IMPORTANT NOTICE
*** MJC has moved to remote operations and all classes will continue online. ***
Follow instructions on the Help with Online Classes page to learn how to access your classes online and to find out how you can get Internet access at home.
-- DSPS ANNOUNCEMENTS are located on bottom of page --
We're Here For You
On behalf of the staff of Disability Services & Programs for Students (DSPS), we are pleased to have this opportunity to Welcome you to Modesto Junior College (MJC). It is our sincere hope that all of your goals are realized during your attendance here. MJC is dedicated to servicing the community, and we provide an innovative college experience for students. Modesto Junior College is known for popular academic programs, noteworthy college activities, athletics, and for special facilities that cater to top academic programs.
MJC is committed to transforming lives through programs and services informed by the latest scholarship of teaching and learning. The DSPS dedicated staff and faculty provide several accommodations and services, including test-taking facilitation, specialized counseling, interpreter services, scribes, and alternate media services. Several resources on the DSPS website is designed with you in mind, and we invite you to explore the amenities we have for you.
DSPS Faculty & Staff
The DSPS team has an efficient and friendly office staff that can answer your questions
and provide you with the help you need. The Office serves both prospective and current
students who have documented disabilities and request services.
The DSPS front office staff assists students with the application process by phone and in person. They schedule appointments for advising, assist with student concerns, answer questions regarding DSPS programs and services offered, testing accommodations, priority registration, and more.
DSPS also has staff that are testing administrators for course related quizzes and exams given to qualifying students. Testing accommodations can include extra time, reading and writing assistance, and enlarged print. Tests must be arranged four days in advance, and tests requested for a different day or time are only with instructor approval. The Testing Center on the East Campus is located in Journalism Building, Room 155, and on West Campus Yosemite Hall, Room 115A.
Apply to Disability Services & Programs for Students
To be considered for DSPS, please complete and submit the application packet including the verification of disability to the East Campus DSPS office in Student Services Building 112.
- Download Steps to Become a DSPS Student in Pdf
OR Download Steps to Become a DSPS Student in Word - Download Application Packet in Pdf(fillable form)
After completing the application email the form as an attachment to: mjcdsps@mjc.edu
OR Download Application Packet in Word - ONLY download Verification of Disability form (fillable form, already included in packet)
Change of Mailing Address
Please complete this form and email to mjcdsps@mjc.edu to update your mailing address.
Download Change of Mailing Address Form in Pdf
OR Download Change of Mailing Address Form in Word
For your information
DUE TO LEARNING DISABILITY TESTING BEING CONDUCTED IN OUR OFFICE,
PLEASE DO NOT BRING CHILDREN WITH YOU FOR A COUNSELING APPOINTMENT
Late Arrival Notice
To allow for sufficient time in the counseling appointments, it will be considered
a NO SHOW after a:
• 5-minute late arrival to a 30-minute appointment
• 10-minute late arrival to a 1-hour appointment
• 10-minute late arrival to a learning disability testing appointment
After a student is a NO SHOW, it is the counselor's discretion to take the next student
that is waiting,
complete paperwork, or leave the office to conduct business.
Notice of Complaint Process
DSPS is dedicated to providing students with disabilities access to postsecondary
education through supportive services and/or instruction. If you have any questions
regarding the complaint procedures or a complaint that has been submitted, please
contact the DSPS Coordinator, Jacquelyn Forte:
fortej@mjc.edu
(209) 575-6225
You may also contact the Vice President of Student Services/Title IX Campus Coordinator,
Flerida Arias:
ariasf@mjc.edu
(209) 575-6060
Yosemite Community College District Board Policy and Administrative Procedures No.
3435 (Discrimination and Harassment Complaints and Investigations)
Link to document
Unlawful Discrimination Complaint Form
Link to document
Notice of Non-discrimination
Modesto Junior College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. For inquiries concerning Title IX, visit the YCCD District Title IX Website.
Voter Registration is Accessible to All
Students with disabilities have the right to voter registration opportunities. For
more information, please ask one of the Disability Services personnel, or visit the
Voter’s Registration link at https://registertovote.ca.gov/.
Alternate Media Services
Who needs to make an appointment?
- Students making requests for the semester
- Students learning a specific software program (must be approved by a DSPS counselor)
- Students needing more help with software
Who does NOT need to make an appointment?
(Please note that you may have to wait if there is another student being helped)
- Students submitting a form for loaned equipment (must be approved by a DSPS counselor)
- Students picking up and dropping off loaned equipment
- Students dropping off a receipt
- Student updating a request form
- Students dropping off materials to be converted into an accessible format