CLASS Philosophy: Building independence and skills
CLASS illustrates its commitment to student success at Augsburg by providing those academic services needed to accommodate individuals with learning, attentional, psychiatric or other cognitive-based disabilities, as well as students with physical disabilities and other health concerns including temporary disabilities.听The foundation of CLASS, however, is deeply rooted in the promotion of student independence and the personal realization of one鈥檚 full potential. Augsburg students who are eligible to receive CLASS services, once admitted, will work one-on-one with a CLASS Disability Specialist. The Specialist will work to provide academic guidance and service-related assistance whenever appropriate. No additional or supplemental fee is required for CLASS services.
CLASS services
To establish your eligibility for services, submit documentation and meet with someone in our office 听(see ).听Appropriate documentation for a cognitive-related disability usually includes a current psychological, psycho-educational or neuro-psychological evaluation.听CLASS does not administer evaluations.听If your high school has not done or will not do the necessary testing, you may wish to seek out an independent assessment. CLASS maintains a list of听assessors in the Twin Cities听but accepts documentation from any qualified assessor as long it meets our guidelines.
In some cases, we may ask for a treating clinician to complete and return the听Verification of Disability form (see ) as a supplement to other documentation. If you are unable to download them, these forms can be mailed or faxed to you or your clinician on request.听
You do not need to wait until you have been accepted to the university before determining your eligibility for CLASS services. We will review documentation for any prospective student who has applied for admission to Augsburg. We will contact you about your eligibility once we have reviewed your documentation.
Important Note:听The process of establishing your eligibility for CLASS support is unrelated to the process of admission to 海角社区. No information you provide to CLASS will be passed on to the admissions committee. The 海角社区 office may provide us with your name and address if you ask them to do so, and may help you arrange a visit with us, but we do not participate directly or indirectly in admissions decisions.
Admission to Augsburg
Students with disabilities are evaluated for admission to Augsburg according to the same criteria and standards as other applicants. Once admitted to the university, students with disabilities complete the same General Education Core Curriculum听and must meet the same essential course requirements (with or without reasonable academic accommodations) as students without disabilities. For information about General Education requirements, please visit the Registrar’s听page. For information about major requirements, visit the听.
You do not need to disclose your disability to 海角社区, and disability is not taken into consideration in admission decisions.听Any documentation of your disability听should be sent directly to CLASS听and not included with your application to the university. The CLASS mailing address is:
CLASS
Augsburg听University
2211 Riverside Ave, CB#57
Minneapolis, MN 55454.
fax: 612-330-1137
To contact Undergraduate Day-School 海角社区, please call (612) 330-1001 or 1(800) 788-5678. You can also visit the听Day 海角社区 website. For information about admission to other programs at Augsburg, follow the 海角社区 links from the听.
Other Information about CLASS and Disability听resources
How is College Different from High School?
听Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education听 (from the Office for Civil Rights)