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         <td width="60%"><big>'''Syllabus Format'''</big></td>
         <td width="60%"><big>'''Syllabus'''</big></td>
         <td valign="top" width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''4.3.3'''</big></td>
         <td valign="top" width="40%"><big>'''Policy:''' '''1403 (4.3.3)'''</big></td>
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         <td width="60%">Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies</td>
         <td width="60%">Faculty Policies - Course Preparation</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: January 1994</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: January 1994</td>
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         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Curriculum Committee<br />Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee<br />
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Affairs Committee<br />Professional Graduate Affairs Committee<br />
PhD Affairs Council</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">[[CON Syllabus Templates|Appendix X Syllabus Template]]<br />[https://nebraska.edu/-/media/unca/docs/offices-and-policies/policies/board-governing-documents/bor.pdf Board of Regents Bylaw 4.1]</div></td>
PhD Affairs Committee</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">[[CON Syllabus Templates|1403-PR (Appendix X) Syllabus Template]]<br />[https://nebraska.edu/-/media/unca/docs/offices-and-policies/policies/board-governing-documents/bor.pdf Board of Regents Bylaw 4.1]</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: August 1998<br />Revised: November 2006<br />Revised: April 2008<br />Revised: December 2009<br />Revised: November 2010<br />Revised: November 2011<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/6479|December 2012]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12884|May 2015]] ([[Special:Diff/6479/12884|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13992|May 2022]] ([[Special:Diff/12884/13992|changes]])<br />Revised: March 2024 ([[Special:Diff/13992/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
                 <td>Revised: August 1998<br />Revised: November 2006<br />Revised: April 2008<br />Revised: December 2009<br />Revised: November 2010<br />Revised: November 2011<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/6479|December 2012]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12884|May 2015]] ([[Special:Diff/6479/12884|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13992|May 2022]] ([[Special:Diff/12884/13992|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/15351|March 2024]] ([[Special:Diff/13992/15351|changes]])<br />Revised: October 2025 ([[Special:Diff/15351/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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===Purpose===
==Purpose==
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">In agreement with the Board of Regents Bylaw 4.1, the College of Nursing is required to “inform students concerning the requirements, standards, objectives and evaluation procedures at the beginning of each course.” The syllabus serves as a formal record of course content in a consistent, summary format, and is used to disseminate information in a structured way for presentation to accrediting agencies, nursing boards, other academic institutions and working committees for use in course and program evaluation. For the College of Nursing undergraduate and professional graduate programs, the policy addendum, division specific addendum, and grading rubrics are attachments that are part of the syllabus, and students are responsible for all information in all of these documents. </p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">Establishes guidelines for systematically organizing content for the syllabus in agreement with the Board of Regents Bylaw 4.1.</p>
<!-- [[CON Syllabus Templates|Appendix X]]  -->
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===Scope===
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">This policy applies to the syllabi of all degree programs.</p>


===Policy===
==Scope==
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<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">Applies to the courses of all undergraduate and professional graduate programs.</p>
<li>All syllabi, addenda, and grading rubrics past and present are stored electronically. </li>
<li>PhD program syllabi must follow the guidelines and template provided by UNMC Graduate Studies. </li>
<li> College of Nursing undergraduate and professional graduate program syllabi, policy addendum, and division specific addendum must follow the guidelines and outline provided in Appendix X.
    <ol style="max-width:62em !important; list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
          <li>Changes to the following items in the syllabus: a) course title, b) course description, c) pre- and co-requisites, d) credit allocation, and e) course competencies/ outcomes/ objectives must be approved by the appropriate curriculum committee. </li>
          <li>Standards used for curriculum development (i.e., AACN Essentials, NCLEX) and the College of Nursing Program Outcomes must be matched with the appropriate course competencies/outcomes/objectives in the syllabus. </li>
          <li>A Policy Addendum containing all pertinent policies for a program level will be referred to in all course syllabi and be considered part of the syllabus. The Policy Addendum will provide an overview of information for each policy, along with any university required language for a particular policy item. </li>
          <li>Each course may elect to have a Division Specific Addendum in addition to the syllabus. The purpose of the addendum is to provide additional, supplemental materials that are specific for the course and/or division. The template for the Division Specific Addendum is included in Appendix X. This addendum will also be considered part of the syllabus. </li>
          <li>Evaluation methods/percentages should be included in course syllabi. Grading criteria (rubrics) should be included in either syllabi, addenda, grading documents and/or Canvas and are considered part of the syllabus. </li>
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<li>The syllabus, Policy Addendum, and Division Specific Addendum (if appropriate) should be developed and updated prior to the start of a course and must be posted in the Learning Management System (Canvas – see Learning Management System Policy X.X) for student viewing no later than one week (7 days) prior to the beginning of the semester.</li>
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===Procedure===
==Policy==
<ol style="max-width:67em !important;">
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">All syllabi, addenda, and grading rubrics past and present are stored electronically. The syllabus serves as a formal record of the course for the specific term and year and is used to disseminate information in a structured way for presentation for students and to accrediting agencies, nursing boards, other academic institutions and working committees for use in course and program evaluation.</p>
    <li>The assigned staff member is responsible for sending the syllabus to the cross campus and/or course coordinator for updating. The cross campus and/or course coordinator is responsible for updating the syllabus and send the updated syllabus back to the staff member for final editing and posting. </li>
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">The policy addendum, division specific addendum, and grading rubrics are attachments that are part of the syllabus, and students are responsible for all information in all these documents. See Appendix X for the outline and guidelines. </p>
    <li>Formatting of syllabi and addenda should encompass accessibility best practices. These should include the following items.  
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">PhD program syllabi must follow the guidelines and template provided by UNMC Graduate Studies. </p>
          <ol style="max-width:62em !important; list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">Changes to the following items in the syllabus: a) course title, b) course description, c) pre- and co-requisites, d) credit allocation, e) course competencies and f) undergraduate concepts and exemplars must be approved by the appropriate curriculum committee. </p>
              <li>Use a white background with black font (Times New Roman suggested) in size 11 or 12. If using graphics or colors, faculty should adhere/consider accessibility aspects such as images with alt text, relevancy/meaning and colors using color contrast/UNMC brand colors, etc. Margins should be 1” on all sides.</li>
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">Standards used for curriculum development (i.e., AACN Essentials) and the program outcomes must be matched with the appropriate course competencies in the syllabus.</p>
              <li>Headers: The course number and semester/year should be included as a header on all pages after the first page. Page numbers should be included in the header. </li>
<ul style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">
          </ol>
    <li style="margin-bottom:10px;">Standards used for curriculum development for the undergraduate program include the AACN Essentials domains, competencies, sub-competencies, and concepts. Standards used for curriculum development for the undergraduate program include the AACN Essentials 10 domains, 8 concepts, 45 competencies and entry-level professional nursing education sub-competencies. </li>
    </li>
    <li style="margin-bottom:10px;">Standards used for curriculum development for the professional graduate program include the AACN Essentials 10 domains, 8 concepts and 45 competencies, the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, and Education, and specialty competencies for each track taught in the professional graduate program. </li>
    <li>Appendix X contains the outline for the syllabus and the division specific addendum.</li>
</ul>
</ol>
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">A link to the policy addendum containing all pertinent policies for a program level is included in all course syllabi and is considered part of the syllabus. The policy addendum provides an overview of information for each policy, along with any university required language for a particular policy item and is updated each semester.</p>
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">Each course may elect to have a division-specific addendum in addition to the syllabus. The purpose of the addendum is to provide additional supplemental materials that are specific for the division. The template for the division-specific addendum is included in 1403-PR. This addendum is considered part of the syllabus.</p>
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">Evaluation methods and percentages must be included in course syllabi. Grading criteria (rubrics) for assignments are located in the learning management system and are considered part of the syllabus.</p>
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">The cross-campus coordinator or course coordinator is responsible for updating the syllabus and sending the updated syllabus back to their assigned staff member for final format review.</p>
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:10px;">Posting of the syllabus can be completed by the assigned staff member or course coordinator. The syllabus and the division-specific addendum must be posted in the learning management system for student viewing no later than one week (7 days) prior to the beginning of the semester.</p>

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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Syllabus Policy: 1403 (4.3.3)
Faculty Policies - Course Preparation Originating Date: January 1994
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Undergraduate Affairs Committee
Professional Graduate Affairs Committee
PhD Affairs Committee

Related Documents:
Revised: August 1998
Revised: November 2006
Revised: April 2008
Revised: December 2009
Revised: November 2010
Revised: November 2011
Revised: December 2012
Revised: May 2015 (changes)
Revised: May 2022 (changes)
Revised: March 2024 (changes)
Revised: October 2025 (changes)


Purpose

Establishes guidelines for systematically organizing content for the syllabus in agreement with the Board of Regents Bylaw 4.1.

Scope

Applies to the courses of all undergraduate and professional graduate programs.

Policy

All syllabi, addenda, and grading rubrics past and present are stored electronically. The syllabus serves as a formal record of the course for the specific term and year and is used to disseminate information in a structured way for presentation for students and to accrediting agencies, nursing boards, other academic institutions and working committees for use in course and program evaluation.

The policy addendum, division specific addendum, and grading rubrics are attachments that are part of the syllabus, and students are responsible for all information in all these documents. See Appendix X for the outline and guidelines.

PhD program syllabi must follow the guidelines and template provided by UNMC Graduate Studies.

Changes to the following items in the syllabus: a) course title, b) course description, c) pre- and co-requisites, d) credit allocation, e) course competencies and f) undergraduate concepts and exemplars must be approved by the appropriate curriculum committee.

Standards used for curriculum development (i.e., AACN Essentials) and the program outcomes must be matched with the appropriate course competencies in the syllabus.

  • Standards used for curriculum development for the undergraduate program include the AACN Essentials domains, competencies, sub-competencies, and concepts. Standards used for curriculum development for the undergraduate program include the AACN Essentials 10 domains, 8 concepts, 45 competencies and entry-level professional nursing education sub-competencies.
  • Standards used for curriculum development for the professional graduate program include the AACN Essentials 10 domains, 8 concepts and 45 competencies, the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, and Education, and specialty competencies for each track taught in the professional graduate program.

A link to the policy addendum containing all pertinent policies for a program level is included in all course syllabi and is considered part of the syllabus. The policy addendum provides an overview of information for each policy, along with any university required language for a particular policy item and is updated each semester.

Each course may elect to have a division-specific addendum in addition to the syllabus. The purpose of the addendum is to provide additional supplemental materials that are specific for the division. The template for the division-specific addendum is included in 1403-PR. This addendum is considered part of the syllabus.

Evaluation methods and percentages must be included in course syllabi. Grading criteria (rubrics) for assignments are located in the learning management system and are considered part of the syllabus.

The cross-campus coordinator or course coordinator is responsible for updating the syllabus and sending the updated syllabus back to their assigned staff member for final format review.

Posting of the syllabus can be completed by the assigned staff member or course coordinator. The syllabus and the division-specific addendum must be posted in the learning management system for student viewing no later than one week (7 days) prior to the beginning of the semester.

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