Rights and Responsibilities

Providence College students and Providence College, the institution, each have rights and responsibilities related to disability support services:

Students’ Rights

• Equal access to courses, programs, facilities, and services offered by the College
• Reasonable academic accommodations, and/or auxiliary aids as determined on a case-by-case basis

Students’ Responsibilities

• Provide documentation that clearly identifies the disability and the need for specific academic accommodations
• Disclose the disability and a request for academic accommodations to the Student Success Center (SSC)
• Meet the College’s academic standards
• Use academic accommodations responsibly

Providence College’s Rights

• Request current documentation that clearly identifies the disability and the need for specific academic accommodations
• Deny requests for academic accommodations that poses a threat to self or others, fundamentally alter the nature of a course or program, or pose undue financial burden to the College
• Maintain the College’s academic standards
• Provide academic accommodations from the time of approval, but not retroactively

Providence College’s Responsibilities

• Provide equal access to courses, programs, facilities, and services offered by the College
• Provide approved academic accommodations for students in a timely manner
• Maintain confidentiality regarding the nature of the student’s disability unless the student authorizes disclosure
• Keep documentation on file for a minimum of five years after the student’s official date of separation from the College