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NJCU students with disabilities are provided equal access to college programs through The Office of Specialized Services (OSS). The OSS serves as a resource for students with mobility, vision, hearing, learning, and other disabilities that may require campus/ classroom accommodations. The OSS assists students in securing reasonable accommodations, including, but not limited to, alternate testing arrangements, adaptive/assistive technology, and assistance in arranging other academic support services (e.g., sign language interpreters, books in alternate format, and peer note-takers) supported by documentation.
It is the student's responsibility to self-identify and request services. Students requesting accommodations are required to submit appropriate and recent documentation of their disability.
The mission of the Office of Specialized Services is to:
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provide equal access for students with disabilities to NJCU’s academic programs and activities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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provide reasonable accommodations for qualified students.
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maintain an accessible environment to enable students with disabilities in achieving their educational objectives.
Project Mentor: Regional Center for Students with Learning Disabilities
Project Mentor is an academic support program for students with learning disabilities. The program provides a variety of academic support services to all students eligible for the program including, but not limited to, academic advisement/counseling, professional mentors and tutors, learning strategy workshops, and a summer orientation program for incoming first-year students. A student with a learning disability is eligible to receive services through the program upon admission to the University by providing documentation of his/her learning disability to the Coordinator of Project Mentor.
The Regional Center also coordinates outreach and transition support to high schools and universities, sponsors the annual conference, NJ Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Learning Disabilities, and provides diagnostic assessment evaluations for a limited number of eligible undergraduate students.
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