[UA] [Important] Check your Syllabi for Violations

[Jingwei Ma]

Dear Undergrads,

Hope you are enjoying the first few weeks of your 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.


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 7th
   - For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after December 7th
   - For classes without finals, one assignment can be due between December
   7th and the last day of class
   - 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

If you have any questions, please email 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,

Jingwei Ma & Daiyao Zhang,

UA Education Chairs

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A Brief Summary of the Rules for Undergraduate Classes:

Classes with Final Exams:

- No test given after December 7th.

- No assignment due after December 7th.

- Optional Self-Study assignments can be assigned between December 7th and
December 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 December 7th.

- Only one assignment due between December 7th and the last day of the
class (which may be before December 12th!).
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