Apply for DSPS

How to Apply to DSPS

DSPS Application

Once students have successfully completed a Santa Ana College Application and have received a student ID number, they are eligible to apply to DSPS. Students will need to follow the steps below:

  1. Complete a DSPS application for services.
  2. Obtain written verification of the students’ disability.
    • The documentation may include verification from a physician, psychiatrist, therapist, or other certifying professional.
  3. Schedule an initial qualifying appointment.
    • During this initial appointment, students will take part in an interactive process with a Learning Disability Specialist/Advisor and complete an Academic Accommodation Plan (AAP). Students will also receive an Accommodation Letter for the current academic year.
    • An initial appointment will only be scheduled if disability verification has been submitted.

In order to streamline interpreting services through DSPS, students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and utilize American Sign Language can follow the steps below:

  1. Meet with the Senior Interpreter to ensure ASL interpreter accommodations will been scheduled.
  2. Meet with a Learning Disability Specialist/Advisor for a qualification appointment to complete the Academic Accommodation Plan.

This process ensures that students can meet with the Senior Interpreter directly and have their timely accommodation needs met while awaiting their initial qualification appointment with a Learning Disability Specialist/Advisor. Students are still required to submit a DSPS Application and documentation (audiogram).

Eligibility Requirements

Students receiving services through DSPS must be enrolled in courses at Santa Ana College or Centennial Education Center and complete the DSPS Application. To qualify for DSPS services, a student must: 

  • Be enrolled in at least one or more credit or non-credit class;
  • Have a verifiable disability (see the Disability Verification section of this guidebook)
  • Be unable to fully benefit from the general programs and services offered by the college due to the educational limitation of a disability and
  • Need specialized services or instruction in order to mitigate these disability-related educational limitations