Every syllabus for a general education course must fully conform to the UF syllabus policy and also include the following five items:
1. a link to verbatim statement of the General Education Objectives for the relevant subject area(s);
2. a course description that clearly addresses not only course-specific issues and goals, but also the General-Education area objectives;
3. a description, list or table of course-specific Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) outlining the general knowledge (content) and skills (critical thinking & communication) students can expect to acquire through successful completion of the course, and the assignments through which the SLOs will be assessed;
4. the statement "A minimum grade of C is required for general education credit."
5. a weekly course schedule that includes sufficient detail for the General Education Committee to determine the appropriateness of the requested general education classification(s). This should include topics or themes, a brief summary of the content, assigned materials, other assignments, due dates, assessments.
A General Education course syllabus should:
The General Education Committee has prepared annotated sample syllabuses that may be helpful when creating or revising the syllabus for a course designed to meet GE and/or WR requirements. The samples are for fictional courses. They are not intended to include all material that may be required or relevant for every course.