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<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);">Tl;dr: 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="OWAc603c062-db5a-cb46-a064-a91df517abb8" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);">,
especially the final exams and assignments dates. Report a violation </span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA79a2c695-2454-dda0-421c-8808098667e9" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);">.
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);">With the drop 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);">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);"> 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);">You can report academic violations
</span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWA91072aad-b477-ad7d-299a-51e68e508852" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);">.</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);">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="OWA636a55ac-ab2b-3384-2cf2-a366dd98c72a" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);"> If you have concerns, please
complete a </span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWAafffc364-2f10-8bb4-6096-e471bdfc469f" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);"> via
the UA Website. </span></p>
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Violations in Undergraduate Classes</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);">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);">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);">For classes without finals,
</span><span style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">one</span><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 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);">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);">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);">or</span><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> no assignment shall fall due that calendar week.</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);">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);">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);">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);">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);">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);">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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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);">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);">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);">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);">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);">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);">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);">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);">as long as a class is canceled</span><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, 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);">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);">, 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);">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);">You can report the violation</span><span style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">anonymously
to the UA (</span><a href="http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/" style="text-decoration:none" id="OWAefd49ef6-a07a-f318-e53e-c4e24f482663" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);">)
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="OWA2660e15e-d2f5-8b58-035d-edc308166c15" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);">). </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);">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);">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);">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="OWA81b12333-dd03-f360-f168-c060f1eb4105" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);">.
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="OWA640c2792-0885-ed58-e762-3af6eaf58b91" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><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);">.</span></p>
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