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 changes made to courses, programs, or policies to help remove disability-related barriers. These changes ensure access but don’t lower standards or change the core parts of a course, program, or policy.

Accommodations only apply moving forward—they don’t work for past assignments or tests.

Here are some examples of accommodations:

• Extra time on tests
• Taking tests in a quieter space
• Access to advanced notes or recorded lectures
• Use of assistive technology
• Accessible classroom seating
• Alternative formats for materials (like large print or audio)

Yes, you need to provide documentation to get accommodations at Minneapolis College.

A medical or mental health professional can fill out the ARC Disability Documentation Form (PDF) to provide the necessary information about your disability.

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