Accommodations for religious holidays

What are accommodations for religious holidays?  

Religious accommodations are arrangements that allow students to request an exemption from being evaluated on legal religious holidays:  

Anglican, Catholic and Protestant holidays.   

Catholic holidays are already included in statutory holidays and days off. The Protestant and Anglican religions do not have any public holidays that are different from the above.   

Islam 

Eid al-Fitr (1 day) and Eid al-Adha (1 day).   

Judaism 

The Jewish New Year (2 days), the Day of Atonement (1 day), the Feast of Tabernacles (2 days), the Lesser Day of Atonement (1 day), the Feast of Atonement (1 day), the Feast of Joy (1 day), the Feast of Lots (1 day), the Feast of Passover (4 days) and the Feast of Weeks (2 days).  

Orthodox religion   

Christmas (1 day), Easter (1 day), Easter Monday (1 day), Ascension (1 day), Pentecost (1 day) and Whit Monday (1 day).  

The Faculty will consider reasonable solutions in consultation with the lecturer. Click here to view the religious holiday schedule for 2023-2024 (Dutch version).​

How to request religious accommodations? 

To be eligible for religious accommodations, you must send an application through the Faculty Helpdesk. You may also be eligible for these accommodations if you are enrolled in an inter-university course.  

Facilities regarding examinations and other forms of assessment do not deviate from the assessment rules and learning outcomes or core competencies that must be achieved to succeed in the programme.  

When can I apply for religious accommodations?  

Deadlines for applying for religious accommodations through the Helpdesk:  

    First semester: 13th of October, 2023 

    Second semester: 1st of March, 2024 

For applications after these dates, please contact your faculty helpdesk; however, there is no guarantee that a religious accommodation will be granted.