Simple Syllabus: Acknowledging a Syllabus

Updated on Jul 22, 2025

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Acknowledging your syllabus lets your instructor know you have read the syllabus. This article explains how to acknowledge a Simple Syllabus.

1. Syllabus Acknowledgment dialog box.

Upon opening a syllabus for the first time, you will see a Syllabus Acknowledgment dialog box that reads, "Please read the syllabus. When you have read it in its entirety, please click the acknowledge button."

When ready to view the syllabus, click the blue "OK" button.

Image of the Syllabus Acknowledgment dialog box with annotation pointing to the "OK" button.

If you have viewed this syllabus previously, the Syllabus Acknowledgment dialog box will not be shown.

2. From within a syllabus, read the document in its entirety,

Please read the entire document thoroughly by scrolling through down the page with your mouse scroll wheel (PC) or by clicking and dragging the gray scroll bar on the right side of the screen.

Image of a Simple Syllabus with annotation pointing to the gray scroll bar on the right side of the screen.

3. Once finished, click the "Acknowledge" button.

Once you have finished reading the entire syllabus, click the blue "Acknowledge" button found at the bottom of the screen. This will inform your instructor that you have read the course syllabus.