3.6 Distribution of Course Syllabus

The MCCCD strives to create a productive learning environment for all students. Students will be advised of course content and instructor expectations through a course syllabus. The course syllabus serves as an agreement between the instructor and student.

The instructor must present a draft of the course syllabus to students and the division/department office by the start date of the course. A copy of the final course syllabus must be submitted to the division/department office at the college and the students no later than 48 hours after the start date of the course.

The following items must be included or referenced in the course syllabus:

• College name, Campus or Site
• Instructor’s name and contact information for student support
• Course information
  • Title, prefix, course number and section number(s)
  • Academic term and year, e.g., Fall 2016
  • MCCCD Course Description and/or Overview
  • Course format, e.g. Online, Hybrid, Face-to-Face
  • Expected mode(s) and delivery of applicable course materials (i.e., LMS, LMS messaging, school email, in person, social media, video conferencing software, third party platform, etc.)
  • Credit Hours
  • Instructional Contact Hours and Minimum Expectations for the number of hours spent out-of-class to complete coursework as determined by the federal credit hour definition.
• Statement or link to the MCCCD Official Course Curriculum Competencies
• Grading standards and practices
• Attendance requirements
• List of required and recommended texts, materials and technologies.
• Statement of student responsibility for the information in the syllabus.
• Statement of student responsibility for the college policies included in the college catalog, handbook, program guide, etc. available electronically on the college's or MCCCD's website.
• Information about the availability of services for students that require special accommodations.
• Statements, as applicable, to inform students of the use of and date they will be able to access third-party learning tools, course-level integrations (LTIS) in the Learning Management System (E.g. Publisher Tools, Maricopa Open Educational Resource (MOER) learning system materials), social networks, combined (cross-listed) sections, proctored/monitored exams and plagiarism detection.
• Statement indicating that information included in the syllabus may be subject to change such as: “Students will be notified by the instructor of any changes in course requirements or policies.”
• Statement outlining expectations for the instructor's response to student-initiated communication (e.g., response time to email).
• Statement or link regarding services for students with disabilities, unless the instructor has placed the statement as an announcement in the classroom with the subject header classroom accommodations for students with disabilities, or the statement is placed on another piece of mandatory course material. Mandatory syllabus statements may be found on the consumer information page of the Maricopa Community Colleges website
• Statement or link regarding Title IX sexual harassment unless instructor has placed the statement as an announcement in the classroom with the subject header addressing incidents of Title IX sexual harassment or the statement is placed on another piece of mandatory course material. Mandatory syllabus statements may be found on the consumer information page of the Maricopa Community Colleges website.

An instructor may choose to include additional information, such as expectations for academic work, guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence, an explanation of how course fees are used to support learning, required format, due dates, penalties for late/missed work, extra credit, etc., as necessary.