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Pepperdine Syllabus

Simple Syllabus at Pepperdine University

Overview

Pepperdine University is exploring Pepperdine Syllabus (powered by Simple Syllabus) as a central syllabus management platform for all schools. With this tool, we hope to make it easier for professors to create syllabi, students to access syllabi, and schools to manage and maintain a repository of all class syllabi.

Faculty Guide
Student Guide

Benefits

 

 

Students

  • Easy access to the online syllabus
  • No extra apps or software needed
  • Option to "follow" the syllabus to be alerted to any updates
  • Option to "acknowledge" reading the syllabus
  • Accessible and mobile-friendly
 

Faculty

  • Friendly web portal and an optional tool within Pepperdine Canvas
  • Easy online interface to build syllabi
  • Many key details are auto-populated from WaveNet
  • School and University notices pre-filled (a time saver!)
  • Dashboard to see who has or hasn't viewed the syllabus
 

Administration

  • Schools manage and update templates
  • Assurance that important academic notices or policies are included
  • Once adopted institution-wide, automated reminders will be available to engage faculty
  • Dashboard to assess completed, in-progress, and not started syllabi
  • Reporting and tools for schools and administration offices
  • Central repository and library of syllabi to assist with accreditation

Exploration and Adoption

Adopted

  • Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (PGBS) adopted Pepperdine Syllabus in Fall 2025. As the initial pilot school, they explored the service in Spring and Summer 2025.
  • Pepperdine College of Health Science (PCHS) adopted Pepperdine Syllabus in Fall 2025. The school embraced the service with the launch of its first two programs, Nursing (NURS) and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP). Other programs will be phased in as they launch.

 

Piloting

  • Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) is piloting the service with its On-Ground Psychology (PSY) program. Select professors are exploring the service.

 

Staggering Additional Schools/Programs

To ensure successful reviews and adoptions, we must stagger additional pilots (Fall 2025-Fall 2027).

  • Caruso School of Law (CSOL): We have contacted CSOL leadership and are waiting for their response to assess the school's availability for a future pilot.
  • Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP): We are in discussions with the school for additional expansions of the pilot for other academic programs.
  • School of Public Policy (SPP): The school has expressed interest in a pilot, and we are in discussions about a potential template and timing.
  • Seaver College (SVR): We are in discussions with Seaver College leadership to assess the school's availability for a future pilot.

 

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