There is no separate learning center for students with disabilities, rather the Coordinator makes arrangements for classroom accommodations such as extended time on tests or textbooks on tape. The Coordinator also refers students to other programs on campus that offer academic assistance to all students. Individual tutors for students with disabilities are not provided although the student may certainly recruit and hire his own tutor. These tutorials are study skills based and are not a recitation or reteaching of the classroom material. Currently, students are only assigned a tutor for one class each semester.
Many students are concerned about waiver and substitution policies for students with disabilities.
A request for a foreign language or math substitution is made to the student's Dean. In the case of students with learning disabilities, their diagnosis and testing must clearly document the need for substitutions. In many instances the Coordinator of Disability Services will write a letter of recommendation supporting the student's request. Each college makes individual case by case decisions regarding these requests. The University provides math and writing labs to all students.