[Important] Check Your Syllabi for End-of-Term Violations

[Mary Jane Porzenheim]

Dear Undergrads,

Great job on getting through the start of the semester! While it is still early enough to address these things easily, please take a moment to check your syllabi to resolve potential conflicts that may be too late to fix near the end of the term. Now that classes are in full swing, 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 December 9th

*      For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after December 9th

*      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 manner 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,
Lisa Ho & MJ Porzenheim,
UA Committee on Education Chairs

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A Brief Summary of the Rules for Undergraduate Classes:

Classes with Final Exams:

- No test given after December 9th.
- No assignment due after December 9th.
- Optional Self-Study assignments can be assigned between December 9th and December 14th (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 December 9th.
- Only one assignment due between December 9th and the last day of the class (which may be before December 14th!).
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