To use this application, you must be a Peralta student, and have an active Student ID. If you would like to attend a college in the Peralta Community College District, click here.

If you are a new student, please click here to complete our online SAS application.

During the second step of your application, you will be prompted to upload your verification of disability. Documentation verifying a disability may include, but is not limited to the following:

• High school special education plans (IEPs)
• Medical records or reports
• Psychological evaluations or assessments
• LD testing from another California community college
• Department of Rehabilitation Plan

If you do not have documentation, you can take our Verification of Disability form to a qualified professional who has working knowledge of your medical diagnosis for signature.

If you think you have a disability but do not currently have documentation, please discuss that with a counselor. Call 510-436-2429 for questions.

• Your Intake Appointment by calling (510) 436-2429 or emailing SAS.merritt@peralta.edu. We will return calls and emails in 24-48 hours on Monday-Fridays. 

If possible, obtain transcripts from other colleges or high schools for education planning.

Accommodations

Academic accommodations are approved for students who need equal access to the learning environment due to physical, learning, psychological, or medical conditions that make it difficult with accessing, or demonstrating their knowledge of course material. Accommodations provide a student an equitable opportunity to learn, engage, and benefit from their course. Effective and timely implementation of accommodations keeps the University in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Peralta Community College District policies, and associated California laws and regulations.

Please click on the links below to find out more information about specific accommodations and how best to implement them.

Students are responsible for notifying their instructors about their accommodations and do so by meeting with their SAS Merritt Counselor before each semester to update their Accommodations and have them sent to each instructor, and meeting with each instructor in their office hours.

Student Accessibility Services cannot verify whether or not a student has accommodations without first getting permission from the student.

Accessible Testing Accommodations and Procedures

Alternative Media Services

Memory Prompt Accommodation Guide