Accommodations for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs

If you’d like to request accommodations other than those listed below, describe them in Part II of the Testing Accommodations Request Form in the Bulletin Supplement for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs (PDF).

Extended testing time

All tests are timed.

• 25% (time and one-quarter)
• 50% (time and one-half)
• 100% (double time)

Extra breaks

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

Accommodations for computer-delivered tests

• Ergonomic keyboard
• IntelliKeys^® keyboard
• JAWS screen reader with or without a refreshable braille device
• Keyboard with touchpad
• Screen magnification
• Selectable background and foreground colors
• Trackball mouse

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
• Large-print answer sheet
• 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}

Before you begin, review the following documents. You’ll need them to successfully request accommodations and register.

• Bulletin Supplement for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs (PDF) — Contains information for test takers with disabilities and health-related needs about how to register for the GRE tests with accommodations.
• GRE^® Information Bulletin (PDF)— Contains information about GRE tests, policies and procedures for testing and GRE services and publications.
• GRE^® Test Authorization Request Voucher Form for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs (PDF)— Use this form to register for a Subject Test with accommodations. Submit it with the testing accommodations request form and the appropriate documentation as discussed in the Bulletin Supplement.

If you have a health-related need that requires you to bring equipment, beverages or snacks into the testing room, or to take extra or extended breaks, you must follow the accommodations request procedures in the Bulletin Supplement.

When should I submit my request?

You must submit your request and have your accommodations approved by ETS Disability Services before you can schedule your test. 

Submit your request as early as possible, especially if you’re requesting an alternate test format. Documentation review may take approximately 4–6 weeks once your request and complete paperwork have been received. If additional documentation is requested, it may be another 2–4 weeks from the time the new documentation is received until the review is complete.

How to submit your request

Online

The easiest, most convenient way to apply for accommodations and view approved accommodations is online in your ETS account. Simply log in to your ETS account, click on "GRE Accommodation Status/New Request" under the "Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-Related Needs" section on the main home page and follow the instructions. Be sure to submit all of the completed forms and documentation.

By email, mail or courier service

You can also email your request or send it by mail or courier service.

Once you’ve been approved, ETS will send you an email providing instructions for registering for the GRE test. Please wait for your approval email before registering to test.

We offer a free practice test for each of the GRE Subject Tests so you can feel more confident on test day. If you have a disability or health-related need and require test preparation material in an alternate format, contact ETS Disability Services using one the methods below.