Religious Holidays

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:

2009
September	18-20	Fri(sundown)-Sun	Rosh Hashanah
	20	Sunday	Eidul-Fitr (Ramadan ends, approximate)
	27-28	Sun(sundown)-Mon	Yom Kippur
October	2-4	Fri(sundown)-Sun	Sukkot begins
	9-11	Fri(sundown)-Sun	Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
	20	Tuesday	Birth of the Bab
November	12	Thursday	Birth of Baha'u'lla
	27	Friday	Eidul-Adha (approximate)
December	8	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception
	11-19	Fri(sundown)-Sat	Chanukah
	25	Friday	Christmas

2010
February	17	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday
	27-28	Sat(sundown)-Sun	Purim
March	29-31	Mon(sundown)-Wed	Passover begins
April	2/4	Friday/Sunday	Good Friday/Easter
	5-6	Mon-Tues	Passover ends
	21	Wednesday	First Day of Ridvan
	29	Thursday	Ninth Day of Ridvan
May	18-20	Tues(sundown)-Thurs	Shavuot

Religious Holidays

Student Absence for Religious Observances

2009

2010