These guidelines shall be effective for the academic year beginningSeptember 1, 1972. Students who withdraw from academic work to participate,for example, in public affairs, do so by their own decision alone. New York State Education Law Section 224-a requires campuses to excusewithout penalty individual students absent from class because of religiousbeliefs and to provide equivalent opportunity to make up study or workrequirements missed because of such absences. Faculty are advised not togive examinations or require that papers be due on those holidays. Studentsare required to notify faculty of their impending absence for religiouspurposes at least one class session in advance so that arrangements canbe made for making up missed assignments, quizzes or tests.
Students are responsible for material presented during their absence.
The deadlines for reporting final grades will be included in publishedcalendars. Approved academic calendars are found in AppendixXI . V.P. of Human Resources.