Available GRE Testing Accommodations for Test Takers with Disabilities (For Test Takers)

Note: If you would like to request accommodations other than those listed below, you must describe them in Part II of the Testing Accommodations Request Form which can be found in the Bulletin Supplement.

Extended Testing Time

All tests are timed.

25% (time and one-quarter)
50% (time and one-half)
100% (double time; documentation required)

Extra Breaks

Note: Breaks are not included in testing time (can be used for medication, snacks, trips to the restroom, etc.).

Accommodations for the GRE General Test Only

Ergonomic keyboard
IntelliKeys keyboard
JAWS with or without a refreshable braille device
Keyboard with touchpad
Screen magnification
Selectable background and foreground colors
Trackball

Assistance

Human Reader
Human Scribe

Assistance for Spoken Directions Only

Oral interpreter¹
Sign language interpreter¹

Assistance for Note Taking

Braille slate and stylus²
Perkins brailler²

Alternate Test Formats

Braille²
Large-print test book
Recorded audio
Recorded audio with tactile figure supplement²
Recorded audio with large-print figure supplement²

1 Only applicants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
2 Only applicants who are blind or have low vision

Testing Accommodations Available for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs