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About IAP Credit
Adding and Dropping Subjects
On-Line Pre-Registration
Subjects Extending into January
Lotteried Subjects
Physical Education Lottery
Grades
Cross-Registration
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
This section contains information for students on registering
for IAP for-credit subjects, including instructions on adding and
dropping subjects, on-line pre-registration, taking fall subjects
that extend into January, entering lottery subjects, the Physical
Education Activity lottery, IAP subject grading, and cross-registration.
About IAP Credit
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For-Credit Subjects are listed both in the online
and printed versions of the IAP Guide. The print version is
distributed around campus the first week of December.
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When it comes to credit, the Independent Activities Period
is different from spring and fall terms. Generally students
are not required to participate, and they have historically
had few restrictions on adding and dropping subjects during
this period. The IAP process is designed to preserve the more
flexible nature of the Period while providing instructors with
class lists before subjects begin.
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Advisors are encouraged to discuss January plans with their
advisees, but advisors will not be signing paper registration
forms as they do in the fall and spring terms.
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Subjects continuing from fall term: such as 8.01L, 18.02A,
and 18.023A impact the amount of units a student may take during
January. Freshmen should pay special attention to the credit
restrictions on these subjects, particularly if they wish to
participate in Second Summer Program.
Adding and Droping Subjects
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Because of the varied dates for subjects offered in the Independent
Activities Period, there is no single add or drop date. Once
subjects have begun, students should check with instructors
about adding and dropping.
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Students will not have to file Add/Drop Forms with signatures
from their advisors and instructors. They will use WebSIS
pre-registration
(see below) to change subject selection up until January 15,
2004 (5PM).
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Students may not drop subjects after submitting the final assignment
or examination.
- Students are responsible for making sure that their subject
selection is accurate on WebSIS by January 15, 2004 so that instructors
will receive accurate grade sheets. If the grade sheet received
is not accurate, instructors may add or drop students as appropriate.
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On-Line Pre-Registration
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Students use WebSIS to pre-register for credit subjects taken
during the Independent Activities Period, January 5-January
30.
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Special topics, thesis, and UROP subjects: Students who are
graduating in February and are continuing their theses through
January must pre-register for thesis on WebSIS.
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Due to the 12-unit IAP credit limit for students, departments
extending subjects into IAP should note the distribution of
units below (see IAP
Units of Credit for Subjects that Extend Into/Beyond IAP).
The Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) is unlikely to approve
petitions to exceed this 12 unit limit.
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All continuing students taking non-lotteried credit subjects
pre-register on WebSIS starting Monday, December 1, 2003 (For
lotteried subjects, see below)
- The pre-registration system will stay open so that students
may update the information in WebSIS to reflect added and dropped
subjects. This option is available until January 15, 2004, when
Independent Activities Period pre-registration closes.
Subjects that Extend Into
IAP
There is a strictly enforced 12-unit credit limit for all students
during the Independent Activities Period. Credit earned for certain
fall subjects impacts this 12-unit limit.
For 8.01L, 18.02A, 18.023A and 18.01 taken during IAP:
Subject (begun in Fall '03)
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8.01L
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18.02A
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18.023A
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18.01
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Units Applied Towards IAP
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6 units
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6 units
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6 units
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6 units
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Available units for IAP
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6 units
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6 units
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6 units
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6 units
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Students taking ONE of the above subjects cannot receive credit
for more than SIX (6) additional units in IAP.
Students taking TWO of these subjects CANNOT receive credit for
ANY additional units in IAP.
Subject (begun in Fall '03)
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10.491
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Units Applied Towards IAP
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4 units
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Available units for IAP
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8 units
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Participating in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
(UROP) for credit also counts towards the credit limit. For more
information on UROP for credit during IAP, go to the UROP
web page.
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Lotteried Subjects
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Some credit subjects offered in the Independent Activities
Period are entered through lotteries. Students wishing to take
lotteried subjects do not pre-register for them on WebSIS but
instead follow the instructions posted by each subject's organizer.
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Students must contact the organizers and enter the subject's
lottery by the published deadlines. The organizers will notify
students of the lottery outcome. Students who get space in a
lotteried subject will automatically be registered by the department
(this applies to lotteried subjects during IAP only).
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Students who wish to drop lotteried subjects should immediately
inform the instructors and delete the subjects from their pre-registration
on WebSIS so that wait-listed students can take their places.
After pre-registration closes on Thursday, January 15, 2004
(5PM), students should contact the instructors if they wish
to drop the class.
Physical Education Lottery
Students choose Physical Education classes for the Independent
Activities Period by entering the Physical Education lottery at
WebSIS Dec. 2nd through Dec. 10. Lottery results will be available
the next day.
Grades
Grades are due from faculty by Thursday, February 5, 2004 and will
become available on WebSIS later that month. Students should contact
their instructors to make sure the grades were submitted. Grades
will appear on students' official transcript under the subject's
official MIT Bulletin title.
Cross-Registration
As part of the Wellesley-MIT Exchange, MIT students may take credit
subjects offered as part of Wellesley's Wintersession. Students
should note that the 12-unit credit limit during IAP includes any
subjects taken at Wellesley. Wintersession subjects and directions
for cross-registering at Wellesley are available at the Student
Services Center, 11-120.
Wellesley College students wishing to register for subjects offered
in the Independent Activities Period should see stafft in MIT's
Student Services Center, Room 11-120 to complete cross-registration.
You should do this once your classes begin, but no later than January
15, 2004. If the subject has a lottery, be in touch directly with
the contact person.
Cambridge University students participating in the Cambridge/MIT
Undergraduate Exchange are welcome to participate in IAP for-credit
subjects and non-credit activities. Cambridge students wishing to
enroll in a credit subject follow the registration procedures described
for MIT students at the top of this page.
Aside from Wellesley College, there is no cross-registration with
other schools during IAP.
Credit guidelines for the Independent Activities Period are approved
by the Committee on Academic Performance and the Academic Resource
Center. If you need more information, call the Registrar's Office
at x8-6422.
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