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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">Dear Undergrads,</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">tl;dr: Drop date is Nov. 23rd. Check your syllabi for conflicts
with the rules and regulations </span><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/rules-and-regulations" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">,
especially the final exams and assignments dates. Report a violation </span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">.
Read below for common violation examples.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">With the drop date fast approaching, we urge you to
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;font-style:italic" class="ContentPasted0">check your syllabi today</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0"> and
resolve potential conflicts that may be too late to fix at the end of the term. A notable example of such a conflict is assignments being due past December 9th in classes with a final exam, and several other important examples are listed below.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none" class="ContentPasted0">You can report academic violations
</span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none" class="ContentPasted0">.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">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><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/rules-and-regulations" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">the
guidelines laid out in the rules and regulations.</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0"> If you have concerns, please complete a
</span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">report</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0"> via
the UA Website. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">Examples of Academic Violations</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:italic" class="ContentPasted0">Exams</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">Excluding finals during finals week, no exams are allowed after Dec. 9th</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after Dec. 9th</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">For classes without finals,
</span><span style="color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">one</span><span style="color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0"> assignment can be due between Dec. 9th and Dec. 14th</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">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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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">When a test is held outside scheduled class time, a regularly scheduled class hour (lecture or recitation) shall be canceled,
</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic" class="ContentPasted0">or</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0"> no assignment shall fall due that calendar week.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:italic" class="ContentPasted0">Schedules</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">The following information should be available to you by now:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">Number and kinds of assignments, </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">the precise schedule of tests and due dates for major projects, </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">whether or not there will be a final examination, </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">and the grading criteria and procedure</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">No academic exercises (classes or exams) will be held during the Thanksgiving break</span><span style="color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">,
which is from November 24th - 25th</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">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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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">Examples of Common Issues that are
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:italic" class="ContentPasted0">Grades</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">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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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:italic" class="ContentPasted0">Assignments</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">Assignments due on a long weekend, or holiday, are not a violation.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">A PSET being due on the same week as an exam outside of normal class time,
</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic" class="ContentPasted0">as long as a class is canceled</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">, is not a violation.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">If you think one of your classes is breaking a rule</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">,
there are several steps that you can take. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">If you are comfortable doing so, you can talk to the professor directly. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">You can report the violation</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">anonymously
to the UA (</span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/</span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">)
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" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color:#386eff;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">exam-termregs@mit.edu</span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff" class="ContentPasted0">). </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">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>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">Violations caught late in the semester are difficult to resolve in a fair manner.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">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" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#386eff;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">violations@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">.</span></p>
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