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I just finished emailing a former college for copies of my syllabi because I got lazy and didn't keep them. I thought it might be helpful to remind my peers on degreeforums that it is important to keep a copy of the syllabus for each of the classes you take. Having a copy of the syllabus may make the different between credits counting toward your degree or being marked duplicate. This situation happened to me at Excelsior.
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Great advice! Its overkill, but I also keep all my assignments on a hard drive.
Also, if you plan on a career in politics, be mindful of your opinions in your papers/thesis. They have been used to discredit politicians (like everything else in their private lives).
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I had a situation where I needed a syllabus to transfer a writing course from WIU to CTC. CTC didn't want to automatically accept a writing course that was titled something other than English Comp, especially since it was from a UoP sister school. Yes, they flat out said they do not accept English Comp from UoP. They wanted to see the syllabus and not just the course description, but I lost the syllabus when my computer crashed years ago and no one at UoP or WIU had a copy of it.
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I am amazed that there are not records laws regarding syllabi. With some of the crazy titles of courses it would help if they were archived.
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Well, slap my face and call me stupid. UptonSinclair that is not something that I would have ever thought of. Thanks for the helpful advice.
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I keep all syllabi and assignments on a thumb drive. I can't tell you how many times I have gone back to look at past assignments to relocate sources and references for the next class. I've also had to use a syllabus to justify credit that was initially categorized incorrectly. I didn't do this because of any amazing foresight rather I think I am an eDocument hoarder.
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