The purpose of a course syllabus is to provide the student and the public information regarding the course including course goals and learning objectives, instructor information, required materials and texts, assignments, and grading policy and other policies (e.g., attendance, academic integrity, assistance for individuals with disabilities).
The course syllabus is an archival document. The syllabus is kept on file for an undetermined period of time. Former students and alumni often have reason to access a syllabus years after they have participated in the course. Beginning Fall 2004 all syllabi have been maintained within LORA (Loyola’s Online Record Access) as pdf files. According to university policy all course syllabi must be posted on LORA before the end of the first week of classes of all terms (i.e., fall, spring and summer). Instructions for posting syllabi are found within LORAFAC (http://www.loyno.edu/lora).
Given the long lasting and public nature of these records, faculty may wish NOT to include certain information in the LORA version of the syllabus. The following information MUST be posted as part of the official university syllabus.
Each course syllabus MUST include the following elements. Other information may be included on the syllabus or distributed as handouts along with the syllabus:
The following policy statements will be automatically populated into a separate syllabus “part 2” document in LORA and Blackboard in order to provide accurate and up-to-date policies for our students.
You no longer need to add these policies to your course syllabus as these will be automatically provided to your students.
Updated August 17, 2018 – Office of the Provost