Religious Accomodations for Students

Reasonable accommodations are necessarily determined on an individual basis and depend on the circumstances. They might include rescheduling an exam or giving the student a make-up exam, allowing an individual or group presentation to be made on a different date, letting a student attend a different discussion section for the same class that week, adjusting a due date, or assigning the student appropriate make-up work that is intrinsically no more difficult than the original assignment.

A student should make his or her religious accommodation request to the instructor or faculty member in charge of the course. Students are asked to examine the course syllabus for potential conflicts at the start of the semester and promptly notify the instructor of any anticipated accommodation needs, providing as much notice as possible. Students are responsible for arranging in advance to make up missed work or material in a timely manner.

The California State University requires its administrators and faculty to reasonably accommodate the religious needs, observances, and practices of their employees and students upon request.

Individuals may not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs or practices, or because they lack religious beliefs or practices. Anyone who believes he or she has been discriminated against by the denial of a requested religious accommodation should contact the Office of Equity and Compliance.

Some religious holidays are work-restricted and others are not work-restricted. This list is not all-encompassing. Faculty, staff, students and administrators at Cal Poly Pomona may use this reference to aid in making reasonable accommodations in the scheduling of tests or examinations.

2021-2022 Academic Year and Religious Holidays

August 9		Islam	1st of Muharram (Islamic New Year) **
August 18		Jain	Paryushan
September 6-8 (Sunset September 6 – 1 hour after sunset September 8)		Jewish	Rosh Hashanah
September 15-16 (Sunset September 15- 1 hour after sunset September 16)		Jewish	Yom Kippur
September 20-22 (Sunset September 20- 1 hour after sunset September 29)		Jewish	Sukkot
September 27-29 (Sunset September 27- 1 hour after sunset September 29)		Jewish	Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
October 19		Islam	Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Sunni)
October 24		Islam	Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Shia)
November 4		Hindu	Diwali
November 6		Baha’i	Birth of the Báb
November 7		Baha’i	Birth of the Bahá’u’lláh
November 28- December 6		Jewish	Hanukkah
December 25		Christian	Christmas
December 26- January 1		Interfaith/African American	Kwanzaa
January 6		Christian	Feast of the Epiphany
January 7		Orthodox Christian	Eastern Orthodox Christian
January 14		Hindu	Sankranti
February 1		Interfaith/National	Lunar New Year
March 2		Christian	Ash Wednesday
March 7		Orthodox Christian	Eastern Orthodox Beginning of Lent
March 16-17		Jewish	Purim
March 21		Baha’i	Naw-Rúz
Sunset April 15 (1 hour after sunset April 17 AND sunset April 21- 1 hour after sunset April 23)		Jewish	Pesach (Passover)
April 15		Christian	Good Friday
April 17		Christian	Easter
April 21		Baha'i	First Day of Ridván
April 22		Orthodox Christian	Eastern Orthodox Good Friday
April 24	Orthodox Christian		Eastern Orthodox Easter
April 24	Islam		23rd Night of Ramadan
April 28	Islam		27 th Night of Ramadan
April 29	Baha'i		Ninth Day of Ridván
May 2	Baha'i		Twelfth Day of Ridván
May 2	Islam		Eid al-Fitr
May 24	Baha'i		Declaration of the Báb
May 26	Christian		Ascension Day
May 29	Baha'i		Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
June 2	Orthodox Christian		Eastern Orthodox Ascension Day
sunset June 4- 1 hour after sunset June 6	Jewish		Shavuot
June 19	Interfaith/African American		Juneteenth
July 9	Islam		Holy Day of Arafah
July 10	Islam		Eid-al-Adha
July 10	Baha'i		Martyrdom of the Báb
July 17	Islam		Eid al-Ghadeer