Observance of religious holidays

Observance of religious holidays

Massachusetts law requires faculty and staff to accommodate students who are absent due to religious observance. This means that we must provide you with a reasonable opportunity to make up a test, or missed assignments due to a religious observance if such accommodation does not create an unreasonable burden.

Approach’s Policy on Religious Observance gives students the right to miss class and make up the work for religious reasons. Students are required to inform instructors, in writing, of conflicts with the course schedule and requirements due to their religious observance as early as possible in the quarter, and no later than one week before the conflict so that accommodations can be made. Students are marked absent for any classes missed due to religious holidays as the attendance policy allows for students to miss up to 20% of the classes and still successfully complete the course.