The beginning of the fall semester is considered the beginning of the academic year. May. There are several small sessions of classes held during the summer months. This is the outline of a course. At Southeast most instructors give these to the students at the first day of class. It may have an e-mail address and website information.
Some classes require assignments be done on the internet.
If you are submitting a syllabus to receive credit for a course taken overseas it should be a certified translation of the information listed above at numbers 1 - 4. The School of University studies administers this program of study that is a part of every undergraduate degree.