Citing a syllabus

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Published February 10, 2021. Updated August 15, 2021.

To create a reference or citation for a syllabus, you will need to know the university or college name, the title of the course syllabus, and the place the course was held.

The templates and examples below will show you how to cite a syllabus in MLA, APA, Chicago style, and Harvard referencing.

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Citing a syllabus in MLA style

In-text citation example:

(Syllabus for Biological Sciences)


Works cited entry examples:

Instructor is syllabus author:

Geralch, Nicole. Syllabus for Biological Sciences for Non-Majors. Summer 2021, University of Florida, Gainesville. biology.ufl.edu/syllabus/none/summer-2021/.

Instructor is not syllabus author:

Syllabus for Biological Sciences for Non-Majors. Taught by Nicole Geralch, summer 2021, University of Florida, Gainesville. biology.ufl.edu/syllabus/none/summer-2021/.


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Citing a syllabus in APA style

In-text citation example:

(Van Wyk, 2012)


Reference list entry template and example:

Van Wyk, J. A. (2012). SOC 230 – Crime and delinquency [Syllabus]. Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Rhode Island.


Citing a syllabus in Chicago style, notes-bibliography

Footnote template and example:

Note

    1. Judy A. Van Wyk, “SOC 230 Crime and Delinquency” (syllabus, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, 2012).



Bibliography entry template and example:

Van Wyk, Judy A. “SOC 230  Crime and Delinquency.” Syllabus, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, 2012.



Citing a syllabus in Chicago style, author-date

In-text citation example:

(Van Wyk 2012)


Reference list entry example:

Van Wyk, Judy A. 2012. “SOC 230 – Crime and Delinquency.” Syllabus, University of Rhode Island, Kingston.



How to cite a syllabus in Harvard referencing style

In-text citation example:

(Van Wyk, 2012)


Reference list entry template and example:

Professor’s surname, First initial. (Year of Course) Course number: Course title [Syllabus]. Location: Institution Name.

Van Wyk, J.A. (2012) SOC 230: Crime and delinquency [Syllabus]. Kingston, RI: University of Rhode Island.


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