Religious Days During the 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27 Academic Years

Religious days of observance that may conflict with academic requirements are reflected in the calendar below. This is not an exhaustive list, as dates may vary and there may be additional days that pose conflicts. Faculty members should provide every opportunity for students to be absent without penalty on all dates.

Faculty will consult the calendar when planning their syllabi to make every effort to avoid having major exams or presentations on major holidays, observed by many adherents of that faith at MSU when the university is open. Reasonable accommodations must be given to individual students celebrating any holiday on the list.

This calendar will be updated annually. To learn more about each religious observance, click on the observance name in the tables below to view an informational PDF. You can also view this same information in the following MS Word documents:

• Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh Holidays
• Christian Holidays
• Islamic Holidays
• Jewish Holidays
• Pagan, Neopagan Holidays
• North American Indigenous Ceremonies. May include, but are not limited to, ceremonies for rites of passage, birth, death, naming, full moon, seasonal change and harvesting. MSU should make every effort to recognize and accommodate Indigenous Peoples and all ceremonial practices in our community so they may fulfill their spiritual and cultural responsibilities.

To provide suggestions or feedback, email inclusion@msu.edu. Click here to access an MS Word version of the tables below.

2024-25

2025-26

2026-27

¹Indicates the holiday begins at sundown the night prior

²Ceremonial and spiritual components include prayer, drumming and singing songs. At MSU, elders are invited through the day for prayer and to teach traditional practices.