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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">tl;dr: Check your syllabi for conflicts with the rules and regulations<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/rules-and-regulations" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(17,85,204); text-decoration:underline">here</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">.
Report a violation<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(17,85,204); text-decoration:underline">here</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">.
Read below for common violation examples.</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">With the drop date approaching, we urge you to<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-style:italic; font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">check
your syllabi today</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)"> and resolve potential conflicts that may be too late to fix at the end of the term. </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20); text-decoration:underline">You can report academic violations<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(17,85,204); text-decoration:underline">here</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20); text-decoration:underline">.</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">There are a number of rules governing class logistics, scheduling of classes, homework, and exams. It is important to confirm
that your syllabi follow<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/rules-and-regulations" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(17,85,204); text-decoration:underline">the
guidelines laid out in the rules and regulations.</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px">If
you have concerns, please complete a<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="4" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(17,85,204); text-decoration:underline">report</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px"> via
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">Examples of Academic Violations</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Excluding finals during finals week, no exams are allowed after Dec. 9th</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; color:rgb(33,37,41); background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after Dec. 9th</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; color:rgb(33,37,41); background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">For classes without finals,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; margin:0px; color:rgb(33,37,41); background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">one</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; color:rgb(33,37,41); background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> assignment
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Tests held outside of class time must not exceed 2 hours, must begin no earlier than 7:30 pm, and may not be held on Monday.</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">When a test is held outside scheduled class time, a regularly scheduled class hour (lecture or recitation) shall be canceled,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-style:italic; margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">or</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> no
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The following information should be available to you by now:</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; margin:0px">No academic exercises will be held during the Thanksgiving break</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">, which is from November 25th - 26th</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Not following MIT time is a violation - class should start 5 minutes after the scheduled time, and end 5 minutes earlier</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">Examples of Common Issues that are<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-style:italic; font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">NOT<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">Academic
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Unfortunately, grades not being released promptly, as long as it’s before the end of the term, is not a violation. </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Assignments due on a long weekend, or holiday, are not a violation.</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">A PSET being due on the same week as an exam outside of normal class time,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-style:italic; margin:0px">as
long as a class is canceled</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">, is not a violation.</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">If you think one of your classes is breaking a rule</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">,
there are several steps that you can take. </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">You can report the violation</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; margin:0px"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">anonymously
to the UA (</span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="5" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; color:rgb(17,85,204); text-decoration:underline">ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">)
or to the Chair of the Faculty (</span><a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=sXBzndcvxqyFsas39ODzA5SCbvMB29Pnt9HpHU3I-5Xik1ANWiLWCA..&URL=mailto%3aexam-termregs%40mit.edu" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="6" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; color:rgb(56,110,255); text-decoration:underline">exam-termregs@mit.edu</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">). </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">Remember—it is in your best interest to check your syllabus and reach out now instead of later in the semester, when it
may be too late.<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">Violations caught late in the semester are difficult to resolve
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">Thank you for taking the time to check your syllabi; 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" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="7" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:700; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(56,110,255); text-decoration:underline">violations@mit.edu</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:400; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; margin:0px; color:rgb(20,20,20)">.</span></p>
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