Yes, starting Fall 2024, all undergraduate courses must publish their syllabus to Simple Syllabus.

Currently, Simple Syllabus is not institutionally required for graduate courses. However, certain colleges or departments may require its use. Please verify with your department if Simple Syllabus is required for your graduate courses.

No, starting Fall 2024, Simple Syllabus will replace Bluebook as UTSA's official Syllabus Repository.

Bluebook will continue to serve as a syllabus repository for courses prior to Fall 2024 and will continue to house faculty vitas and course evaluation results. 

• Course Name
• Course Description
• Credit Hours
• Course Modality
• Meeting Times
• Department Policies & Resources
• College Policies & Resources
• Essential Student Information
• Additional items set by the department or college.

• Learning Goals
• Communicate with Me
• About Me & My Teaching Philosophy
• Course Materials
• Assessments and Assignments
• Activities and Grading
• Grade Distribution and Letter Grade
• Course Expectations & Policies

At this time, syllabus components cannot be rearranged. This was intentionally designed to provide consistency across courses, making it easier for students to locate and understand essential information quickly. 

Only individuals enrolled in Canvas as a “Teacher” can edit syllabi in Simple Syllabus. It is important to note that this role should only be used for official Instructors of Record. All other individuals requiring instructor-level access to Canvas should be added using the Secondary Teacher role. For more details, visit our Canvas Course Roles page.

Catalog revisions must be made in the online catalog management system, CourseLeaf. Please visit the Registrar’s Office website for more information on submitting Catalog updates.

Simple Syllabus creates syllabi based on the academic course catalog. Therefore, we are unable to enable Simple Syllabus in non-academic courses.

Faculty can add anything to Simple Syllabus or to their course. Simple Syllabus is required to provide consistency for students so that they know where to find key information, and to meet the requirements of Texas House Bill 2504.

Please submit any Simple Syllabus feedback to our Faculty Feedback Survey. We welcome any suggestions, feedback or ideas to improve your Simple Syllabus Experience.