Accommodations

NJIT recognizes and respects the religious diversity of its students, employees and applicants for employment. NJIT prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on religion, creed, religious belief, religious practice, religious observance, or religious affiliation. NJIT provides reasonable accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances when they conflict with a workplace requirement, schedule, policy, or practice, unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship for the University. 

Employees and applicants may request religious accommodations directly through their supervisor or in consultation with Human Resources. Religious accommodations for employees may include, but are not limited to, schedule changes, voluntary shift substitutions, use of accrued or unpaid leave for religious observances, alternative work schedules, time or space for prayer or observance, religious dress or grooming exceptions, or other reasonable adjustments to workplace policies or practices.

Student requests involving absences from class, examinations, assignments, or other academic requirements due to religious observances are governed by NJIT’s Policy on Student Absences for Religious Observances. Under this Policy, students are excused without penalty and provided an academically appropriate timeframe to make up missed academic work. Students may contact the Office of Inclusive Excellence at inclusiveexcellence@njit.edu with any questions or concerns. 

NJIT prohibits retaliation against any employee or applicant for requesting, receiving, or participating in the religious accommodation process. Concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on religion, creed, religious belief, religious practice, religious observance, or religious affiliation may be directed to the Department of Institutional Access at institutional-access@njit.edu. Please see NJIT’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment for more information.

Pregnancy and Related Conditions

• Students can request accommodations online or by contacting the Title IX Coordinator directly at titleix@njit.edu. 
• Employees who need assistance understanding their options for accommodations should contact Human Resources at employee_accommodations@njit.edu. To understand an overview of employee benefits and FMLA, contact benefits@njit.edu. 

Appealing an Accommodations Decision

Students, employees, and applicants may use the Appeal Process to request review of a disability-related accommodation determination or to raise unresolved concerns regarding equal access.  An individual seeking review should submit an Appeal Request online or in writing to the ADA/504 Coordinator within ten (10) business days from the date of the accommodations determination.

ADA/504 Coordinator
Assistant Vice President of Institutional Access
Phone: (973) 596-3446
Online Appeal Form: njit.edu/access/reporting 
Email: institutional-access@njit.edu