NOW OPEN FOR COURSES IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-27
Submit this form for course descriptions to appear in the academic catalogue. Each collection cycle, an email is sent by the Registrar's Office explaining the curricular process and course collection.
Submit one form for each of your courses.
Notes on developing your descriptions:
- Course descriptions are reviewed and edited by an external consultant to align with the SLC style guide and the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook; you will be given the chance to review the final versions of your descriptions before publication
- Course descriptions should be written in the future tense where possible
- Descriptions are generally formatted to one paragraph in length if submitted otherwise
- Cross-listed courses must be approved by the Provost's Office and by both groups/disciplines
- Class meeting times such as days/times/delivery method are not listed in course descriptions as they appear in the class schedule
- Remember to indicate any related disciplines which are different from cross-listed courses
- When appearing on the class schedule, course titles may be shortened to accommodate a character limit. Full titles appear in the catalogue, though shorter titles are encouraged if you would like to ensure continuity across the catalogue and class schedule.
Course levels:
- Open: Open to any undergraduate. Open courses may have some expectation of earlier study listed as a note following the course description but not as a specific prerequisite.
- Sophomore and Above: Presumes some familiarity with college-level work and/or conference work and may include a prerequisite.
- Intermediate: Must have an identifiable prerequisite, which may be a specific course or a college-level course in a related discipline.
- Intermediate/Advanced: Intended for a range of intermediate and advanced learners and with a specific prerequisite.
- Advanced: Intended for advanced learners and with a specific prerequisite distinct from Intermediate or Intermediate/Advanced.
For instructors teaching First-Year Studies (FYS):
- Course descriptions must include how you will organize conferences (individual/group), with a reminder of the FYS options below:
- Classic: thirteen students, weekly conferences at least for the first semester.
- Innovative: thirteen students, bi-weekly conferences alternating with some kind of small group activity at least for the first semester; the alternating small group activity might be a lab, a workshopping session, an on-going project, etc.
- Expanded: fifteen students, weekly conferences for the first six weeks; bi-weekly conferences thereafter, at the discretion of the faculty member.
- Hybrid: open level with up to six FY students and up to nine returning students meeting weekly with FY donnees at least through the first semester.
After you submit your form, you will receive an email confirmation with a PDF copy of your submission. Please review your submission carefully. Course descriptions will be reviewed by Curriculum Committee in late February/early March.
If you do not receive a confirmation email, your submission has not gone through. Check for errors to make sure the form is completed correctly.
Email ltoneatto@sarahlawrence.edu or ctoro@sarahlawrence.edu with any questions. Thank you!