Special Needs > Qualifications

Special Needs Qualifications

1. Complete an application to the university through the admissions office. Applicants are not required to disclose their special needs or disabilities at this time.
2. After receiving notification of acceptance from the admissions office, call or write BYU Hawaii Special Needs Services to declare serious intent to attend.

   
   BYU-Hawaii Special Needs Services
   Student Development Center (Counseling Services)
   BYUH Box 1837 Laie, HI 96762-1294
   Ph. (808) 293-3999 or (808) 293-3518
   Fax. (808) 293-3525



3. Submit documentation of disability and/or special needs to Special Needs Services. These documents will be reviewed for validity and applicability.
4. Students should carefully consider services and assistance that will be necessary and appropriate for their disability. These requests should be listed and submitted with documentation of their special needs. Students are encouraged to brainstorm for solutions with family members, use past professional advice, and confer with a SNS counselor. Service and accommodation planning continues as the university's suggestions for reasonable accommodations are proposed and a plan is agreed upon. Service planning should begin as early as possible (at least one semester prior to attending) so that appropriate resources and necessary staff/volunteers can be arranged prior to the semester for which the student intends to enroll.
5. The student begins his/her studies at the university with a variety of helpful services in place.
6. Changes to the service plan are made each semester as academic and other challenges change.