Nicolet Area Technical College recognizes the need to reasonably accommodate a student's sincerely held religious beliefs concerning examinations and other academic requirements. It is the responsibility of all Nicolet employees to be sensitive to and accommodate the religious beliefs of students.
The Vice President of College Services will be responsible for notifying all students, parents or guardians of minor students, and instructors of the existence of this policy. New students will be notified of this policy by information in the Nicolet College catalog.
Students may notify instructors of a potential conflict with scheduling an examination or other academic requirement with their sincerely held religious beliefs by sending, or handing, an instructor a confidential letter outlining the potential conflict. Instructors who receive such information regarding potential conflicts shall permit a student to make up an examination and/or other academic requirement in a different time or by alternate means without any prejudicial affect upon the student within thirty (30) days of the date which the potential conflict with sincerely held religious beliefs occurs.
The President of Nicolet College designates the Vice President of Instruction as his/her designee for receiving complaints alleging violations of this policy. Students who allege they have not been reasonably accommodated concerning their sincerely held religious beliefs may file a complaint with the Vice President of Instruction as soon as they believe they have not been reasonably accommodated. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written complaint, the Vice President of Instruction will investigate the allegations made in the complaint, talk with persons involved, and make recommendations to the President on disposition of the complaint. The President is required to issue a written decision on the complaint within thirty (30) days after receipt of the complaint by the Vice President of Instruction unless the parties agree to an extension of time.
Persons adversely affected by the President's determination may appeal his/her decision, in writing, to the district board within thirty (30) days of the date of district board shall issue a written decision concerning the complaint within forty-five (45) days of the filing of the appeal. Complaints made to the district board will be directed to the district board chair.
DATE APPROVED: March 1, 1995
DATE(S) REVISED: January 2004
DATE(S) REVIEWED: January 2004