[UA Education] Important Academic Rights

[Zulikayida Maimaiti]

Dear Undergrads,

Great job on getting through the midterms! While you are taking your well deserved rest, please take a moment to check your syllabi now to resolve potential conflicts that may be too late to fix near the end of the term. Now that we are almost halfway through the semester, it is important to confirm that your syllabi follow the following guidelines.

Believe it or not, MIT believes in some work-life balance. There are rules governing when and how tests and assignments are given near the end of the semester.

Please check if your classes comply with MIT's rules for end-of-term tests and assignments. Your professors might not be aware of these rules! You can find a summary of the rules at the end of this e-mail, but here are a few examples:
•   No exams are allowed after May 6th
•   For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after May 6th
•   Take-home finals must be open-book and open-note

If you think one of your classes is breaking a rule, 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 as soon as possible.

Late in the semester, violations become increasingly difficult to resolve in a matter that is fair to everyone.

To report a violation to the UA, please visit http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/
To report a violation to the Chair of the Faculty, please email exam-termregs at mit.edu<mailto:exam-termregs at mit.edu>

If you have any questions, please email violations at mit.edu<mailto:violations at mit.edu>.

Thanks for taking the time to check your syllabi. Hopefully, we can help if there are any issues. Please see below for a summary of the violation rules for the undergraduate class.

Best,
Zuly Maimaiti,
UA Committee on Education

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A Brief Summary of the Rules for Undergraduate Classes:

Classes with Final Exams:
- No test given after May 6th.
- No assignment due after May 6th.
- Optional Self-Study assignments can be assigned between May 6th and May 12th (the last day of classes). However, these cannot count for a grade in any way, not even as extra credit or as substitutes for earlier assignments.

Classes without Final Exams:
- No test given after May 6th.
- Only one assignment due between May 6th and the last day of the class (which may be before May 12th!)

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