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COMMONWEALTH
OF MASSACHUSETTS
Supreme Judicial Court
BOARD
OF BAR EXAMINERS
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Information
Concerning
Nonstandard
Testing Accommodations
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NTA Application
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If you have a disability that will require nonstandard
testing accommodations on the bar examination, you must complete and file
the application for Nonstandard Testing Accommodations (NTA). This
application consists of the following forms:
| FORM A |
Authorization and Release |
| FORM B |
Petition for Nonstandard Testing Accommodations |
| FORM C |
Statement of Law School Official |
| FORM D |
Professional Declaration |
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Download
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DOWNLOADING A NONSTANDARD TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS
APPLICATION
The Guidelines & Instructions and the Application
for Nonstandard Testing Accommodations can be downloaded together in PDF
format. (To view and print these files, you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader):
Guidelines
& Instructions for Filing and Nonstandard Testing Accommodations Application
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Review
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Please read the NTA Guidelines & Instructions
for Applicants and Testing Professionals prior to completing an NTA application.
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File in Duplicate
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The completed NTA application must be filed in
duplicate with the Board of Bar Examiners on or before the filing
date specified below before a decision on the petition can be made. All
forms must be legible, complete and signed.
COMPLETED NTA APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED
TO:
The Board of Bar Examiners
Suffolk County Courthouse
3 Pemberton Square
7th Floor – Room 707
Boston, MA 02108
DO NOT file the application for nonstandard
testing accommodations with your bar exam application.
FILING DEADLINE: On or before
May 16, 2008. You are encouraged to file your completed application
and required documentation as early as possible. Doing so will facilitate
expedient decision regarding accommodations that may be granted.
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Repeat Applicants
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Applicants who have previously (within the last
3 years) been granted nonstandard testing accommodations by the Massachusetts
Board of Bar Examiners and are requesting the same accommodations, must
write a letter to the Board of Bar Examiners requesting that they be granted
the same accommodations. The letter shall be submitted in lieu of
the petition and is due by the filing deadline. However, if you
are requesting additional accommodations, you must submit a new NTA application
and documentation in support of that. |