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The certificate from the primary care physician is a document required by the Special Needs Office. It must meet certain criteria to be deemed acceptable when evaluated by the CEBP.

List of criteria to meet

The certificate must be recent (dated within the last 3 years) and include the following information:

• Justification and date of diagnosis (exam results)
• Summary of current treatment
• Current treatments
• Description of the impact of the disorder on your university studies
• Description of the compensatory strategies you have implemented and/or the assistive devices you use
• Description of the expected progression
• Detailed and well-supported proposals for the requested accommodations

If you do not yet have a document meeting these criteria, we recommend contacting your primary care physician and providing them with this list.

The neuropsychological assessment is a document required by the Special Needs Office. It must meet certain criteria to be deemed acceptable when evaluated by the CEBP.

The objectives of the assessment

The assessment aims to:

• Explore sensitive cognitive functions that may interfere with expected performance during exams (processing speed, attention, and executive functions).
• Evaluate the potential role and impact of the somatic context on cognitive functioning.

List of criteria to meet

The assessment must include the following information:

• A collection of anamnesis data (interview, questionnaires),
• The evaluation of specific cognitive processes (standardized tools/tests): difficulties must be quantified by appropriate tests, and their results must be included in the presented assessment. A certificate confirming the disorder without the results of the tests conducted is not acceptable.

If you do not yet have a document meeting these criteria, we recommend contacting your primary care physician and providing them with this list.