LBJ 5-5.1
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666

Ph: 512.245.3451
Fax: 512.245.3452
ods@txstate.edu

Academic Freedom

Q. How does providing accommodations impact a faculty member’s right of academic freedom in the classroom?

A. Faculty members have the right to:

teach whatever content they deem appropriate in the classroom,
award grades based on a student's academic performance,
fail a student who does not meet the standards for passing a course,
question whether the prescribed accommodation is “reasonable” in the context of a course and its requirements,
seek clarification and guidance from the Office of Disability Services on a student's requested accommodations,
offer an alternate accommodation as long as it is equally effective to the requested accommodation and is agreed to by the student.