Victory University 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

elate to academic performance. Conditions diagnosed according to DSM standards
should note the appropriate DSM code. The statement of diagnosis and explanation of
functional limitations should be thorough enough to demonstrate whether or not a
major life activity is substantially limited.
• The evaluator must include specific recommendations for reasonable academic
accommodations and a detailed explanation of the rationale for each recommendation
as it is related to the specific functional limitations.
• Documentation should be current, usually less than three (3) years old. However,
discretion may be used in accepting documentation of conditions that are permanent or
non-varying (e.g. a sensory disability). Likewise, some chronic and/or changing
conditions will warrant more current documentation and/or more frequent updates in
order to provide an accurate picture of functioning.
• Documentation should include information regarding the impact of the disability
condition on major life activities (i.e., walking, talking, learning, and working, seeing,
and/or hearing) including the impact of medications, other treatments, and the
concomitant side effects.
The Early Alert System is an initiative designed to increase student success and retention. The
system utilizes faculty to identify students displaying “at-risk” behaviors and to partner with the
SSC in providing assistance and direction to those students.
The SSC Coordinator will coordinate the system which trains faculty to recognize “at-risk”
behaviors, encourages faculty to intercede on behalf of the student by referring the students to
the program, cooperating with the students and SSC Coordinator to create individualized action
plans, and providing periodic updates so that the SSC Coordinator may track the progress of
students more effectively.
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