Attendance Policy
Policy
Pratt Institute understands that students’ engagement in their program of study is central to their success. While no attendance policy can assure that, regular class attendance is key to this engagement and signals the commitment Pratt students make to participate fully in their education.
Faculty are responsible for including a reasonable attendance policy on the syllabus for each course they teach, consistent with department-specific guidelines, if applicable, and with Institute policy regarding reasonable accommodation of students with documented disabilities. Students are responsible for knowing the attendance policy in each of their classes; for understanding whether a class absence has been excused or not; for obtaining material covered during an absence (note: instructors may request that a student obtain the material from peers); and for determining, in consultation with the instructor and ahead of time if possible, whether make-up work will be permitted.
Consistent attendance is essential for the completion of any course or program. Attending class does not earn students any specific portion of their grade, but is the precondition for passing the course, while missing class may seriously harm a student’s grade. Grades may be lowered a letter grade for each unexcused absence, at the discretion of the instructor. Even as few as three unexcused absences in some courses (especially those that meet only once per week) may result in an automatic “F” for the course. (Note: Students shall not be penalized for class absences prior to adding a course at the beginning of a semester, though faculty may expect students to make up any missed assignments.)
Pratt Institute respects students’ requirements to observe days of cultural significance, including religious holy days, and recognizes that some students might need to miss class to do so. In this, or other similar, circumstance, students are responsible for consulting with faculty ahead of time about how and when they can make up work they will miss.
Faculty are encouraged to give consideration to students who have documentation from the Office of Health and Counseling. Reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities will continue to be provided, as appropriate.
Adopted Spring 2017
Religious Observance Calendar 2024–2025 Academic Year
| Eid al-Ghadeer ** | Islam | July 6, 2024 |
| 1st of Muharram (Islamic New Year) ** | Islam | July 7, 2024 |
| 10th of Muharram (Ashura) ** | Islam | July 16-17, 2024 |
| Tisha B’Av** | Jewish | August 12-13, 2024 |
| Janmashtami | Hindu | August 24, 2024 |
| Arbaʽeen** | Islam | August 26, 2024 |
| Paryushan ** | Jain | August 31 -September 7, 2024 |
| Rosh Hashanah ** | Jewish | October 2-4, 2024 |
| Yom Kippur ** | Jewish | October 11-12, 2024 |
| # Navrati/Dussehra** | Hindu | October 12, 2024 |
| Sukkot | Jewish | October 16-23, 2024 |
| Shemini Atzeret** | Jewish | October 23-25, 2024 |
| Simchat Torah ** | Jewish | October 24-25, 2024 |
| Holy Day of Obligation/All Saints Day | Catholic | November 1, 2024 |
| Diwali ** | Hindu, Jain, Sikh | October 29- November 3, 2024 |
| Christmas | Christian | December 25, 2024 |
| Hanukkah | Jewish | December 25, 2024- January 2, 2025 |
| Eastern Orthodox Christmas | Christian | January 7, 2025 |
| Sankranti | Hindu | January 14, 2025 |
| # Ramadan ** | Islam | February 28- March 30, 2025 |
| Ash Wednesday | Christian | March 5, 2025 |
| Lent (begins) | Christian | March 5, 2025 |
| Purim ** | Jewish | March 14, 2025 |
| Holi | Hindu | March 14, 2025 |
| # Eid al-Fitr ** | Islam | March 30-31, 2025 |
| Good Friday | Christian | April 18, 2025 |
| Easter | Christian | April 20, 2025 |
| Passover (Pesach) ** | Jewish | April 12-20, 2025 |
| Palm Sunday | Christian | April 13, 2025 |
| Vaisakhi | Sikh | April 14, 2025 |
| Eastern Orthodox Good Friday | Christian | April 18, 2025 |
| Eastern Orthodox Easter Orthodox | Christian | April 20, 2025 |
| Vesak | Buddhism | May 12, 2025 |
| Shavuot ** | Jewish | June 1-3, 2025 |
| # Eid-al-Adha** | Islam | June 7, 2025 |
| Juneteenth | Interfaith/African American | June 19, 2025 |
| # Eid al-Ghadeer ** | Islam | June 14, 2025 |
| 1st of Muharram (Islamic New Year) ** | Islam | June 26, 2025 |
| 10th of Muharram (Ashura) ** | Islam | July 5, 2025 |
# Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon, and therefore, there may be some variance by day.
**All Jewish, Islamic, and Bahá’í holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.