The Academic Support Office (ASO) was established in 1982 to provide supplementary instructional assistance to students with specific learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorders. The ASO is staffed by fulltime professional educators. A student eligible for the program meets:
- Regular college entrance requirements.
- Has been diagnosed with a learning disability or Attention Deficit Disorder.
- May or may not have received accommodative services in the past due to ineligibility for high school services or late diagnosis.
Academic Support Office Application Procedures
- Request an ASO admission packet from the Office of Admission.
- Complete the regular University application, indicating the student will seek ASO services.
- Fill out an ASO supplemental application.
- Send the following materials to the Office of Admission:
- Application for admission
- Official copies of high school transcripts and all college transcripts. High school transcripts are not required for transfer students with 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of transferable credit.
- A psychological evaluation documenting the student’s learning disability. This report must include the following tests: WAIS-R or WISC- R and achievement tests, i.e. WRAT or Woodcock-Johnson, and/or a medical evaluation for Attention Deficit Disorder.
- Copies of Individual Education Plans for as many high school years as possible.
- Three letters of reference addressing an applicant’s aptitude, motivation, ability to set realistic goals, interpersonal skills, and readiness for college.
- Official post-graduation high school transcript.
- Students applying to the ASO program may be asked to interview with the ASO staff.
Services Provided by the Academic Support Office
Services provided by the ASO staff include:
- Academic advisement and counseling.
- Faculty-led tutorials (for which additional tuition is charged).
- Accommodative services for a student with documented learning disabilities.
- Individualized testing situations
- Note-taker services.
- Coordination of taped texts (membership in Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic is required).
- Learning support group