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Setting Up Accommodations

  • Category: Accessibility

Accommodations vs Exceptions

Accommodations allow for students to submit work past deadlines or receive extra time for timed tests. These accommodations impact all due dates and/or timed activities.

Exceptions are specific to an assignment and allow the instructor to change the due date, visibility dates, or number of attempts for a specific student. Students can view changes such as extensions in their calendar. 

Note: If you set a due date accommodation (via the Class Roster), you cannot set a due date exception for a specific assignment. 

Setting an Accommodation 

  1. Select Roster from the Details & Action pane.
    Course Content page with the Roster link highlighted in Details & Actions.
  2. Navigate to the student that needs accommodations. Course roster with the student requiring an accommodation highlighted.
  3. Select the ellipsis on the right side of the name. A drop-down menu is displayed.Student roster card with the More options ellipsis highlighted.
  4. Select Accommodations from the drop-down menu.
    Student More options menu with Accommodations highlighted.
  5. Select the check box(es) next to the accommodation the student needs. 
    Accommodations panel with Due date accommodation and Time limit accommodation highlighted.
    • Due date accommodation: Student will not have due dates and never have their work marked late. Note: When placed in a group, the accommodation applies to the whole group. The student will also not be able to see due dates in their calendar.
    • Time limit accommodation: Student will have extra time to finish timed assessments. Note: You can adjust how much extra time a student receives.
      • Select Set extra time percentage to add a percentage of time added to the assessment (Ex: For double the time enter 100%). 
      • Select Unlimited time for no time limits.
  6. Select Save. An icon is displayed beside their name in the grade book and visible when they submit work.
    Accommodations panel showing the extra-time percentage and Unlimited time options, with Save highlighted.

Students with accommodations are indicated with a purple bookmark beside their name.

Student roster card with the purple accommodations indicator highlighted beside the student name.

You may edit a student’s individual accommodations anytime. If you delete a date, due date or time limit accommodation, any work submitted previously may be flagged as late.

Additional resources

The following resource from Seneca's Accessible Learning Services provides practical guidance for applying approved extended-time accommodations to tests and exams.

Faculty quick reference · PDF

Extended time calculations for tests and exams

Use this quick reference to calculate the total writing time for students with approved extended-time accommodations. The required multiplier is identified in the student's Accommodation Letter.

Extended-time multipliers

1.25x
25% extra time
1.5x
50% extra time
1.75x
75% extra time
2x
100% extra time

Example calculation

A 60-minute test with a 1.5x accommodation provides 90 minutes of total writing time.

What's included in the guide?

  • A calculation chart for standard assessments from 30 to 180 minutes.
  • Examples of extended-time calculations.
  • Faculty responsibilities for providing approved extended time.
  • Guidance on ensuring assessment bookings and online time windows allow the full accommodated time.

View the resource

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