| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
| Learning disabled program contact: |
Suzy Hebert,
Director |
| Contacting the office: |
601 266-5024 |
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According to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, "learning disabilities" is a "general term that refers
to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities." A learning disability is presumably due to central
nervous system dysfunction, and is not primarily due to other handicapping conditions, environmental, or cultural influences.
It is not a form of mental retardation, or an emotional disorder.
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| Institution accepts students according to the above definition: |
yes |
| Learning disabled program available: |
support services but no program |
| Total number of students in LD program: |
72 |
| Services available to LD students: |
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remedial math, remedial English, remedial reading, other special classes, diagnostic testing service, note-taking services, oral tests, readers, tutors, talking books, reading machines, tape recorders, videotaped classes, special bookstore section, learning center, extended time for tests |
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| A lighter course load is allowed for LD students: |
yes |
| Additional time to complete degree is allowed for LD students: |
yes |
| There are additional costs for LD students: |
no |
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| Number of accepted applicants who enrolled: |
72 |
| Requirements that may be waived for LD students: |
Students do not self identify to Southern Miss before they are admitted. |
| Requirements for LD applicants: |
diagnostic test(s) |
| An essay is required: |
no |
| Untimed tests are accepted: |
yes |
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