New Students

Accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis each semester. First, you will meet with an Accessibility Specialist. In this meeting, you will discuss barriers or challenges you experience and what has helped you in the past. You will need to be able to identify what your disability is and how the program, service, or activity at Minneapolis College is created in a way that you are unable to access it.

The Accessibility Specialist will ask you a lot of questions so they can better understand your experiences. You will explore options to determine reasonable accommodations to ensure you are able to access the program, service, or activity.

If you have documentation that helps describe the situation, feel free to bring it.

If an accommodation is approved that will need faculty involvement, the Accessibility Specialist will provide you with a sealed envelope with an accommodation notification in it. You will need to deliver this letter to your instructor as the final step in implementing the approved accommodation.

You can obtain accommodation letters as early as the week before the semester starts, or at any time during the semester. This process will need to be repeated each semester, for each class, throughout your time here at Minneapolis College.

Reasonable accommodations are academic adjustments made to courses, programs, or policies. The purpose of accommodations is to remove or minimize disability-related barriers. Reasonable accommodations must not compromise standards or fundamentally alter essential elements of a course, program, or policy. 

Reasonable accommodations are not retroactive.
 

Yes, documentation is required to receive accommodations at Minneapolis College.

The following form may be filled out by a medical or mental health professional as a way to obtain the appropriate documentation of disability:

• ARC Disability Documentation Form PDF

Visit the Documentation webpage for more information about ARC documentation guidelines.

Student appointments can be held virtually and in-person.   Scheduling can take place on the Navigate Platform.

Contact Information

• Email: accessibility@minneapolis.edu
• Fax: 612-659-6732
• Phone: 612-659-6730

When you leave a message please include:

• Your full name
• StarID or College ID
• A phone number where you can be reached
• A brief description of your question

Appointments can be scheduled with an Accessibility Specialist at any time throughout the year either virtually or in-person. Student appointments can be held virtually and in-person.  Scheduling can take place on the Navigate Platform.

It is recommended that you schedule appointments in advance.

For more information, visit the Student Rights and Responsibilities webpage.

If you attended Minneapolis College in the past and have accessibility concerns, you will need to meet with an Accessibility Specialist to discuss accessibility barriers and establish accommodations for the current semester.

If you attended Minneapolis College in the past and had accommodations, you will need to meet with an Accessibility Specialist again to establish accommodations for the current semester. The accommodations process needs to be repeated each semester, for each class, throughout your time here at Minneapolis College.

• Email: accessibility@minneapolis.edu
• Fax: 612-659-6732
• Phone: 612-659-6730

When you leave a message please include:

• Your full name
• StarID or College ID
• A phone number where you can be reached
• A brief description of your question