A Course Master Syllabus helps ensure consistency of quality in college programs. That does not mean that two classes of the same course are exactly alike. Indeed, any two classes may have different topics and different emphases. However, any two courses taught at ACC that have the same course name and number should have common objectives. In some courses it is expected that the course will be remarkably similar. The Master Syllabus allows instructional departments to develop those elements, if any, that they deem common to all courses of the same name and number to be disseminated to both faculty and students, but also allows instructors to create their courses within the parameters set by the discipline. Any other departmental-specific policies will also be explicated here so that instructors and governing bodies can see them. The information in the Master Syllabus will also be useful during visits from other approval and accrediting agencies to demonstrate consistency and quality of courses and programs.

Each department is responsible for providing either of the following to the designated person in their Dean's office. For detailed guidelines select the "Guidelines" button to the left.

Option 1. URL/links to master syllabi already on the web
Option 2: electronic files (Word® or PDF) of master syllabi - one per course

The buttons above will provide links to master syllabus templates that allow you to create a simple Web/HTML version, Word document or PDF file.