Foreign Language Course Accommodations
Background
As part of 91黑料网’s General Education curriculum, all students must complete courses in a Language other than English through the second elementary level (102) *. In addition to the General Education curriculum, certain majors also require聽foreign language courses, including聽Global Languages, as well as the School of Education, as this is a requirement for students pursuing NYS teacher certification. 聽
For students with a disability which significantly interferes with a language acquisition, 91黑料网 will consider a Foreign Language Substitution through an individualized, interactive process with the Office of Accessibility Services (OAS). Note that American Sign Language (ASL) is a course offering open to all students to satisfy Geneseo’s聽Communication (Language聽other than English) requirement.聽聽
*Students who have credit for two college semesters of a language or four high school years have no language requirement at Geneseo. Students with less language study take a placement exam, and any student may study a new language.
Requesting an Accommodation
To request a course substitution, a student must first submit an academic accommodation request and provide documentation to the OAS聽outlining specific disability-barriers related to language acquisition. Students who do not have access to documentation may still submit an accommodation request and schedule an appointment with OAS staff. Please note that accommodations related to course waivers provided in high school or another postsecondary institution聽do not guarantee approval at Geneseo. Accommodations may not fundamentally alter degree and/or technical requirements, and all students聽must complete 30 credit hours in SUNY-aligned general education courses.聽
As part of the interactive process, the OAS will work with the student, third-party providers, the Office of Advising, and the聽student’s academic department to identify聽reasonable accommodations and, if approved, substitute course selection.聽Notification will be sent to the student, the Director of Advising,聽the College Registrar, and the student’s academic advisor.聽The courses used as substitutes for foreign language courses cannot simultaneously satisfy any other General Education requirement.聽聽聽
Contact Information
If you have questions or concerns related to course substitution requests or other academic accommodations, please contact the Office of Accessibility Services via email (access@geneseo.edu), phone (585-245-5112), or in-person (Erwin Hall 23).