LSU Independent Study and Distance Learning Department will make appropriate reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Specific accommodations must be determined by LSU Disability Services or by the equivalent office at the student’s own institution. Accommodations may be permitted for lesson assignments as well as for exams.

•      If you are an LSU Student with a disability and need assistance to obtain or arrange reasonable accommodations, contact LSU Disability Services each time you enroll.
•      If you are not an LSU student and you are testing at the institution where you are currently enrolled and receiving accommodations, your exam administrator may provide your regular, approved accommodation.
•      If you are not an LSU student and will not test at a home institution, you should contact LSU Disability Services for assistance.

Students with disabilities who are enrolled or will be enrolling in an Independent Study course and need to register with Disability Services per the IDL policy above need to complete and submit the Independent Study Accommodation Packet. This packet requires students to complete a Request for Accommodations Form and to submit disability-related documentation according to DS documentation guidelines. Documentation forms for all disability types are included in the packet.

Please note the following:

·         Accommodations approved may be different than those received in high school or other colleges/universities.

·         It is the students’ responsibility to ensure that all required documentation has been received in sufficient time for documentation to be reviewed so that accommodation(s) can be approved and implemented prior to the need for the accommodation.

·         Accommodations are not retroactive.

·         For each subsequent Independent Study course taken, students need to contact DS to request that a new accommodation letter be sent to the Office of Independent Study. (If you are requesting new accommodations, additional documentation may be required.)

Students currently registered with DS need to contact the appropriate coordinator to notify them of their Independent Study course and discuss accommodations for the course. A separate accommodation letter will be sent directly to the Independent Study and Distance Learning.

Independent Study Request for Accommodation Packet

Louisiana State University Independent Study and Distance Learning Department