<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Undergrads,</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hope you are enjoying the beginning of your semester! While it is still early enough to address these things easily, please take a moment to check your syllabi to resolve potential conflicts that may be too late to fix near the end of the term. Now that you are hopefully starting to settle into your classes, it is important to confirm that your syllabi follow the following guidelines.</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">rules governing </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">when and how tests and assignments are given near the end of the semester. Please check if your classes comply with MIT’s rules for </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">end-of-term tests and assignments</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Your professors might not be aware of these rules! You can find a </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">summary of the rules at the end of this e-mail</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, but here are a few examples:</span></div><br class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><br class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• No exams are allowed after <u class="">May 8th</u></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 8th</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• For classes without finals, one assignment can be due between </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 8th</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the last day of class</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• Take-home finals must be open-book and open-note</span></div><br class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you think one of your classes is breaking a rule</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; 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. You can also</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">report the violation</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; 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="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> as soon as possible</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Late in the semester, violations become increasingly difficult to resolve in a manner that is fair to everyone.</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To report a violation to the UA, please visit</span><a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=lhDrgeWEc3PmiutTy1sa6N699p7gifua2HimM4Rs4Mvik1ANWiLWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fua.mit.edu%2fpolicy%2fviolations%2f" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 227); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/</span></a></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To report a violation to the Chair of the Faculty, please email</span><a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=sXBzndcvxqyFsas39ODzA5SCbvMB29Pnt9HpHU3I-5Xik1ANWiLWCA..&URL=mailto%3aexam-termregs%40mit.edu" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(56, 110, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">exam-termregs@mit.edu</span></a></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have any questions, please email</span><a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=jz_MBUTJRuvdmkxbvjnx6qs5LrjWZWm5QufNIhB7_kPik1ANWiLWCA..&URL=mailto%3aviolations%40mit.edu" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(56, 110, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">violations@mit.edu</span></a><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">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.</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best,</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UA Education Violations Committee </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2f4aa578-7fff-3762-3152-463ad43fa868" class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;"><font face="Arial" class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Brief Summary of the Rules for Undergraduate Classes:</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classes with Final Exams:</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- No test given after May 8th.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- No assignment due after May 8th.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Optional Self-Study assignments can be assigned between May 8th 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.</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classes without Final Exams:</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- No test given after May 8th.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Only one assignment due between May 8th and the last day of the class (which may be before May 12th!).</span></div></font></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;" class="">To opt-out of mail to </span><a href="mailto:undergrads@mit.edu" style="font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;" class="">undergrads@mit.edu</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;" class="">, please visit </span><a href="https://mailman.mit.edu:444/mailman/listinfo/undergrads" style="font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;" class="">https://mailman.mit.edu:444/mailman/listinfo/undergrads</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;" class=""> (with certificates) or </span><a href="https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/undergrads" style="font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;" class="">https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/undergrads</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal;" class=""> (without certificates).</span></span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(16, 73, 188); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p></body></html>