Prospective Student Information: High School Transition
PSTCC Services for Students with Disabilities (SSWD) Information
Location: 10915 Hardin Valley Road
Offices: Goins 125, 126, 127, 131
(865) 539-7153; 694-6751
Web site: http://www.pstcc.edu/departments/swd/
How to request accommodations and services for disabilities at Pellissippi State
You are advised to begin these procedures before you graduate from high school (at least 3 months before you plan to enroll at Pellissippi State) in order to make sure you have time to complete everything before classes begin.
- Submit your PSTCC application for admission to the PSTCC Admissions office and pay the $10 application fee. Visit the Admissions website at http://www.pstcc.edu/departments/admissions/. Phone (865) 694-6568.
- Submit your high school transcript (copy of your grades) and ACT scores to the PSTCC Admissions office.
- Contact the SSWD office to complete disclosure of your disability, accommodation request forms and have current documentation of your disability sent by your diagnostician (school, psychologist, doctor, etc.)
- Please be sure your documentation meets PSTCC guidelines. We have requirements that may be DIFFERENT from your high school requirements. The documentation requirements can be found on our website at: http://www.pstcc.edu/departments/swd/guidelines1.html
- Learning Disability (LD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) documentation must contain a complete recent (within 3 years) psycho-educational evaluation and report complete with IQ testing on an adult scale and recent achievement testing. Forms can be downloaded from our website at http://www.pstcc.edu/departments/swd/guidelines1.html
- Medical, sensory, and psychological/psychiatric disorders must have a form from our office completed by the appropriate diagnostician within the last year. Forms can be downloaded from our website at http://www.pstcc.edu/departments/swd/guidelines1.html
- Make an appointment to meet with a staff member in the SSWD office to complete your accommodation plan to give to your professors.
Recommendations (Not required, but STRONGLY recommended)
- Apply for Financial Aid. Steps to apply for financial aid are located at http://www.pstcc.edu/departments/financial_aid/fafsa.htm. Phone: (865) 694-6565
- Apply for TN Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Phone: (865) 594-6060 in Knoxville.
- Attend New Student Orientation at Pellissippi State to get important information and a good start in college
- Register for your classes with a SSWD staff member for the first semester that you attend PSTCC. Call (865) 539-7153 for an appointment.
Updated August 6, 2008