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Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University
PO Box 750181
Dallas, TX 75275-0181

Official telephone: (214) 768-2000
Website: www.smu.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
LEARNING DISABLED PROGRAM OFFICE
Learning disabled program contact: Alexa Ray,
Learning Disabilities Specialist
Contacting the office: 214 768-1918

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
According to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, "learning disabilities" is a "general term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities." A learning disability is presumably due to central nervous system dysfunction, and is not primarily due to other handicapping conditions, environmental, or cultural influences. It is not a form of mental retardation, or an emotional disorder.
Institution accepts students according to the above definition: yes
Learning disabled program available: support services but no program
Total number of students in LD program: 165
Services available to LD students:
diagnostic testing service, note-taking services, oral tests, readers, tutors, reading machines, tape recorders, learning center, extended time for tests, Learning Strategies / Time Mgmt. Course
A lighter course load is allowed for LD students: no
Additional time to complete degree is allowed for LD students: no
There are additional costs for LD students: no

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR LD STUDENTS
Admission requirements for LD students are the same as those for other students: 0
Requirements that may be waived for LD students: No requirements are waived, but substitutions for the entrance requirement of two years of a foreign language are sometimes accepted with appropriate documentation of a language-based learning disability.
An essay is required: no
Untimed tests are accepted: yes
GED is accepted: no