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SECOND LANGUAGE EXAM ACCOMMODATIONS
Suffolk University Law School may grant exam accommodations to students whose first
language is not English. Exam accommodations are granted to allow students whose first
language is not English to become acclimated to the law school examination process. Hence,
second language accommodations will be reduced as a student progresses to the final year of law
school, when no second language accommodations will be granted.
The following criteria assist in determining whether accommodations will be granted:
1.
Students who attended a secondary school where instruction was primarily or exclusively
in English are not eligible.
2.
Students who attended a college or university for two or more years where instruction
was primarily or exclusively in English are not eligible.
3.
Students in their final year of law school are not eligible.
Any eligible international student who is seeking second language exam accommodations must
complete and submit the online Second Language Exam Accommodation Request Form by the
second week in September. Students needing assistance completing the form should contact the
Dean of Students Office with questions.
Students granted second language accommodations may receive extended time on their
examinations. However, an accommodation of additional time on examinations in subsequent
academic years is not automatic. Please note that second language accommodations are not
available for papers, class assignments or oral presentations. In addition, second language
accommodations will only be granted for take-home examinations for which the student has less
than 24 hours in which to complete the exam (no second language accommodations will apply to
take-home exams in which the student has at least 24 hours in which to complete the exam).
To request second language exam accommodations please se
e www.suffolk.edu/law/student- life/23075.php