Chapel Attendance
Because we are a Christian community and chapel services are integral to the educational experience, chapel attendance is required. Chapel services are held on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:00am. Undergraduate students who are enrolled in 12 or more hours are to attend a minimum of 14 chapel services each semester. The semester's chapel schedule is available at uu.edu/events/chapel.
Students attending fewer than 14 chapel services during a semester will be placed on chapel probation. Students on chapel probation are expected to attend 14 chapels during the subsequent semester in addition to the number of chapel services missed the previous semester.
Should a student not meet requirements during the probationary semester, he/she will not be allowed to hold institutional leadership positions in the areas of academic departments, University Ministries, Student Life, Institutional Advancement, Undergraduate Admissions, and Business Services or allowed to participate in Athletics or Intramurals. Students on chapel probation for a second semester will also receive a 10% reduction in Union Aid.
Those on probation for two semesters who still do not meet requirements will be suspended from the University for one semester. Information regarding University Suspension, the judicial process, and appeal processes can be found in the Campus Life Handbook.
Chapel attendance exemptions and reductions are available for students who are studying abroad, meeting full-time internship requirements through the College of Education and the School of Social Work, or who are enrolled in clinicals through the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Exemptions and reductions will be applied automatically at the beginning of the semester.
For more information about chapel requirements, please email the Office of University Ministries at chapel@uu.edu. If you have questions regarding chapel exemptions and reductions, you must contact the Office of University Ministries prior to the last day to add classes for the current semester (see current academic calendar for this date). If you have further questions regarding your chapel attendance, please email chapel@uu.edu.
Policy effective starting August of 2022