Students Enrolled in GW Law
Law students seeking academic accommodations should submit their Academic Application. Law students already registered with DSS seeking additional accommodations should submit an Additional Accommodations Request.
Taylar Johnson serves as the primary contact at DSS for all Law students. Law students with questions regarding academic accommodations may contact Taylar for assistance.
Special Instructions:
- Law students should review information on the Law School Dean of Students webpage for Disability Support for additional law school-specific information.
- Students in the Law school should not submit faculty notifications through the AIM portal.
- DSS will directly notify the Law School of a students’ approved accommodations.
- For law students approved for DSS accommodations, archernack
law [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Andra Roy Chernack), is the point of contact regarding the implementation of accommodations at the Law School. - Law students with approved academic accommodations and taking coursework outside of the Law School should submit faculty notifications through the AIM portal to access accommodations for that course.
Standardized Exams
DSS can provide proof of approved accommodations for the MPRE and the Bar. This documentation can be used by Law students who are applying for accommodations on their professional licensure exams.
For the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), students should submit a Certification of Accommodations History form to DSS for processing. This form can be found on the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) website.
Record Requests
For the LSAT or the Bar Exam, students may request a letter verifying their history of approved accommodations at GW. For students requesting copies of documentation on file, students may submit a written request for release to DSS. Important Note: DSS maintains records up to 5 years after students depart from GW.