6.16 Religious Holidays

Applicable To: Undergraduate Students, Coterminal Students, Business Students, Graduate Students, Law Students, Medicine Students, Non-matriculated Students

Authority: Faculty Senate (Policy), Office of the University Registrar (Implementation)

Summary

Students should notify instructors in advance of absences for religious observances, with additional guidance available from the Office for Religious Life.

Policy Statement

Students planning not to attend class or take an exam because of a religious observance are expected to convey this information to instructors in advance. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff, and students a list of significant religious observances at the beginning of each academic year. For further information, contact the Deans for Religious Life at (650) 723-1762 or see the Religious Life opens in a new tab website.

Contact

Deans for Religious Life
Office for Religious & Spiritual Life
https://orsl.stanford.edu/ opens in a new tab