Grading weights
Find the contribution of exams, homework, projects, labs, discussions, and other assessment categories when the syllabus provides them.
AI syllabus organizer
The course rules
you keep looking for.
Add a college syllabus once and keep its important expectations close. Generate optional AI highlights for grading, policies, and work preferences. Maya can also reference the full syllabus you save.
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From document to course guide
Save the source. Highlight what matters.
A short course card is easier to scan when every class uses the same categories.
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Add your first course
Add your first course and syllabus during Getting Started. After setup, open Courses and select the plus button to add another class.
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Upload or paste the syllabus
Choose a PDF, DOCX, or TXT file up to 5 MB, or paste syllabus information into the course form. You can use both a file and pasted text. PowerPoint and image files are not supported for syllabus uploads.
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Generate and review highlights
Save the course, expand its card, and choose Generate syllabus highlights for an optional AI overview. Check important policies and requirements against your original document.
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Bring the context into Study
Expand your course card to see the essentials, or select View all syllabus details. Choose the course in Study so Maya can use your full saved syllabus.
Know where to look
Keep the expectations that affect your work.
When you generate highlights, LearnAhead summarizes the information your syllabus supplies. Keep the original handy to confirm requirements and anything missing from the overview.
Course policies
Keep late-work, attendance, participation, and other stated requirements accessible before you need an exception.
Work preferences
Look up citation style, formatting rules, word counts, evidence expectations, and submission details without searching the document again.
Bring your course into the conversation
A concise card.
The full source for Maya.
Your course card stays short while Maya can reference the selected course’s full saved syllabus for relevant tutoring questions.
“What does my syllabus say about the final project’s grading weight?”
“Here are my assignment instructions. Help me check which course formatting rules apply.”
For a course deadline, connect a calendar feed or add an event yourself. Syllabus highlighting does not automatically create calendar events.
Questions, answered
Before you upload a syllabus.
Which syllabus files can I upload?
Course syllabus uploads support PDF, DOCX, and TXT files up to 5 MB. You can also paste up to 100,000 characters of syllabus information. PowerPoint, screenshots, and other images are not supported for this upload.
Can I use LearnAhead without a syllabus file?
Yes. You can paste syllabus information instead of uploading a file. Getting Started needs a syllabus for your first course; afterward, you can add other classes without one. AI highlights need syllabus information to work from.
Does it put every syllabus deadline on my calendar?
No. This feature extracts course highlights; it does not create calendar events from a syllabus. Connect your Canvas Calendar Feed or add events manually in Today.
Should I rely only on the AI highlights?
No. Highlights are a quick overview. Confirm important details in your original syllabus and with your instructor. Maya can use the full saved syllabus when you select your course in Study.
Is syllabus highlighting included for free?
Free access includes five onboarding syllabus highlights and eight AI actions per day. Additional AI use is subject to your plan’s allowance. You can start without a credit card.
AI extraction can miss or misread information. Review the original syllabus and confirm important policies, dates, and grading requirements with your professor.
Keep your course expectations close.
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