Prospective Students

The Office of Disability Services provides accommodations for any disability, most importantly, any functional limitations of your disability. If you are a prospective student who is preparing to enroll in WVU in an up-coming semester please complete a Prospective Student Form by clicking here . Submit your completed Prospective Student Form and relevant documentation related to your disability to the Office of Disability Services at the address below. Relevant documentation may include, but is not limited to, Individualized Educational Plans (IEP), 504 Plans, psychological evaluations and/ or diagnostic letters by a treating physician. Once this information is received your assigned disability services counselor will contact you to discuss your specific needs.

All prospective or new students must:

• Once you are admitted to WVU, contact the Office of Disability Services to discuss your disability and needs.

• Schedule an initial interview with a counselor to register with the Office of Disability Services. Complete paperwork (application, confidentiality agreement, release of information forms, etc.) during initial appointment.

• Review the WVU Office of Disability Services Student Handbook

• Provide documentation of your disability that meets WVU criteria for obtaining disability related academic accommodations. Click here for disability documentation criteria.

• Request accommodations for your classes each semester.

• Hand deliver letters of accommodation and verbally discuss those accommodations with each of their professors. Click here for information about implementing your authorized accommodations.