Learning and Teaching
Support for Struggling Students
After I have reached out to a student who is failing, not coming to class, or having personal struggles what other offices are available to help them? How do I let them know about the student's situation?
Academic Commons; (opens in a new tab)Counseling Services (opens in a new tab)
I have a student who has plagiarized or cheated. What are the standards?
(Office of Honor) (opens in a new tab)
How do I report plagiarism or cheating?
Report a Concern (opens in a new tab)
Faculty Teaching Support
What is the learning framework? (opens in a new tab)
(Center for Learning & Teaching)
How can I get support to improve learning and teaching in my classroom?
(Center for Learning & Teaching) (opens in a new tab)
If I want to go on a field trip with my class, where do I find the permission form, and when does it need to be turned in?
(The completed form must be submitted to the dean of the sponsoring faculty at least two weeks before the trip. (opens in a new tab))
Textbooks, Calendar, and Syllabus
Please give your textbook information to your department secretary when the class is being scheduled. Even if it is not ordered through the bookstore there is a federal regulation that textbook information must be available to students when they register.
How do I find the academic calendar with dates and holidays for the syllabus?
(Office of the Registrar)
What times are classes offered?
(Office of the Registrar) (opens in a new tab)
What is the schedule for Thursday at 11:00?
(Academic VP's office)
Preparing the Syllabus
What needs to go on a syllabus?
(Word version for copying to your syllabus, August 25, 2026 update) (AAVP for curriculum and assessment)
Where can I find the rubric by which syllabi are evaluated?
What are my department’s program learning outcomes (PLOs) (opens in a new tab) and what are the institutional learning outcomes (ILOs) (opens in a new tab) that I will need to align my class outcomes (SLOs) with?
(You may need to click on "Select Another Unit Portfolio" at the top to find your department).
(Please note that student learning outcomes—SLOs—are specific to a class. They should align with department and university outcomes, but are not dictated by them).
Are there examples of how to align the SLOs, PLOs, and ILOs for the syllabus?
What kinds of information on my syllabus might be connected to assessment for the department and university? How can I write outcomes that are assessable? (opens in a new tab)
(University Assessment Committee and AAVP for curriculum and assessment)
Managing Registration, Canvas and Grade Submission
How do I find my class roll? (opens in a new tab)
(AAVP for curriculum and assessment, Office of the Registrar)
Where are the forms for: independent study, incomplete grade, grade change? (opens in a new tab)
(Office of the Registrar)
Using Canvas
Who do I talk to for Canvas support? (canvas@byuh.edu (opens in a new tab)) (Candice Tupou, AAVP Offices)
How do I link library e-resources into my Canvas modules? (opens in a new tab)
(Joseph F. Smith Library)
How do I make sure that I'm following copyright laws with my Canvas material? (opens in a new tab)
(Joseph F. Smith Library)
End of the Semester
How do I submit my grades? (opens in a new tab)
(Office of the Registrar)
When are grades due? (opens in a new tab)
Always at noon on the Thursday of the week after finals (Office of the Registrar).
Why is it important that I meet the grade deadline? What’s the big deal? (opens in a new tab)
Final Exams
Every semester has designated final exam days. Each class is scheduled for a certain time. Those hours are part of the hours of classroom instruction for the semester and are an important part of the academic experience. Please plan to use those hours.
The final exam schedule is on the Office of the Registrar (opens in a new tab) website.
Evaluations
How can I access my student evaluations? (opens in a new tab) (Assessment and Evaluation, Amelia Mauafu (opens in a new tab))