At University of Maryland Global Campus, both students and the university have accessibility rights and responsibilities.
Students Have the Right to
- An equal opportunity to access courses, programs, services and activities at UMGC.
- Request reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments or auxiliary aids and services.
- Appropriate confidentiality of information regarding their disability, except when disclosures are required or permitted by law.
Students Have the Responsibility to
- Maintain institutional standards for academic performance and conduct.
- Register with Accessibility Services, and request an accommodation.
- Provide appropriate documentation of a disability, including the functional limitation(s) of the disability and its impact on the access to and participation in courses, programs, services and activities at UMGC.
- Follow procedures for requesting accommodations, academic adjustments or auxiliary aids and services.
- Request academic accommodations for each term in which the student is registered.
UMGC Has the Right to
- Request and receive, through Accessibility Services, current documentation that identifies the existence of a disability and explains the functional limitations of the disability.
- Suggest appropriate and reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments or auxiliary aids and services based on documentation submitted to the office.
- Establish essential requirements and standards for courses, programs, services or activities at UMGC.
- Select equally effective accommodations, adjustments or auxiliary aids and services.
- Deny an accommodation, adjustment or auxiliary aid that fundamentally alters a course, program or activity.
UMGC Has the Responsibility to
- Review submitted documentation without bias and seek appropriate relevant professional expertise when necessary.
- Confer with the student and other relevant parties when determining accommodations, academic adjustments or auxiliary aids and services.
- Provide information in accessible formats, upon request.
- Respond to requests in a timely manner.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality of documentation and information.
Learn more about student and instructor responsibilities in A Quick Guide to Accommodations.