Topics

  • Included and Exempt Courses
  • Syllabi Components
    • Assessments
    • Learning Objectives
    • Topics
  • MAUI and MyUI Enhancements
  • Compliance Tracking Resources
  • Project Timeline
  • Syllabi Report Tutorial
  • FAQs

Effective with the fall 2026 semester, the Iowa Board of Regents 3.20 Syllabi Posting and Notification of Students on Class Content policy requires public access to undergraduate course syllabus information, including course title and number, course description with learning objectives, general outline of course topics, required textbooks and materials, and description of the types of assessments used in the course. 

Information about the University of Iowa’s implementation of the policy, including MAUI and MyUI enhancements, communication about next steps for departments and colleges, and answers to questions received are summarized below. This webpage will continue to be updated as the project implementation progresses and resources such as enhanced reporting are published. 

Syllabi Project Overview

The updated policy requires specific information about all undergraduate courses be made publicly available. As part of this process and to ensure compliance with digital accessibility standards, the current option of displaying full PDF syllabi in MyUI to logged-in students is being discontinued. Beginning fall 2026, required syllabus elements will be publicly displayed in MyUI Course Browse, similar to course descriptions and other catalog information. While it is still possible to upload a syllabus in MAUI, the document will not be viewable in MyUI. 

New data fields were created to store and display assessments, learning objectives, and topics in MAUI. The existing fields for course title, readings, textbooks, and other resources will not require any changes to current procedures. 

The most recent fall syllabus stored on the MAUI Syllabus page for a course section will be used to extract and populate assessment, learning objective, and topic information for fall 2026 courses. Course sections without a current or recent syllabus in MAUI will require manual entry of this information by the department offering the course. 

Departments will be provided access to reports to review the information loaded into MAUI, with the opportunity to make updates prior to the information being displayed in MyUI.

Key Dates and Deadlines

Now through April 15, 2026

April 15 end of day

by May 1

May 1 - August 16

Courses Subject to and Excluded from Policy Compliance

Courses subject to Syllabi policy

  • Undergraduate courses (1000-4999) plus Engineering (5000-5999)
  • Stand-alone sections and lecture sections are checked for compliance

Syllabi policy exemptions

The following course section types and categories are exempt from adherence to the new policy. These courses are welcome to utilize the new Syllabi fields but are not required to do so. 

  • Graduate-level courses (5000+ and Engineering 6000+)
  • 3rd Party Study Abroad
  • Clinical Experience
  • Course Exchange
  • Honors courses with arrangeable times
  • Independent Study
  • Individualized experience courses
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Research Courses

MAUI and MyUI Enhancements

Syllabi Components

The following are the new syllabi components required under the new Iowa Board of Regents policy. Definitions, details, and data upload information are provided below. 

Assessments Information

Assessments Definition
Assessments Details
Assessments Types
Assessments Data Load to MAUI

Learning Objectives Information

Learning Objectives Definition
Learning Objectives Details
Learning Objectives Data Load to MAUI

Topics Information

Topics Definition
Topics Details
Topics Data Load to MAUI

How to Use Syllabi Report

The Syllabi Report should be used to locate course sections missing Syllabi and to review for which fall session the most recent syllabus was uploaded. 

Please Note

  • The report shows only the courses required to provide publicly available syllabi.
  • The report will show the session code for the most recent fall syllabus on file. Information from the most recent syllabus on file will be extracted and added to fall '26 sections.
  • A syllabus only needs to be uploaded to fall '26 sections if:
    • There is no syllabus listed for a course.
    • The department wishes to provide an updated syllabus for a course.

Syllabi Report Instructions

Locate the Syllabi Report and request access (if needed)

The report is available in Campus Data. First time users of the report must request access. 

Saving the report as a favorite for easier access is recommended. 

Set report filters and select "View Report"
Report Filters
  • Session - Select Fall 2026
  • Planner Status - no need to filter unless you only want to see reports for certain Planner Statuses
  • Course College
  • Academic Unit - undo "select all" and select only those Academic Units relevant for your department
Select Plus (+) symbol to expand College and Academic Unit data
Report example using Academic Unit Biology

The report displays the following data

  • Course Information
    • Information provided is at the course level. Topics and Assessments will be loaded to all stand-alone and lecture sections of the courses.
  • Latest Syllabus
    • The report displays the session code for the most recent syllabus on file. The session code for fall '26 is 20263.

Look up session codes

  • Has Syllabus
    • The report shows the total percentage of syllabi on file for the selected Academic Unit(s) as well as number of syllabi on file by course.
  • No Syllabus
    • The report shows the total percentage of courses missing syllabi for the selected Academic Unit(s) as well as number of missing syllabi by course.
  • Total
    • Represents total number of courses required to provide syllabi
Option to download report

After generating the report it can be downloaded by selecting the floppy disk icon. 

Syllabi Project FAQs