Uploading your Syllabus to Canvas

Please use the following instructions to upload your Syllabus to Canvas. It’s important that these steps are followed to ensure that all syllabi are in the same location in Canvas. In addition to creating a consistent location for students, this allows us to automatically compile all syllabi for accreditation purposes.

1. After preparing your syllabus, save it as a .pdf. (Remember where you saved it so you can find it in step 6.) For assistance with saving your syllabus as a .pdf, please see this article.
2. Log into Canvas and open up the course that you need to upload your syllabus to.
3. Click on the Syllabus link on the left navigation bar.

4. Click the Edit button in the upper right corner.
5. In the Syllabus Description text editor, select Insert → Document → Upload Document

6. Drag and drop your syllabus .pdf that you saved in step 1, or click Upload File and navigate to where it is saved and upload.
7. Click the Submit button.
8. Uncheck the Show Course Summary if you do not wish to have the Canvas Course Assignments showing.

9. Click the Update Syllabus button

Note: Some instructors have chosen to add additional detail using the Text Editor in the Syllabus Description section. This is optional but does provide a nice aesthetic appearance for students. If you choose to do this, it is still important that your syllabus be uploaded as a .pdf using directions listed above, for automated collection for accreditation purposes. Please contact the service desk with any questions.

More information on creating a syllabus can be found on the Faculty Development website.