Worcester State University provides an
enriching educational experience for qualified learning disable applicants.
SAT-I may be waived for applicants with a documented learning disability.
Applicants with a language-based disability may also substitute two
University's preparatory units in humanities or social sciences for the
foreign language requirement established in the Massachusetts Department of
Higher Education guidelines. Applicants are not required to disclose a
learning disability, but if they wish to receive special consideration in
the admission process and services after enrollment, the must submit a copy
of the complete diagnostic testing with the official high school
transcripts. The diagnostic testing which includes both a cognitive and an
achievement test should have been completed within the last three years.
All diagnostic materials are kept confidential and will be used only within
guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act. For additional
information, please contact the Director of Disability Services.