Assistive Services

Distraction-Reduced Test Environment

Students easily distracted by auditory and visual stimuli may experience distractions to the extent that their ability to demonstrate their knowledge during a testing situation is negatively impacted. In such cases, students need a testing environment with fewer external distractions to devote their full attention to the content of an exam. A distraction-reduced environment has fewer external distractions so students can maximize their ability to sustain attention while taking an exam. Sonoran University cannot guarantee a distraction-free testing environment, only a distraction-reduced environment. Sonoran University can provide a distraction-reduced environment at the Sonoran University Testing Center.

Notetaker Accommodations

Notetaker accommodations can assist eligible students in analyzing and organizing information presented during live lectures, but are not intended to substitute the student's class attendance, participation in Team-based Learning (TBL) or hands-on sessions, or their own note-taking efforts. This accommodation is limited to live-in-person synchronous courses or asynchronous courses with faculty-scheduled group activities or recorded lectures where a transcript is not available or unable to be created. Courses where the professor only conducts independent coursework, clinical fieldwork, group projects, or one-on-one meetings, are not covered.  Medical documentation should clearly identify the condition that impedes the student's ability to take effective notes. Notetakers will start at the beginning of a term for approved accommodations. Contact the Accessibility Office as soon as a notetaker need is identified.