Spring 2026 courses will be viewable on MyUI beginning on Sept. 29, so there is still time to edit or expand your course information in MyUI before students begin planning their spring schedules. The CLAS Resource site contains guidance about what to include in MyUI course descriptions, including the differences between this description and the General Catalog description and several examples of each.

Instructors are not required to include a sample syllabus in each MyUI course description. Instead, CLAS strongly encourages instructors to share the following key course information in MyUI before early registration:

• course topic and description,
• course format and participation expectations (i.e., lecture, discussion, lab, other),
• learning outcomes for the course,
• which students should enroll in this particular course and why,
• a schedule/timeline of major assessments and key assignment dates over the semester,
• course grading information (a breakdown of what will be included in the course grade), and
• any special activities, such as field trips, that must fit within a student's schedule.

This information may be included through:

• the attachment of a course syllabus (please note “draft syllabus, subject to changes” on the posted version)
• the attachment of a short document that includes the key course information above
• a thorough and up-to-date MyUI course description that includes the key course information above.

When submitting course information for MyUI, please keep the following timelines in mind:

Note: this memo was also published on Sept. 17, 2025.