ORGANIZING FOR-CREDIT SUBJECTS
Participation & Eligibility
Subjects offered for academic credit must be sponsored by an MIT academic
department and must have faculty supervision. Only the academic
department's designated IAP administrator may post a for-credit
subject.
How to Determine Units for
IAP Credit Subjects
1 unit = 1 hour per week x 13 weeks of fall or spring term = 13 hours
How often should a class meet?
- Leader determines distribution of hours over 4 weeks of IAP
- 19 class days and 1 holiday (Martin Luther King Day) in IAP 2003
- Final exam within IAP (no examination period)
- Hours should match units in MIT Bulletin
- While unit breakdowns in MIT Bulletin do not represent IAP weekly
loads, they provide the ratio of scheduled hours to outside work, such
as:
- 1/2 (seminar with 2-0-4 units)
- 1/3 (subject with 3-0-9 units)
- If units are to be arranged, they should follow typical ratios of
scheduled
hours to outside work. It might be helpful to review some examples from
a previous IAP
Determine reasonable load of class and lab hours with enough time for
outside work hours.
How to Post IAP Subjects
IAP '03 for-credit subjects must be submitted and posted electronically.
Before you attempt to post a subject, you must obtain posting authorization
from the IAP office. If you are not the authorized IAP Administrator or
have questions about submitting subjects, please contact iap-www@mit.edu.
In order to post an IAP subject you must have the following:
- An MIT username with password (generally this is your MITKerberos
ID)
- An MIT personal certificate. (Those without an MIT personal certificate
can obtain one here
and follow the instructions.)
Go to How to Use
the For-Credit Subjects Posting Forms to find out how to
use the electronic posting system.
Once you have prepared your subject electronically you may submit it
for review by the IAP office. When your subject or activity has been approved,
it will automatically be posted in this IAP '03 Online Guide. If submitted
by Friday November 1, 2002, it will be also be published in the printed
IAP Guide, available in early December.
Safety and Liability
Institute Guidelines for health, safety, and legal regulations, as well
as policies for the use of MIT facilities, must be met for all activities.
The Safety Office must be consulted if your subject or activity involves
any of the following:
- high voltage
- pressure vessels
- ballistics
- aircraft
- large balloon
- structures
- use of hazardous materials, equipment, or machinery
- explosives
- open flames
- hazardous wastes
- public art displays or performances
- building, tower, or bridge construction on MIT property
- anything that might endanger life, limb, sight, or hearing of participants
or bystanders.
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