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Add&a&preview&syllabus&to&your&course&listing&by&clicking&the&gray&icon&to&the&right&of&the&course&title.&

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This&will&take&you&a&new&page&to&upload&your&syllabus&from&a&DOC,&DOCX,&or&PDF&file&on&your&computer&
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Click&preview&to&view&the&file&or&upload&to&submit&the&file.&&Once&you&upload&the&file,&the&icon&will&now&be&
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If&your&class&contains&multiple&sections&crossRlisted&into&one&shell,&you&may&need&to&need&to&upload&the&
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to&be&used&as&a&guideline&for&a&summary&of&topics&and&all&assignments,&grading&policies,&due&dates,&office&
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hours,&and&class&materials&are&subject&to&change.&&This&syllabus&file&is&separate&from&the&finalized&syllabus&
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also&use&this&icon&to&enter&final&grades&and&submit&academic&status&reports.&&The&red&exclamation&point&on&
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Student
names
Your
students
names
and
IDs
have
and IDs will bebeen
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via&the&class&roster&window.&&Click&the&checkboxes&next&to&one&or&more&students&names&and&then&click&the&
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checkboxes
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the names
next
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and then
then Email
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