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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Syllabus Templates	Procedure: 1403-PR (App X)
Faculty Policies - Course Preparation	Originating Date: May 2015
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Undergraduate Affairs Committee Professional Graduate Affairs Committee PhD Affairs Committee Related Documents: Policy 1401 - Learning Management System Policy 1403 - Syllabus Format Nursing Enrichment site	Revised: May 2016 Revised: May 2017 Revised: May 2022 Revised: March 2024 (changes) Revised: August 2025 (administrative) (changes)

Template

Per College of Nursing Policy 1403, each course must have a syllabus and follow the College of Nursing syllabus template outline . A policy addendum will be considered part of the syllabus packet. In addition, undergraduate traditional track division specific addendum can be included as necessary for division specific information. Grading rubrics will also be considered part of the syllabus.

1. A policy addendum containing all pertinent policies for a program level will be referred to in all course syllabi.
2. An undergraduate traditional track course may have a division addendum to the syllabus. The purpose of the division addendum is to provide additional, supplemental materials that are specific for the course for a particular division if needed.
3. PhD program syllabi must follow the guidelines and template provided by UNMC Graduate Studies.
4. Evaluation methods/percentages should be included in course syllabi. Grading criteria (rubrics) for assignments are located in Canvas and are considered part of the syllabus. Use standardized formatting on all syllabi to meet best practices for accessibility standards as noted in Policy 1403.

Component	Notes
1. Branding - UNMC Logo, CON Logo header	Standard, Provided
2. Course Number	Standard, Required, Changed by Curriculum Committee
3. Course Title	Standard, Required, Changed by Curriculum Committee
4. Term	Standard, Provided
5. Year	Standard, Provided
6. Credit Allocation	Standard, Required, Changed by curriculum committee
7. Course Description	Standard, Required, Changed by curriculum committee
8. Pre- and/or Co- requisites	Standard, Required, Changed by curriculum committee
9. Instructors/ Course Coordinators	Standard, Varies, At the undergraduate level, only course coordinators from each division should be listed, with the remainder of the course faculty listed in the division specific addendum.
a. Title / Role
b. Division / Affiliation
c. Office #, Location
d. Office Phone
e. Email
f. Office Hours
10. Course Objectives	Standard, Required, and includes the relevant professional nursing standards and guidelines and the program learning outcomes matched to each course objective. For undergraduate (traditional and accelerated), the concepts and exemplars should also be listed.
11. Teaching and Learning Strategies	Standard, Required with links to examples of teaching/learning practices
12. Course Textbooks & Required Resources (Materials, Equipment, Technology) Website	Standard APA format, Required
13. Methods of Evaluation	Varies, Required, faculty updated
14. Class Expectations	Standard, Required, with any course specific information added by faculty, examples included in the Nursing Enrichment site
15. Student Policies	A statement and link are included that refers students to the policy addendum
16. Grading Rubrics	Completed by faculty, found in the learning management system
17. Course Weekly Modules, Calendar, Class schedule, Assignments	Varies, faculty updated in learning management system
a. Class meeting days, time, location	Varies, faculty updated in learning management system
b. Course Weekly Objectives, Teaching/Learning Strategies (readings, learning resources, activities) and Assignments	Faculty updated in the learning management system following Policy 1401 - Learning Management System

Division Specific Addendum Components

Component	Notes
1. Branding - UNMC Logo, CON Logo header	Standard, Provided
2. Course Number	Standard, Required, Changed by Curriculum Committee
3. Course Title	Standard, Required, Changed by Curriculum Committee
4. Term	Standard, Provided
5. Year	Standard, Provided
6. Instructors/ Course Coordinators / Clinical	Varies, faculty updated to include specific instructors on each division if not included in the syllabus, clinical information
7. Course Technology (required only)	Standard APA format, if different on various divisions