The College of Charleston and the Graduate School actively and affirmatively seek to accommodate any currently enrolled student with a certified disability.
It is the responsibility of the student to:
- Meet the admission requirements and maintain the academic standards
of the College.
- Provide adequate evidence of the disability based on established criteria. (Criteria may be obtained from SNAP Services or the CDS website.)
- Apply and be approved for SNAP Services.
- Request an accommodation in a reasonable time in advance of situations for which it is necessary.
- Properly appeal an accommodation if he or she believes the accommodation is not adequate.
It is the responsibility of the instructor to:
- Provide and administer appropriate accommodations.
- Justify the propsed accommodation or the denial of an accommodation if appealed by the student.
- Suggest alternatives or negotiate accommodations with the student and/or a SNAP administrator if the recommended accommodations are unacceptable.
It is the responsibility of the College to:
- Provide information to the faculty about types of disabilities and the availability of services.
- Review documentation provided as evidence of disability.
- Provide suggestions for accommodations.
- Educate faculty and students about disabilities through teaching seminars and electronic communication.
- Arbitrate appeals.
Summary of Procedures
- Students must apply to SNAP Services, submit the required documentation, and be approved for SNAP Services to be eligible for accommodation. Students who are not registered with SNAP Services but are seeking special accommodation should be immediately referred by the professor to SNAP. Students are not entitled to accommodations prior to SNAP approval. Accommodations will not be granted retroactively.
- When a SNAP student approaches an instructor and requests accommodation, the instructor may ask the student to provide a letter from SNAP Services certifying his or her SNAP status and approved accommodations. Requests for accommodation should be made no later than one week before needed to allow instructors time to arrange the logistics of the accommodation.
- The instructor will decide (with the advice of SNAP personnel if requested) what accommodation will be made available. If the student objects to the accommodation, the decision may be appealed. Appeals are initially handled by SNAP personnel. If an agreement cannot be reached within two working days, a formal grievance should be filed.
View the Student Grievance Procedures from the College of Charleston
Student Handbook, p. 58
This link is http://www.cofc.edu/~cds/studenthandbook_grievance.html
The Student Handbook link is Student Handbook).
The Student Handbook link is:
http://www.cofc.edu/about/documents/handbook.pdf#page=58
Alternative Courses for Core Requirements
- A list of alternative courses for the math/logic and foreign language requirements is available through SNAP for students approved for alternative courses. If the alternative course is not a reasonable accommodation for the student's particular disability or involves skills which are affected by another disability, the student may apply for additional accommodation via other alternatives. SNAP personnel will recommend other alternatives or accommodations subject to the approval of the Academic Standards Committee.
- Courses that are approved as alternatives for SNAP students often have higher concentrations of students with learning disabilities than courses not on the alternative list. To assist instructors of these courses, as well as any interested faculty, SNAP Services provides a website, a Faculty Guide to SNAP Services, periodic faculty seminars, and individual consultation upon request. The website, Faculty Guide, and seminars:
- Provide information on laws affecting students with disabilities.
- Describe the various types of disabilities.
- Explain reasonable accommodation.
- Describe the College of Charleston's procedures for accommodating students with disabilities.
- Suggest effective strategies for teaching students with disabilities.
- No course taken as an alternative to any requirement may be used
to fulfill any other general education requirement nor may it be used
to satisfy a major or minor requirement except with the approval of
the major or minor department.
Appeal Procedures
SNAP Status Appeal Process
Students whose petitions for SNAP status are denied may appeal the decision in writing to the Faculty Committee on Academic Standards within five days of the decision. The committee will first determine if there is sufficient evidence for a hearing by the full Faculty Committee on Academic Standards based on additional information or breach of due process. If so, a hearing with appropriate due process guarantees will be provided, and the decision on the appeal will be final.
Grievance Procedure
A student may submit an appeal or grievance if he or she has not been
accommodated in accordance with his or her special needs.
View the Student Grievance Procedures from the College of Charleston
Student Handbook, p. 58
This link is http://www.cofc.edu/~cds/studenthandbook_grievance.html
The Student Handbook link is Student Handbook).
The Student Handbook link is:
http://www.cofc.edu/about/documents/handbook.pdf#page=58
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