Course Outlines

At the beginning of every semester of every year in every College or University you will receive many course outlines. At first they may look like a waste of paper, but they are not. Treat yours well because it's your map necessary for navigating through the course. It pays to take the time to read the outline and get to know what your prof expects.

The outline tells you how many projects you will need to finish, when your tests and assignments are due, and how many tests you will be writing throughout the semester. It's a big help in organizing your time. The course outline lets you know what the course it about and what you should be capable of when the course ends.

Course outlines have another use I hadn't known about until I actually needed them a year after the course was over. I'd just kept them as souvenirs really (and because I'm a squirrel kind of person who never throws things away), but I was glad I 'd kept them. I was in the process of transferring from one school to another, and wanted to be exempt from three courses. When I first applied, the answer was no. But I'd kept my course outlines from the first school.

What did I need to be able to prove to the professor that I 'd covered the material? The course outline.