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<p>Perhaps those ratios are about to change.</p>
<p>UC has allowed exemption from class work for religious reasons for more than 20 years. Professors are given a list of major days of observance for a long list of religions and cultures at the beginning of the school year, and the policy is to excuse kids from tests/class on days where the religious/cultural requirement conflicts with class time. Kids just need to notify the professor in advance. Semester kids are always in school during the HHD period, yet no one complains about their schedules. What is so special about the first day of class? As pointed out in many of the student comments, this is the BEST time to miss class if needed. </p>
<p>I can’t imagine how the Registrar and UCOP thought they could slip this by without opposition. But then again, it is UC.</p>