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Standard Process Guidelines

The STANDARD PROCESS is for applicants with disabilities who have more extensive access needs, and therefore may need to provide additional evidence so the Office of Attorney Admissions (“OAA”) can more fully understand their access needs.

An applicant can apply for accommodations that are not covered by the STREAMLINED PROCESS, such as off-the-clock breaks, additional time exceeding 25% of standard test time, different exam settings, or different exam material formats.

The STANDARD PROCESS requires an applicant to provide the OAA with certain documentation to demonstrate the need for the accommodation to ensure equal access to the exam. All applicants must provide a personal statement that explains how the applicant's disability affects the applicant's functioning in major life activities or activities of daily living (work, home, school, etc.), and how the applicant expects these limitations might impact equal access to the bar or LLP exam under standard conditions. The statement must also detail the specific accommodations the applicant requires to access the exam (e.g., "I require 25% extra time"). Merely requesting "extra time" or "extra breaks" does not allow OAA to determine what specific accommodations are required.

The STANDARD PROCESS requires the applicant to submit one or more of the following combinations:

  • 2 documents from Category A + 1 document from Category C + personal statement or
  • Documentation meeting all the requirements of Category B + personal statement or
  • Documentation meeting all the requirements of Category D + personal statement

Note that a specific diagnosis is not required and accommodations decisions are not made solely on the basis of any particular diagnosis. Also, even when a treatment provider recommends a specific accommodation (such as a specific testing schedule) or the applicant previously received a specific accommodation, that specific accommodation may not be appropriate for the purposes of the licensure exam or may be counter-productive in the context of a long licensure exam. An applicant should thoroughly consider factors such as overall duration of a testing day in deciding what accommodation to request under the Standard Process.