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Students with psychological/psychiatric disorders requesting access to accommodations and/or services through the Office of Disability Support Services must furnish documentation that meets the eligibility criteria set forth by the ADA and Section 504 guidelines.

This entails submitting a report, printed on letterhead, noting the findings of a recent, comprehensive clinical assessment of your condition completed by a qualified, licensed professional that must include:

a. a description of symptoms, history of onset with severity and duration, a definitive diagnosis using DSM-IV terminology, and statement of prognosis
 
b. an indication of the substantive impact of the disability on your functioning associated with student performance and across other University settings such as with work completion, concentrating, class attendance, social interactions, self-care.
 
c. medication management plan, including side effects, and/or other treatment issues further compromising student functioning such as sleep problems, impaired memory or judgment. 

d. recommendations regarding accommodations or services considered appropriate to meet your needs linked to the assessment of functional limitations that provides a clear rationale and justification for those accommodations.

*Note: Students will be expected to furnish annual recertification of continuing need.