Instruction on Providing Course Syllabi for Course Review

This is the beginning of the transfer evaluation appeal process. The syllabi review form is the result of a completed transfer evaluation. Academic course equivalencies are continuously under development. If you have taken a course at a nationally and/or regionally accredited institution for which no equivalency is presently defined in our internal database, we will evaluate your transcripts during the official review process. A course not showing in the database does not mean it cannot qualify for transfer credit.

If you have a course not located in our database: Speak with an Academic Advisor/Counselor to help navigate the process and complete the form.

Syllabi Must Include The Following

• Topics covered by class meeting (not just course objectives) and a schedule of course content (a calendar) with time spent on each topic
• Name of institution
• Number of credits the course is worth
• An official course description (helps determine if the course is for majors or non-majors)
• Any required co-requisite or pre-requisite courses
• Grading criteria: what was graded and how much was it worth
• How many exams, paper assignments, textbooks or readings are required
• Textbook(s) used with chapters/sections/topics covered (course content)
• Information about any readings besides the textbook
• Science courses: presence of a lab component with the kinds of labs done and how much the lab counts; be sure to send both the lecture and the lab syllabus
• Music courses: how many hours a week, what instrument or voice, individual or class lesson, major/minor/non-major

If you need to request a course syllabus and no longer have your instructor’s contact information, search the college’s directory online. If you do not remember the instructor or if the instructor is no longer there, search the website for the department chair for the subject for which you need a syllabus, email/call college or university.