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Accommodations

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High school students with special learning needs should work with their school counseling office to ensure appropriate accommodations are made. If counselors need specific assistance from BYU Independent Study in providing appropriate accommodations, counselors may contact our office at 1-800-914-8931. However, accommodations which compromise the essential functions of a course will not be granted. In addition, BYU Independent Study does not authorize the following without petitioning:

multiple attempts on an exam beyond the normal retake policy
open-book/notes tests (unless specified open book by the instructor for all students)
altered test forms

To petition any of the above restrictions, or request specific assistance, counselors should fill out our Counselor Accommodation Request form. Documentation of disability may be required for some requests.

The following accommodations are not authorized for any reason:

use of proctors not certified by our offices
retroactive accommodations
grades based on effort

Home-schooled students and university students may request special accommodations by submitting a completed request for accommodations form with a valid documentation of disability. An Individual Education Plan (IEP) submitted for consideration must be less than three years old, and processing time must be allowed to provide for special requests and accommodations.

Accessibility

BYU Independent Study uses a blended approach to meet accessibility standards by using a combination of technology and human resources to provide full accessibility compliance. The technology solution will incorporate the use of screen readers compatible with the most popular browsers for web-based applications, closed captioning, large font etc., and then working with the student's local educational counselor that identifies the student with accessibility needs through an IEP (Individualized Educational Plan). BYU Independent Study will then contract with a local teacher, tutor or parent to provide and fully meet the accessibility standards for the student.

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