Policy
Priority registration (permission to register for classes early, before the regularly assigned time) is an academic accommodation that may be granted to a student with a disability who meets one or more of the qualifying criteria listed below. It is not granted based solely on a student's status as a person with a disability.
In order to be considered for priority registration, a disability-related need must exist which:
- Requires classes to be housed in accessible locations.
- Imposes geographical constraints due to mobility speed and/or endurance.
- Imposes physical or cognitive restrictions due to fatigue, medication side effects, or sustained concentration verified by physician or medical report .
- Necessitates extensive therapy or other medical treatment/intervention which significantly impacts scheduling flexibility (e.g. chemotherapy, physical therapy, renal dialysis, etc.).
Procedure
- A student must first establish their status as a person with a disability by submitting documentation (medical, neuropsychological, psychoeducational, etc.) to the Disability Support Services office (DSS) located in the Center for Academic Development..
- Documentation must be submitted to DSS in a timely fashion in order for it to be evaluated by the DSS staff, who will then determine which accommodations, if any, are reasonable and appropriate.
- If a student wishes to be considered as a candidate for priority registration, it is his or her responsibility to make the request known to the DSS office by submitting the Priority Registration Request form in a timely manner (see item 5 below).
- The Priority Registration Request form must be accompanied by a rationale for receiving priority registration based on the qualifying criteria listed above.
- All requests for priority registration must be submitted to the DSS office at least four weeks prior to the start of the advisement period.
- Requests for priority registration must be submitted to the DSS office each semester.