Navigating finals as a student with accommodations may seem nerve-wracking at first, but if you give your professors and AEO appropriate notice it can be quite simple.  For final exams, you must speak with your professors at least two weeks in advance and no later than the last day of classes for any exams scheduled during the Final Exam Period.  When you meet with your professors, you will work out the details of your exam accommodations.  You should consult with your professor on the following:

-If you will take the exam with the class of in a seperate room                                               -If you need to start the exam early or stay after the class ends in order to receive your extra time                                                                                                                                 -If you need to take the exam at a different time that does not conflict with either your schedule or your professor’s schedule                                                                                   -If you need AEO to proctor the exam with extended time, in a private exam room, provide a computer, etc.

You should keep in mind that if you take your exam through AEO it is possible that you will not have access to your professor to ask questions during the exam.

Student says: The set up of midterms and finals for students with disabilities is not good.  I’m sure it is this way at most colleges, but it is unhealthy for all students to have to do that much work in a week.  However, if you have a disability, it is that much more difficult.  For people with psychological disabilities, it can cause them to be stressed at a level that is beyond their capacity to handle and is emotionally unhealthy.  For those with chronic illnesses who do not have the stamina to stay up late or take tests and write essays for three days in a row, it means they will either be unprepared and not finish their work, or they will push themselves to the point of exhaustion and relapse.  For those with learning disabilities, particularly those that need more time to review or study or write papers, it can be difficult to do that if they have exams too close together.  While I have been able to receive staggered deadline accommodations for exams, I think that it needs to be more clearly available and publicized as an accommodation.