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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I wanted to seek your opinion regarding a student with a
severe learning disability. Our institution does not currently have a formal “policy”
outlining full-time status definition for those students falling under <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ADA</st1:place></st1:City>. An adjustment was
made for a student in the 06-07 academic year allowing her to be considered a
full time student while enrolled in 9 hours. Documentation was gathered from the
student’s psychologist. The student is currently enrolled in 6 hours for
the Fall 07 semester. One of the courses is a Math course that will be
extremely difficult given the type of learning disability this student has. The
mother is seeking a letter from the doctor “requesting” the student
be considered full time while only enrolled in 6 hours. Before this request was
made I suggested that the student enroll in an activity based 3 hour course.
Based upon the adjustment that was made last year, the student would continue
to be considered full-time at 9 hours. The mother still may consider this. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My question to you: Under <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">ADA</st1:place></st1:City>, are we “required” to make
adjustments in full-time enrollment status based upon the advice of a medical
professional? Without a formal policy we made an adjustment to 9 hours last
year. Will the decision to drop below 12 hours be considered a precedent for
this case in reducing the full time status to 6, or can we hold to 9 hours
based upon the adjustment last year. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Finally,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If we made an adjustment to her institutional scholarships
reflecting she is not incurring full-time costs, would that appear as though we
are not considering her full time with respect to institutional aid, but we are
with respect to federal and state aid. I’m trying to look at every angle.
Thanks for your help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Forte;color:navy'>Matthew D. McCoin</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Financial Aid</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:maroon'>St. Gregory's
University</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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color=maroon face="Gill Sans MT Condensed"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT Condensed";
color:maroon'>405) 878-5396</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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