The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n.; pl. E. Syllabuses, L. Syllabi.
   [L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.]
   1. A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the
      like; an abstract.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement
      of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported
      case. The opinion controls the syllabus, the latter being
      merely explanatory of the former.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

syllabus
    n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted
         to a new program at the university" [syn: course of
         study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

28 Moby Thesaurus words for "syllabus":
   abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, brief,
   capsule, compend, condensation, condensed version, conspectus,
   digest, draft, epitome, head, outline, overview, pandect, precis,
   review, rubric, shortened version, skeleton, sketch, survey,
   synopsis, thumbnail sketch, topical outline