Special Accommodations If you need special accommodations due to a documented disability please read the following guidelines. Once the required documentation has been received by the UWM Testing Center, arrangements for testing can be made. Call 414-229-4689 to make your appointment.
Testing Center Policy on Testing Students With Disabilities According to the University of Wisconsin System Policy on Individuals With Disabilities, it is the policy of the University of Wisconsin system that no qualified individual with a disability shall be denied access to or participation in any program, service, or activity offered by the universities. Individuals with disabilities have a right to request accommodations. Each individual seeking accommodation is required to submit documentation verifying the disability and limitations, which are appropriately current and prepared by a qualified professional.
You may provide this documentation in one of two ways:
- Referral from UWM Student Accessibility Center
Students may contact the Student Accessibility Center and establish a file in their office. Documented guidelines with required accommodations will be forwarded to the Testing Center.
For more information on the Student Accessibility Center, visit their website at: Student Accessibility Center or call V/tty 414-229-6287/ Fax: 414-229-2237.
If an interpreter is required, the student must notify the Testing Center or the SAC in order to provide the proper assistance.
- Students not affiliated with the Student Accessibility Center
You may have your attending physician, DVR counselor, school counselor or psychologist provide written verification of the presence of a disability. This verification must be written on official letterhead and should include specific detail on all appropriate accommodations. Send the required documentation to: UWM Testing Center, Attn: Special Accommodations, P.O. BOX 749, Milwaukee WI, 53201 or fax the documentation to 414-229-6940 Attn: Testing
UW System Placement testing does not authorize the use of a reader. Using a reader for the English placement test does not accurately reflect the language skills being tested.
Students requesting Special Accommodations for Spring Break Testing Students invited to Spring Break Testing requiring special accommodations should contact the new freshman testing coordinator at 414-229-2210 to make special arrangements. Required documentation, detailing the disability and the appropriate accommodations, must be submitted to the Testing Center or the Student Accessibility Center prior to testing.
Students requesting Special Accommodations for Regional Testing The UWM Testing Center requests that students testing regionally contact Tim O'Connor at the Testing and Evaluation Office at UW-Madison. Someone from the student's high school, familiar with the disability, must submit a letter including what previous accommodations have been provided. The necessary documentation will be forwarded to UW-Milwaukee prior to testing. Once UW-Milwaukee has received the documentation, an appointment for testing can be made by calling the Testing Center UWMilwaukee at 414-229-4689.
Students requesting Special Accommodations for CLEP or MAT testing Students requiring accommodations for a CLEP exam or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) will follow policies established by
College Board and
The Psychological Corporation. Proper documentation is required.
