Course Syllabi

Course syllabi are used in the evaluation of all full-time and part-time faculty.

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Faculty

As described in Section 3.9.2.1 of the Faculty Handbook, full-time faculty being reviewed for retention, promotion, merit increment, or tenure are required to submit course syllabi for all classes taught since the last review. As described in Section 4.2.4 of the Faculty Handbook, part-time faculty must also submit course syllabi. 

To facilitate the collection and distribution of course syllabi, we ask that faculty please upload course syllabi as soon as possible after the start of a semester to avoid forgetting to do so. When you log in you will see a list of courses you are scheduled to teach for the academic year. Please upload syllabi for courses in the current semester. The deadline to submit all syllabi for an academic year is July 31 after the conclusion of that year. After that date you will be unable to do so.  

Things to Remember

  • You are invited to submit all syllabi you have written, including those for laboratories, seminars, independent studies, and internships, but the Faculty Personnel Committee only requires syllabi for lecture courses (course of sub-type LEC) at this time. 

  • The OWU Library no longer solicits, collects or archives course syllabi. All syllabi are collected through the Provost's office and the Faculty Personnel Committee using the syllabus upload page. Syllabi previously collected by the OWU Library are now available through the syllabus search page. 

  • Some courses listed on your syllabus upload page may have an enrollment of zero (0). You are not expected to submit syllabi for courses with no enrollment for an entire semester. 

  • The courses listed on your syllabus upload page will match your teaching schedule in Self-Service. If you believe there is an error in the courses listed on your syllabus upload page, please contact your department chairperson and the Registrar to fix your list of scheduled course. 

  • You can only upload syllabi in PDF format. Other formats are not accepted. If it is not uploading properly, long URLs may be the problem. Use a URL shortening app and re-try. Large file sizes may also cause upload issues. Optimize the file size (Adobe is one option) and re-try. 

  • Courses for the current academic year will appear on your syllabus upload page on or slightly after August 1. You have until July 31 of the following calendar year to upload syllabi for your Fall and Spring semester courses. 

  • After July 31, you will no longer be able to upload syllabi for courses you taught in the previous academic year. 

  • Course syllabi will be provided to peer evaluators and members of the Faculty Personnel Committee during reviews for retention, tenure, promotion, and merit. According to the Faculty Handbook, course syllabi are not considered confidential. 

Searching and Retrieving Syllabi

You can search for and retrieve syllabi submitted by other faculty. This website is not accessible to the public, including alumni, or to current Ohio Wesleyan students. Alumni and students can request the syllabus for a course by contacting either the Library or the Registrar's office. 

Getting Help

For assistance or for answers to questions, please contact the Provost's assistant, Leigh Ann Emmons at laemmons@owu.edu or x3102.