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<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">Dear Undergrads,</font></span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class=""></font></span></p>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">With only 3 weeks left
until the last day of classes (May 12th), please take a moment to check your syllabi now to resolve potential conflicts that may be too late to fix in the very near future. Because the semester is almost over, it is important to confirm that your syllabi follow
the following guidelines.</font></span></div>
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<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">rules governing</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
when and how </span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">tests and assignments</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
are given </span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">near the end of the semester</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.
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<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please
check if your classes comply with MIT's rules</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for end-of-term tests and assignments. Your professors might not be aware
of these rules! You can find a </span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">summary of the rules at the end of this e-mail</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,
but here are a few examples:</span></font></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">•</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No exams are allowed after
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 6th</span></font></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">•</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after May 6th</span></font></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">•</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take-home finals must be open-book and open-note</span></font></div>
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<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you
think one of your classes is breaking a rule</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, there are several steps that you can take. If you are comfortable doing so,
you can talk to the professor directly.</span></font></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can also
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">report the violation
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">anonymously to the UA or to the Chair of the Faculty. Please reach out
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">as</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">soon as possible</span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></font></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class=""></font></span></p>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">Late in the semester,
violations become increasingly difficult to resolve in a matter that is fair to everyone.</font></span></div>
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<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To report a violation
to the UA, please visit </span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(0, 0, 233); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/</span></a></font></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To report a violation
to the Chair of the Faculty, please email </span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(0, 0, 233); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:exam-termregs@mit.edu" class="">exam-termregs@mit.edu</a></span></font></div>
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<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Times" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have any questions,
please email </span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(16, 60, 192); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:violations@mit.edu" class="">violations@mit.edu</a></span><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></font></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class=""></font></span></p>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">Thanks for taking the
time to check your syllabi. Hopefully, we can help if there are any issues. Please see below for a summary of the violation rules for the undergraduate class.</font></span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class=""></font></span></p>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">Best,</font></span></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">Zuly Maimaiti,</font></span></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">UA Committee on Education</font></span></div>
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<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">-------</font></span></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">A Brief
Summary of the Rules for Undergraduate Classes:</font></span></div>
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<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">Classes
with Final Exams:</font></span></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">-
No test given after May 6th.</font></span></div>
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No assignment due after May 6th.</font></span></div>
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Optional Self-Study assignments can be assigned between May 6th and May 12th (the last day of classes). However, these cannot count for a grade in any way, not even as extra credit or as substitutes for earlier assignments.</font></span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class=""></font></span></p>
<div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">Classes
without Final Exams:</font></span></div>
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No test given after May 6th.</font></span></div>
<span class="" style="font-size: 17.333333333333332px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Times" class="">- Only one assignment due between May 6th and the last day of the class (which may be before May 12th!)</font></span>
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