You've probably been told over the course of your college career that "The syllabus is a contract between the student and the professor". We don't disagree with this statement. We think that the syllabus should be a contract between the student and the professor, but if colleges are going to call it a contract, shouldn't it be treated like a contract?

Usually you register for classes and then on the first day of classes you get your syllabus. Wouldn't it make sense to be able to view the syllabus and then register for classes? After all, in the business world you usually read a contract before you sign it.

This is the purpose of SyllabusCentral. We are trying to give the student the choice by allowing them to easily view the course syllabus before they register for classes. So please let your professors know that you would like to read the course syllabus before your register for their class.