For additional information about the USM Syllabus template, visit the Syllabus Template for Faculty page on MyUSM (log-in required).
Download the USM Syllabus Template
Google Docs Version
Select whichever of the three links below that fit’s your course(s). After clicking a link, you’ll be taken to a preview of the template. click the Use Template button to create your own copy to edit.
- 3 Class-sessions per Week (Google Docs)
- 2 Class-sessions per Week (Google Docs)
- 1 Class-session per Week, Online, or any other (Google Docs)
Microsoft Word Version
Select whichever of the three links below that fit’s your course(s) to download the template and edit it in Microsoft Word.
- 3 Class-sessions per Week (Word Document)
- 2 Class-sessions per Week (Word Document)
- 1 Class-session per Week, Online, or any other (Word Document)
Posting Your Syllabus in Brightspace
Every Brightspace course has a dedicated Syllabus page in the Content tool. It’s an ideal place to put a brief description of your course and attach your syllabus. The Center for Academic Innovation Brightspace Guide has a section which goes over how to post your syllabus in detail.
Updating An Existing Syllabus
Already have a syllabus and/or don’t want to use the USM syllabus template? No problem! It’s easier than ever to update your syllabus with the most recent information. Instead of including the all the latestest policy and services information in you syllabus, which requires you to check and update every semester, just copy and paste the Institutional Policies & Services section below at the end of your syllabus. The paragraph below contains a link to the new Student Services and Policies Hub webpage which contains all of the information required to be included in all USM course syllabi. Be sure to delete any old resource information. This will vastly reduce the number of pages in your syllabus while still providing the most up to date information to students.
How to add the Institutional Policies & Services information to your exsisting syllabus:
- Delete all of the old institutional policy information from your syllabus.
- Highlight and copy (Ctrl+C for Windows, Command+C for macOS) the Institutional Policies & Services section below.
- Paste (Ctrl+V for Windows, Command+V for macOS) it into your course syllabus.
Institutional Policies & Services
Accessibility and Accommodations
The university is committed to providing students with documented disabilities equal access to all university programs and services. If you already have approved accommodations through the USM Disability Services Center, please fill out a Semester Request Form on Accommodate to share your accommodations letter with me.
If you need to request accommodations based on a disability, please submit a Student Accommodations Request (https://umaine-accommodate.symplicity.com/public_accommodation/) through the Disability Services Center. Timely notification is essential. The Disability Services Center can be reached at 207-780-4706 or dsc-usm@maine.edu.
Other Academic Services & Policies
Below you’ll find a brief list highlighting some of the most crucial student services and supports.
- Request disability accommodations | (207) 780-4706 | dsc-usm@maine.edu
- Report interpersonal violence | (207) 780-5767 | usm.titleix@maine.edu
- Report on-campus emergencies and safety concerns | (207) 780-5211 or your local police agency.
- Get academic help | mycampus.maine.edu/group/usm/learning-commons
- Get technology help | usm.maine.edu/computing/helpdesk
- Meet with an academic advisor | usm.maine.edu/advising
For USM’s most complete and current information on services available to students, as well as academic policies, use the QR Code to go to the Student Services and Policies Hub webpage (UMS login required).
(https://mycampus.maine.edu/group/usm/student-services-and-policies-hub)
