Needs Syllabus:
A syllabus may be required for many reasons. Some catalog course descriptions are extremely brief and give little information about the course. Key terms or concepts may appear to be missing from your class. Or, in other cases, the course you took may vary in topic from one semester to another and require individual review. In such cases, departmental advisors may ask for more clarification about what was actually covered in your class. The most helpful supplemental information found in course syllabi are: the textbook(s) and editions used in your class, the chapters covered, the number and type of laboratory experiments performed (where appropriate), the nature and extent of writing assignments, quizzes and examinations, and a summary of grading standards. In a few cases, information about any pre- or co-requisites may also be necessary (e.g. was the course calculus-based? was it taught in a language other than English?).
If you no longer have the syllabus for the course, be advised that general course syllabi can usually be obtained from the institution where you took the course, by contacting either your teacher or the department in question.
If a syllabus is requested for one or more of your courses (the NS footnote), for fastest service, fax, mail, or email your syllabus as an attachment to the departmental advisor making the request. It is important to include your social security number, the name of the university the syllabus is from, as well as a way to contact you in case the advisor has further questions. The advisor will review the material and notify the TCC of the final determination on your course, which we will then post to our web database or to your record only (whichever is most appropriate for your case). Contact information for each departmental evaluator can be found at http://www.tce.umd.edu/deptcontacts.html.