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th</strong></li></ul></li><li type="cite" style="margin-left:15px">Instructors should provide students with the option to take midterm exams during one or more alternative periods of commensurate duration within a 24-hour block of time that includes the regularly scheduled exam time.</li></ul>Schedules<ul><li type="cite" style="margin-left:15px"><strong>The precise schedule of tests and due dates for major assignments must be available now.</strong></li><li type="cite" style="margin-left:15px">No required meetings may be held and no assignments may be due during the following breaks: from 5 PM Friday April 16 to 8 AM Wednesday April 21 and from 10 PM Thursday May 6 to 8 AM Monday May 10. </li></ul>Finals<ul><li type="cite" style="margin-left:15px"><strong>Final exams must be remote exams of no more than three hours duration and must be held between May 24-27</strong>. Final exams can be “open book” or “closed book”. The choice of format must be announced and expectations must be clearly stated by the drop date (April 29 2021).</li></ul><br><strong>If you think one of your classes is breaking a rule</strong>, there are several steps that you can take. If you are comfortable doing so, you can talk to the professor directly. You can also report the violation anonymously to the UA or to the Chair of the Faculty. Please reach out <strong>as soon as possible</strong>. Late in the semester, violations become increasingly difficult to resolve in a manner that is fair to everyone.<br><br>To report a violation to the UA, please visit<a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)"> http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/</a> <br><br>To report a violation to the Chair of the Faculty, please email<a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=sXBzndcvxqyFsas39ODzA5SCbvMB29Pnt9HpHU3I-5Xik1ANWiLWCA..&amp;URL=mailto%3aexam-termregs%40mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)"> exam-termregs@mit.edu</a><br><br>If you have any questions, please email <a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=jz_MBUTJRuvdmkxbvjnx6qs5LrjWZWm5QufNIhB7_kPik1ANWiLWCA..&amp;URL=mailto%3aviolations%40mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">violations@mit.edu</a>.<br><br>Thanks for taking the time to check your syllabi. Hopefully we can help if there are any issues.<br><br>Best,<br>UA Education Violations Committee</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font-family:Helvetica;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:16px;line-height:24px;padding:0px 18px 9px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font-family:Helvetica;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:16px;line-height:24px;padding:0px 18px 9px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top-width:2px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(234,234,234)"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" id="gmail-m_6704735349889345152gmail-m_-7739412936478607227gmail-m_-7332664364606807290m_1266098258063786007m_-6277165495764877722templateFooter" style="background-image:none;background-size:cover;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px;background-position:50% 50%"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:600px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding-left:9px;padding-right:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-top:9px;padding-right:9px;padding-lef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