Accommodations Basics
Individualized Approach
Accommodations look different for every person and depend on what each individual needs during their time at Mizzou. Each student’s accommodation plan is unique and may include one or more of the accommodations below. The Disability Center supports students by identifying and facilitating the establishment of appropriate accommodations.
Note: Students may require an accommodation not featured on this list. Connect with an Access Advisor to establish accommodations and learn what is most appropriate to support you.
Alternative Text
Alternative formats helps ensure students with disabilities have equitable access to all course materials.
Communication Access
The Disability Center provides sign language interpreters, captioning, transcription and other communication access methods to students who are d/Deaf or hard-of-hearing. Reach out to an Access Advisor to establish communication-related accommodations.
Course Substitutions
Consideration of requests for course substitutions and/or exemptions occur where the requirement is related to a disability and such a substitution will not constitute a fundamental alteration in the nature of the individual’s program. Once the appropriate substitution is approved, documentation is provided to the appropriate academic affairs representatives for confirmation of the student’s eligibility.
Flexible Attendance and Deadlines
Students are expected to follow established classroom attendance and deadline policies. However, some disabilities are episodic in nature, resulting in students occasionally missing class or an assignment deadline. Flex accommodations build in a limited amount of flexibility to address the impact of acute exacerbations of a student’s disability on attendance and deadline completions.
Graduate and Professional Students
All undergraduate, and graduate and professional students, may be eligible to establish accommodations. Graduate and professional students may receive accommodations specialized for engagement in higher level course design, research an program requirements, and engagement in assistant ship or other professional opportunities.
Note-Taking Assistance for Students
Note-taking assistance helps ensure students with disabilities have equitable ability to capture lecture materials. Assistance may include may include audio recording of lectures, copies of PowerPoint slides and use of a peer-note-taker.
Priority Registration
Priority registration allows eligible undergraduate students the ability to enroll in classes during the University’s early registration period. Eligibility for priority registration is determined on a case-by-case basis. Priority registration does not guarantee classes will be offered at specific times, remove prerequisites, override class enrollment limits, nor exempt students from completing any college or departmental holds or policies.
Reduced Course-Load
Students with disabilities that limit their ability to complete a full-time course load are eligible to request, as an accommodation, a reduced course load of nine credit hours (undergraduate students) or six credit hours (graduate students) each semester – or the equivalent during summer session – while still being considered a full-time student. This accommodation is approved on a semester-by-semester basis. Students are encouraged to talk with their academic advisor and financial aid to discuss the impact of the accommodation on time to degree and/or their financial aid package.
Studying Abroad
The Disability Center can assist students in establishing accommodations related to a specific program. Students who have completed the Accommodation Request for Students with Disabilities through the myStudyAbroad application will receive an email from the Disability Center on eligible accommodations and/or the need for additional information.
High School to College Transition
There are key differences between receipt of accommodations between high school and college.