Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS)

Oceanside, Building 3000:
760.795.6658 or TTY 760.439.1060

MiraCosta is committed to ensuring that students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations in their instructional activities as mandated by federal and state law and by college/district policy. A student seeking an academic accommodation due to a documented disability should request assistance from Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS). The student must present verifying documentation of his or her disability from a qualified professional as determined by DSPS.

DSPS will assess and document the extent of the student's educational functional limitations. Depending on the educational functional limitations and severity of the disability, DSPS will recommend appropriate accommodations while maintaining academic integrity.

Accommodations may include interpreters or real-time captioning for the deaf, alternate media (such as Braille, large print, or e-text), test accommodations, and priority enrollment. In addition, the department offers High Tech Center assessment, special noncredit classes for the developmentally delayed learner, and learning strategies classes designed for students with learning disabilities. All services are designed to help students participate fully in the regular college program.

From MCCCD Board Policy/Administrative Procedure 5140