Religious Holidays 2012 - 2013

Student Absence for Religious Observances

Massachusetts state law regarding student absence due to religious beliefs has been adopted by the Institute as follows:

"Any student who is unable to attend classes or participate in any examination, study, or work requirement on a particular day because of his or her religious beliefs is excused from any such activity. The student will be given the opportunity to make up the work that was missed, provided that the makeup work does not create an unreasonable burden upon MIT.

The Institute will not level fees or charges of any kind when allowing the student to make up missed work. In addition, no adverse or prejudicial effects will result because students have made use of these provisions."

The following partial listing prepared in conjunction with the MIT Board of Chaplains is provided for your information:

2012
September	16-18	Sun(sundown)-Tue	Rosh Hashanah
	25-26	Tue(sundown)-Wed	Yom Kippur
	30	Sunday(sundown)	Sukkot begins
October	1-2	Mon-Tue	Sukkot begins
	7-9	Sun(sundown)-Tue	Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
	20	Saturday	Birth of the Bab
	25-26	Thurs(evening)-Fri	Eid-Al-Adha
2013
March	25-27	Mon(sundown)-Wed	Passover begins
	29/31	Friday/Sunday	Good Friday/Easter
	31	Sunday(sundown)	Passover ends
April	1-2	Mon-Tue	Passover ends
May	2	Thursday	12th Day of Ridvan
	3/5	Friday/Sunday	Holy Friday/Easter (Orthodox)
	14-16	Tue(sundown)-Thu	Shavuot