Understanding the assessment of your accommodation request - for exams
Steps for Request Approval
Your accommodation request will be evaluated multiple times by different entities.
Here is an overview of the process, which typically takes about 1 month.
- Review the deadlines for the current academic year.
- Check and gather the necessary documents for your accommodation request. You can find all the information related to these documents on the page: Gather the necessary documents
- Fill out the accommodation request form and attach the necessary documents by including them at the end of the form.
Your file is reviewed by the Special Needs Office secretariat to ensure it is complete.
Your request is properly completed.
You will receive a confirmation email acknowledging receipt of your file.
Your request is incomplete.
You will receive an email listing the missing documents from your request, along with a deadline for submitting them to the Special Needs Office secretariat.
If your file is incomplete, your request will be evaluated based on the documents provided.
Send the missing documents by email
Your file is reviewed by the health professionals of the Student Health Service (SSE), including a doctor and a psychologist, in order to provide a preliminary opinion on accommodations suitable for your situation.
Your accommodation proposal is submitted for consultation to your Faculty, which will make a feasibility decision. Your accommodation proposal may therefore be accepted or rejected based on the principle of proportionality and other constraints (material availability, feasibility, and any other potential university constraints).
The Special Needs Office adheres to the principle of confidentiality: no medical information or information related to your identity is shared with the Faculties.
Your file is evaluated by the Accommodation Assessment Committee for Special Needs based on the documents you have provided, the preliminary opinion from the health professionals of the Student Health Service, and the feasibility decision from the Faculties.
Your request is accepted.
You receive a positive response email from the Special Needs Office, as well as a registered letter.
The academic advisors of your Faculty will receive a copy of the decision on accommodations validated by the Committee.
Your request is denied.
You receive a negative response email from the Special Needs Office.
You can file an appeal with the Accommodation Assessment Committee for Special Needs (by sending a registered letter).