Freshman Residential Parking Exception for Medical Condition
Subject to space availability, residential freshman who demonstrate a compelling need for personal transportation to attend frequent, scheduled, IN-PERSON medical or psychological appointments may qualify for a parking exception. Appointments must be scheduled at least weekly IN-PERSON and not on an “as-needed” basis. Appointments cannot be virtual (telehealth, teletherapy, telemed). Approval is given for no more than a semester at a time. No exceptions are made to this policy. The Director of Student Health Services reviews requests. A secure message in OWL will notify the student after completing the review. Please allow seven business days for your request to be reviewed. Do NOT bring your car to campus until your request has been approved and you have obtained the proper permit from Parking Services.
Permanent Disability parking requests are handled through our Accessibility Resource Center.
Non-medical parking exception request are handled through parking services.
Note: all students may register a vehicle for parking on campus for up to two weeks each semester. Visit parking services for more information.
If you meet the criteria of weekly in-person medical or mental health appointments, please have both forms below completed and uploaded to OWL. using the “parking request” upload option. Forms will not be processed if they are not both uploaded and complete. Please allow seven business days for processing once uploaded. Faxed, emailed, or hand-delivered forms will not be accepted. Please use OWL; this allows the document to be added to your medical record. Other forms/letters will not be accepted. You and your healthcare provider must fill out the required forms below.
Please note forms emailed or faxed will not be processed. FALL semester requests will not be processed until mid-August. Spring semester request are not processed until mid-January.
- MEDICAL PARKING REQUEST FORM
to be completed by the student
AND
- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER STATEMENT to be completed by the student’s Healthcare Provider
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The Director of Student Health Services reviews requests. After the review is complete, a secure message in OWL will notify the student. Please allow seven business days for your request to be reviewed. Approval is given for no more than one semester at a time.
Closer Parking for Temporary Physical Disability
Residential and commuter students with mobility limitations can apply for “closer” parking to classes and residential buildings. You can park in all employee, student (commuter or residential), or visitor parking areas if approved. However, this does NOT permit you to park in a handicapped parking space (see Handicapped Parking section below), Service Vehicle space, sidewalk/walkway, or roadway. You will be ticketed for parking in these areas.
If a student requests a parking accommodation based on a permanent disability, please get in touch with the Accessibility Resource Center (formerly Disability Support Services) by email at arc@tcnj.edu or by phone at 609-771-3199.
To apply, upload to OWL both of the completed forms below using the “parking request” upload option. Please allow seven business days for processing once uploaded.
Please note forms emailed or faxed will not be processed.
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- A currently-dated letter signed by your Healthcare Provider on office letterhead supporting a medical need for your request. This note must contain the following information:
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- Diagnosis or nature of student’s disability
- Justification for closer parking
- End date
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You will need to download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to correctly view and print PDF (Portable Document Format) Files. It is free.
The Director of Student Health Services reviews requests. A secure message in OWL will notify the student after the review is complete. Please allow seven business days for your request to be reviewed. Approval is given for no more than one semester at a time.
Handicapped Parking
To obtain permission to park in a handicapped parking space in the State of New Jersey, disabled individuals must apply to the N.J. Motor Vehicle Commission for handicapped plates or placards.
Temporary handicapped placards can be obtained from N.J. Motor Vehicles Commission.