Verification Procedures:

In order for students to receive credit for the OPWDD New Employee Orientation, they must provide an official certified transcript from OPWDD confirming the employee’s successful completion of the New Employee Orientation.

Description:

The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides services and supports to individuals with a wide range of developmental disabilities including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, Prader-Willi syndrome, and other neurological impairments. It provides services directly and through a network of approximately 500 nonprofit service providing agencies, with about 80 percent of services provided by the private nonprofits and 20 percent provided by state-run services

This review encompasses the New Employee Orientation training that New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities complete within the first few weeks of employment. Evaluation of this orientation program only applies to individuals working at OPWDD facilities.

Evaluation Info

This evaluation applies to exams completed during a specific time frame. Refer to the "Begin" and/or "End" dates listed above the credit recommendation for details. Please note that credit recommendations and minimum acceptable scores may be different for other time frames.

The information contained in this equivalency is unofficial. Eligibility for this credit must be confirmed directly with the SUNY Empire Office of the Registrar.

Documentation

Students must have official documentation on file with the university to be eligible for credit. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered official, the source institution (specified in the verification procedures on the left) must send documentation directly to Empire State University.

Source institutions may send documentation either electronically to admissions@sunyempire.edu OR by mail to

Admissions Office, Empire State University
111 West Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Department:

PUBLIC NOTE

Source catalog:

SUNY Empire State College Fall Course Descriptions 2022-2023