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From: gerber@mit-amt.MIT.EDU (Andrew S. Gerber)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Topics for Discussion
Message-ID: <43@mit-amt.MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 17:17:47 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 17:17:47 1985
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Summary: MIT drop date

In article <1054@gitpyr.UUCP>, scott@gitpyr.UUCP (Scott Holt) writes:
> I am on the Academic Priorities committee of our SGA here at Tech and over
> the past quater we have brought up several academic issues which I think
> might be of interest to the net. I am interested in finding out what kind of
> policies and requirements other schools have in the following areas:
> 
> 		1) Drop policy - what are the rules and regulations
> 				 reguarding withdrawls from classes and
> 				 who sets them ( ie. the major school or
> 				 the institute ). 

Today is Drop Date at MIT.  There are less than three weeks to the
last day of class.  Dropping a class at this point is the same as
droping a class at any other point in the term -- it doesn't show up
on your record.  It is the same for any department.

MIT, I think, is pretty unique in this respect.  If you are obviosly
failing a course, you normally drop it.  After 11 weeks, you have had
at least two tests, many problem sets/projects etc.  Many people at
MIT register for more courses than they would normally take, and then
drop the ones they have not done well in.  It gives people a "way out"
of problem situations.  If you drop too many credits, you can go below
the "normal load" level, and be placed on warning for that.

Are there any other schools with a drop date this late?  Oh - also at
MIT you can add a course (with the permission of the instructor --
there's usually no reason for them to object) up until the 5th week of
the term.

				-Andy
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