Your responsibilities as a student

Students arriving at Stockholm University

 

The idea behind pedagogical support is that students with disabilities can pursue their studies on the same conditions as other students.

To a certain extent, the support should compensate for the difficulties the disability presents. However, you are always responsible for your own learning.

Independently, you should be able to acquire the required knowledge and skills and present this. Your knowledge of the subject is evaluated using the same requirements as with all students.

The course's goals must be achieved in order for you to pass your examination.

The coordinator for students with disabilities can provide recommendations, such as, for example, other forms of assessment, but it is always the teacher responsible for the course or the examiner who decides which form of assessment is to be used.

In other words, you should learn and present the same knowledge as all students, but how you do it, can differ. Here is an example: one student can read a course book and take an exam in a large classroom with other students, whereas another student can listen to the book, take the exam in a separate room and be provided additional time.

The contact person at your department is usually the study counsellor. Contact the study counsellor as soon as possible, preferably before the course begins, to discuss your individual educational support.

The following is required of you:

• Contact the coordinator for students with disabilities as soon as possible upon your arrival in Stockholm, discuss your individual needs and apply for educational support.

• Well in advance of the examination – a minimum of 3 weeks – inform the study counsellor/examiner if you need an alternative/accommodated form of examination.