2011-2012 - College of Osteopathic Medicine - Touro University ...

PROCESS TO DETERMINE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONIt is the responsibility of the Associate Dean of Student Services to review thedocumentation and assess whether the accommodation is reasonable. Decisions shall berendered in ten (10) business days and based on the following criteria:Has the student provided appropriate documentation that he/she has adisability?Was the request submitted according to the procedures stated above?Is the request reasonable within the student‟s required program of study? Areasonable request should not fundamentally alter the student‟s program ofstudy.Does the request for accommodation interfere with a required component of thestudents‟ academic program or lower essential academic standards?Without this accommodation, would the student still be able to effectively learnthe required material?It is the responsibility of the Associate Dean of Student Services to discuss with thestudent how he/she can communicate to faculty and facilitate initiation of requestedaccommodations. If the requested accommodation meets approved criteria, theAssociate Dean of Student Services will request the accommodation, in writing, to theDepartment Chair or Program Director in charge of the course or courses within whichan accommodation is or accommodations are being requested. The Associate Dean ofStudent Services will also notify the appropriate associate dean. It is the responsibilityof the Department Chair or Program Director to inform all appropriate instructors ofthe request for accommodation. The Associate Dean of Student Services will send theletter of request for accommodation every academic semester within that academic yearto the appropriate Department Chair or Program Director. Students are reminded,however, that they must reapply each academic year to be considered foraccommodations.Once a letter requesting accommodations has been sent from the Associate Dean ofStudent Services to the Department Chair or Program Director, it is the student‟sresponsibility to arrange the approved accommodations with course instructors.Students must do this prior to having the accommodation made available.It is the student‟s responsibility to approach the specific instructor of the class in whichhe/she requests to be accommodated and discuss what works best for him/her, within2011 – 2012 COM Student Handbook