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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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Tl;dr:
Add date is Oct 6. Drop Date is Nov 22. Check your syllabi for conflicts with the rules and regulations
</span><a href="https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/faculty-rules-page" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA94bf0758-6e54-b3c3-f3cf-82e0a15b1e4c" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">,
especially the final exams and assignments dates. Report a violation </span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA8de496dd-4a5c-d7d1-5aa4-84511163bd5a" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">.
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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">With
the add date fast approaching, we urge you to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">check
your syllabi today</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> 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 Dec 8th 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, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">You can report academic violations
</span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA9ff94af1-fae9-0350-283e-db147ce91164" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">.</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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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/faculty-rules-page" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA2a0916a7-e59f-e96d-73f3-5c57a0438e00" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">the
guidelines laid out in the rules and regulations.</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> If you
have concerns, please complete a </span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA3d8a4d25-7d3f-7143-78f4-c348b75d3c6d" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">report</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> 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, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Examples
of Academic Violations in Undergraduate Classes</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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Exams</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Excluding finals during finals week, no exams are allowed after Dec 8th</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after Dec 8th</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">For classes without finals,
</span><span style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">one</span><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> assignment
can be due between Dec 8th and Dec 13th</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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 evening.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">When a test is held outside scheduled class time, a regularly scheduled class hour (lecture
or recitation) shall be canceled, </span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">or</span><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> 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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Schedules</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Not following MIT time repeatedly is a violation - class should
start 5 minutes after the scheduled time, and end 5 minutes earlier. Please only report the violation if it occurs repeatedly.</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, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Examples
of Common Issues that are </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">NOT
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Grades</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Unfortunately, grades not being released promptly is not a violation, as long as it’s before
the end of the term.</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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Assignments</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">A PSET being due on the same week as an exam outside of normal class time,
</span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">as long as a class is canceled</span><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">,
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, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">If
you think one of your classes is breaking a rule</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">, 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="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">If you are comfortable doing so, you can talk to the professor directly or message on Piazza. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">You can report the violation</span><span style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">anonymously
to the UA (</span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA96d20902-8719-23e7-5c0e-e3c596bbbf06" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/</span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">)
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" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA9cbc573e-23de-1d72-0003-dd1ba3d9497a" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(56, 110, 255); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">exam-termregs@mit.edu</span></a><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">). </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, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">Violations caught late in the semester are difficult to resolve
in a fair and timely 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, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">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" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA56792332-3f15-beeb-ee86-4f94b8c2cb90" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(56, 110, 255); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">violations@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">.
However, do not email your violations to us, please use the </span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWAd56bec1f-a164-ffd2-9b52-1dfc296f648c" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(56, 110, 255); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">form</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1">.</span></p>
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Education Violations Committee</span></p>
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