College of Sciences
Required for Undergraduate Courses
Simple Syllabus is a centralized platform integrated into Canvas that allows instructors to quickly and easily create, duplicate, and deploy syllabi. Leveraging institutional data, including university policies and course details, it auto-populates content for faculty, significantly reducing their workload and streamlining syllabus preparation. Additionally, the platform features advanced analytics, enabling faculty to monitor student engagement with the syllabus.
A Word document with the Simple Syllabus template is provided to assist you in preparing your syllabus. Please note that the information will need to be manually entered into the Simple Syllabus platform.
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To view changes made to the Spring 2025 Simple Syllabus template, please visit the What’s New for Spring 2025 article.
We appreciate your patience as we continuously work to improve your Simple Syllabus experience. Below are some updates you can expect for the Fall 2024 Semester.
If you have additional feedback to improve your Simple Syllabus experience, please let us know.
Academic Innovation is happy to announce several enhancements to Simple Syllabus for the Summer 2024 semester. These updates reflect our ongoing commitment to improving both the faculty and student experience:
We appreciate your feedback and are eager to hear any suggestions you may have as we continue to enhance our tools.
Instructor Name: Academic Innovation
Office Location: Academic Innovation Center (MS) 240
Support Hours: M-F 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone Number: (210) 458-4520
Email Address: academicinnovation@utsa.edu
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Simple Syllabus is available via Canvas! Located in the course menu, simply click “Simple Syllabus” to access your interactive syllabus. Once inside, you’ll find many items already pre-populated for you, such as university policies, course information, and a course schedule of Canvas activities.
Enhance the accessibility of your syllabi with the dedicated features available in Simple Syllabus. The built-in accessibility checker assists faculty in identifying and addressing potential barriers, ensuring content is compliant from the start. For additional guidance on creating accessible syllabi, the Simple Syllabus accessibility tips page offers detailed advice and best practices.
Have additional accessibility questions? Email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
The Design Star Award recognizes an institution that has developed and implemented both a professional and appealing design for their syllabi. Recipients of this award have implemented best practices associated with web design to make sure their content looks good and is easily usable by their students and campus community.