Required Documentation

Physical Disabilities

Documentation is to be submitted on letterhead by a physician qualified to diagnose a disability.  The documentation must contain the following information.

1. Diagnosis of disability
2. Date patient was last treated
3. If disability is temporary or permanent-estimated time frame of treatment
4. Functional limitations
5. Recommendations for accommodations in a competitive college environment

Learning Disabilities

1. Diagnosis of disability
2. Diagnosis by a qualified professional
3. Diagnostic Interview
4. Intelligence test score (WAIS-R)
5. Measurement of Cognitive Processing (Woodcock-Johnson)
6. Aptitude Achievement test date
7. DSM IV diagnosis
8. Evaluation of ability to function in a competitive college setting
9. Recommendations for academic support based on diagnosis.

ADHD or other Attention/Concentration/Processing Disorder

1. Diagnosis by a qualified professional
2. Test date and assessment tools used to make diagnosis
3. Medication and treatment plan
4. Recommendations for academic accommodations in a competitive college environment

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

1. Current audiology report
2. Status of current functioning
3. Recommendation for accommodations in a competitive college environment

Psychiatric Disabilities

1. Current DSM IV diagnosis by qualified professional (psychiatrist/psychologist)
2. Current symptoms, fluctuating conditions and prognosis
3. Assessment procedures used to make diagnosis
4. Current medications, side effects that may affect academic performance
5. Recommendation for academic accommodations in a competitive college environment must be supported by diagnosis.

Insufficient Documentation

Although helpful in providing information regarding the student’s educational experience, IEPs (Individual Educational Plans) and 504 Plans are not sufficient documentation to determine eligibility for services.