"There are a lot of raised expectations with dual submissions, from both professors' points of view, and that aspect was what worried me the most," Garcia said. "In the end it actually went quite well, surprisingly enough."

Dual submission is seen as a risk by students, but well worth it if classes overlap. And few Faculty members disagree with the policy. Many said that if coursework for two classes overlap, it reasonable that one paper will logically fill two requirements.

"As long as they are doing work that satisfies both professors involved, they should be allowed [to dual submit]," said. Mark P. Risinger, Kirkland House senior tutor and music lecturer concerning students who choose to dual submit.

Some instructors not only accept the dual submission policy, but they strongly support it.

"In general, our students are suffering from pressures, [and] are losing a sense of leisure which is essential for good scholarship in the humanities and social sciences," wrote Seyla Benhabib, chair of the committee on degrees in social studies, in an email. "Anything I can do to alleviate that, I do."

"It makes for a more substantial final project in each course, and it may provide a bit more coherence in the students' lives," wrote William M. Todd, dean of undergraduate education.

But some Faculty members disagree, saying they feel that an educational opportunity is sacrificed by dual submission.

"If a student takes a fresh course, that student should do fresh work," wrote Roderick MacFarquhar, chair of the government department, in an e-mail.

The general feeling, however, is favorable, with professors offering assurances to students that they can go by the book.

"The standards of conduct [in the student handbook] are voted by The Faculty," said Killen. "What you're seeing is pretty much the faculty sum consensus."