Student Disability and Accessibility Center

Academic Accommodations

Other Accommodations

Below you will find information on other accommodations.

  • SDAC has many software and hardware options available in assistive technology options.  Please consult with your SDAC Advisor to determine what may work best for you. Examples include:

    • Digital Recorders
    • Smart Pens
    • Assistive Listening Devices

    Read&Write is available to ALL MEMBERS OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY who have a csumb email as a Chrome add-on.   Read&Write offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work.

    Additional assistive technology is available for on campus use for anyone with a CSUMB.edu login. For more information, please visit CSUMB's Center for Academic Technology's (CAT) webpage.

  • SDAC can provide accommodations related to helping students’ success in the classroom environment. SDAC offers furniture alternatives as an accommodation. Contact SDAC immediately after course registration if you may need different furniture; it can take 2-3 weeks for alternative furniture to be delivered.

    Alternate Furniture options include:

    • Adjustable Height Tables
    • Adjustable, Ergonomic Chairs
    • Separated Tables and Chairs

  • Students who are pregnant or experiencing related childbirth health concerns have certain rights under Title IX. To learn about services that are available from Title IX and SDAC, please click here.  Please contact SDAC as soon as possible to schedule an appointment with an SDAC Advisor to discuss your needs.

    Additional resources:

    Office of Civil Rights Resource for Pregnancy

    Dept. of Education Resource for Pregnant and Parenting Students

    CSUMB Student Parents: on-campus resources 

    Campus Health Center: medical services

    Care Team: additional assistance or resources, please contact the Care Manager, Joanna Snawder-Manzo.

  • Remote Attendance Request Process

  • CSUMB welcomes qualified applicants with disabilities. Applicants who do not meet CSUMB admissions criteria may appeal or request consideration of special circumstances such as disability.

    How to apply

    Follow the Admissions Appeals Process .

    Explain why you think you should be admitted to CSUMB, and how you think you will be successful completing CSUMB requirements (tools and strategies you have learned to use in compensation for the functional effects of your disability, how you will stay motivated as the workload and complexity of assignments is substantially greater than in high school, etc.)

    In your letter, authorize Admissions to consult with Student Disability and Accessibility Center (SDAC) about your application. Keep a copy of your letter.

    Allow Admissions 6-12 weeks after receipt of all documents to process Special Admissions applications. 

  • Some students with disabilities may be eligible for course substitutions on the basis of disability.  Course substitutions are evaluated on an individual basis and may be possible for students with verified disabilities. Course substitutions are only granted for those students who have already demonstrated good-faith effort in completing college level coursework in the subject, with accommodations.

    To petition for course substitution, please schedule an appointment with a Student Disability and Accessibility Center (SDAC) Advisor.

    Prospective and enrolled CSUMB students are urged to fulfill the Math GE requirement through community college remediation courses and supportive services and/or extended time to complete CSUMB MATHCOM courses (such as STAT 200 and MATH 100). Students are also urged to use the tutors available through the Cooperative Learning Center rather than petitioning for course substitution.

    Petitions process

    The petition process will follow these steps:

    • Review your eligibility for course substitution
      • Consult the CSUMB academic requirements for your proposed degree in the CSUMB Catalog year for your specific entry to CSUMB 
      • To confirm information or if you have questions, consult your Academic Advisor 
    • Prepare documents for your SDAC appointment, including:
      • Establish the specific type of academic work for which you seek an alternate pathway
      • Write your petition describing your exceptional circumstances, history of academic difficulties experienced in a particular subject or area of learning and your history of using disability accommodations while attempting to learn that academic subject. You do not need to disclose a diagnosis. Rather, specify the barriers to your learning, &/or demonstration of your learning, and your functional limitations. 
      • Unofficial copies of your non-CSUMB transcripts
    • Meet by appointment with an SDAC Advisor to:
      • Review the petition. 
      • SDAC will consider writing a letter of support on your behalf to the administrators in the course substitution approval process.  
    • If SDAC recommends course substitution, you may be referred to the following academic departments to help you consider which course(s) might be good to propose as substitutes. 
      • For foreign language substitution: School of World Languages and Cultures Chair, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. (Bldg. 504), Rm 2420.
      • For math substitution: University College and Graduate Studies, Administration Building (Bldg 1) Rm 105
    • You will be notified by the academic department about the outcome of your petition - typically within 6 weeks. If your petition is denied, please contact your SDAC Advisor to discuss possible alternatives.