course meeting date. For courses offered in a condensed format, the syllabus must be provided at the first course meeting. For online courses, a syllabus must be provided by the course open date.

Dissemination to college administration

ATCC faculty members must provide a copy of each of their current course syllabi to the college administration each term. See ATCC Procedure 3.22.1 for use of course syllabi.