2022-2023 Academic Year Religious Holidays

Gallaudet University values diverse religious perspectives and beliefs. Our students
celebrate and value a variety of religious traditions. We are committed to supporting our
students observing their religious holidays, while also maintaining their commitment to
their academic efforts.

The University recognizes the importance of religious holidays and encourages all faculty
to make reasonable accommodations necessary for students’ observances. Students should
provide faculty reasonable prior notice of religious holidays on which they will be absent.
For more information about the University’s guidance to students regarding potential
conflicts between academic and religious calendars, please visit the Registrar’s Office
website.

It is important to note that the faculty have authority to set their own attendance policies
and have discretion to designate a student absence as “excused” or “unexcused” based on
academic judgments.

A representative list of holy days for the 2022-2023 academic year from several major
traditions follows. These are only representative holidays and this list is not exhaustive.
For a more complete listing, please visit the Interfaith Calendar.

* After sundown