Responsibility of North Park University

• The responsibility of North Park will be carried out through the Office for Student Enrichment Services and Support, for traditional undergraduate students. All other students will work with their Program Director. The Student Support Specialist and/or the Program Director will enlist other departments and/or people when needed to help meet the determined reasonable accommodations.
• The Student Support Specialist and/or the Program Director will be an advocate and liaison for the student.
• The Student Support Specialist and/or the Program Director will notify a student's professor of the reasonable accommodations for the student to succeed in the course. This is done on a semester by semester basis through Letters of Notification.
• The Student Support Specialist and/or the Program Director will make every attempt to provide reasonable accommodations for students needing learning assistance, who have the appropriate documentation.
• The Student Support Specialist and/or the Program Director may deny a request for accommodations if the student does not identify a disability according to Section 504/ADA, fails to verify the need for the requested services, or is not provided in a timely manner.
• The Student Support Specialist and/or the Program Director may refuse to provide any accommodation that is inappropriate or unreasonable, including any that pose a direct threat to the health and safety of the individual requesting the accommodation or of others; constitute a fundamental change or alteration of an essential element of a course or program; pose undue financial or administrative burden on the institution.