Equitable Syllabus

The Basics

Your syllabus is the cornerstone of your course, representing your teaching practices and philosophy. It also conveys expectations, college policies, and the framework for your course.

What does having an equitable and inclusive syllabus mean? How you write, the language and tone you use, and the information you share convey so much more than just “how the class will work.” Resources on this page were presented as part of a workshop. If you have further questions about developing an equitable syllabus, please email digitallearning@stcc.edu.

Faculty Voices

Faculty at STCC are implementing Equitable Syllabi. Visit the Equitable Syllabus: Faculty Voices page to hear from faculty and see the changes that they have made.

Sample Syllabi and Templates

Sample Syllabi:
These examples are for the syllabi workshop.

STCC Online Development Program syllabus (Kyle Kraus and Marisha Marks)
Berkshire CC English 102 (Nell McCabe)
Berkshire CC Communication 104 (Tattiya Maruco)

Syllabus Templates:

STCC Syllabus Template (click Use Template to make a copy to edit in your Google Drive).
MS Word Document version of the template (see embedded document).

Course Syllabus Template_Equitable.docx

Click to Pop-Out syllabus preview, and select to download the document

Workshop Activity Documents

Syllabus review activity

Syllabus Review worksheet (Google Slides)

Course statement activity

Welcome Statement (Google Doc)
Inclusivity Statement (Google Doc)
Respectful Dialogue (Google Doc)
Sensitive Subjects Statement (Google Doc)