Academic accommodations are considered in relation to the work a pupil needs to complete and the requirements of the course. The purpose is to establish a practical means of participation while preserving the learning that the course is designed to assess.

Requests are handled by the Master of Studies. Pupils should explain the difficulty they face and how it affects a particular activity or assessment. The instructor can clarify the course requirements and assist with applying an approved arrangement.

Time and Study Conditions

Text-based courses allow considerable flexibility over when a pupil reads and prepares work. That flexibility can help pupils arrange study around their circumstances. Scheduled live course sections and particular assessments have defined times or conditions, so pupils should review these before enrolling and raise any difficulty early.

Pupils ordinarily arrange their own study environment. Planning a suitable time and place for reading or writing can make sustained attention easier. A pupil who needs an adjustment connected with a course schedule or assessment should contact the Master of Studies rather than assume that the general flexibility of written study applies to every activity.

Reading, Writing, and Assistive Tools

Pupils who need help reading onscreen material may use a reader they arrange themselves or suitable assistive software, such as a screen reader. A pupil who has difficulty entering written work may arrange personal assistance or use voice-recognition software.

These personal arrangements should support the pupil's access to the work while preserving their own authorship and participation. The School does not ordinarily supply an individual reader or scribe at the pupil's location. Bring a course-specific difficulty to the Master of Studies so that the available options can be considered.

Volunteer tutoring or proofreading assistance may be available through the School. Pupils seeking that support can request a referral. AI proofreading is also governed by the Policy on AI Use by Pupils, which requires the pupil's own thinking and voice to remain evident.

Pupils may use a computer's built-in calculator or a calculator of their own. Assessment instructions should always be read carefully. Written online assessments are ordinarily treated as open book and open notes unless the instructor specifies otherwise. Live or proctored assessments have their own stated conditions.

Physical and Practical Requirements

Many written courses require limited physical activity, while some subjects depend on practical participation. The course description should be read for activities, equipment, and other requirements before enrollment.

A course in hiking or another physical practice may require the pupil to perform the activity being studied. An essential practical requirement may limit the alternatives available. The Master of Studies can consider the particular circumstances and determine whether an academically suitable arrangement is possible. Where it is not, another course may be more appropriate.

For a required course within a Major or Minor, consult the Master of Studies about the formal program requirement before selecting a substitute.

Preparation and Academic Responsibility

Pupils remain responsible for reading instructions, preparing the required work, and allowing Faculty the ordinary time to respond or grade. When feedback identifies a problem with the assignment, the resubmission should address that problem fully.

Technical difficulties should be described specifically. If unfamiliarity with a word processor or submission tool prevents a pupil from presenting work correctly, the pupil should arrange suitable technical help and use the School's guidance for its own systems. Coursework should be submitted through the required School method; personal difficulty with typing does not create an alternative postal submission route.

An approved accommodation concerns access to or completion of an academic task. It does not remove the obligation to engage with that task. Where a pupil believes the instructions themselves create a difficulty related to disability, the Master of Studies should be given enough information to consider the request.

Textbooks and Resources

Required textbooks are listed in the course description. Pupils should secure access before enrolling. Public libraries may offer books, computer access, or printing facilities that help with preparation, subject to the School's separate restrictions on copying course material.

Courses may also require a suitable setting or equipment, such as a stove for practical Wortcunning work, materials for an experiment, or the means to view an assigned video. Pupils are responsible for arranging access to these resources. Suitable facilities at a friend's home or another accessible location may sometimes provide a practical solution.

Financial difficulty, unavailable equipment, or lack of experience with technology should be raised clearly as the problem involved. The School can explain its course requirements and consider an academic alternative where appropriate, while the pupil remains responsible for the personal resources required for study.

Raising a Request

Contact the Master of Studies when a disability or other limitation affects your ability to meet a course requirement. Early communication gives the School and the pupil time to consider the matter before it interrupts an assessment or scheduled activity.

The related Alternatives and Exemptions guidance explains how proposed changes are considered. General equipment responsibilities are set out in Study Requirements.