University of the Pacific Pregnancy and Parenting Help

Campus Resources & Support

Peer-to-Peer Support: TPUSA at UOP works to bring awareness to pregnancy resources and provide support to pregnant and parenting students. They coordinate with departments on campus to advocate for resources, rights, and accommodations. Contact here: @turningpoint_uop

Health Center: Offers Pregnancy Tests

Lactation Room Available– located in the Center for Identity and Inclusion in McCaffrey Center

Diaper Changing Stations Available

On-campus Food Pantry: The Food Resource Center (FRC) is a full-service stop for food and gardening resources. The space houses the food pantry, a student work and lounge space, the garden coordinator office and a library focused on all things food, including food systems issues, how to grow food and how to cook it. All Pacificans are welcome to use the space. All visitors must complete the Pantry Access Request Form and be confirmed prior to accessing Pantry services.

Scholarships Available– search “single parent”

Online Education Available

Campus Policies & Accommodations

Under the Department of Education’s (DOE) Title IX regulations, an institution that receives federal funding “shall not discriminate against any student, or exclude any student from its education program or activity, including any classes or extracurricular activity in the basis of such student’s pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery therefrom.” According to the DOE, appropriate treatment of a pregnant student includes granting the student leave “for so long of a period of time as is deemed medically necessary by the student’s physician,” and then effectively reinstating the student to the same or equivalent status as was held when leave began.

Pacific and its faculty, staff, and other employees will not require students to limit their studies as the result of pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions. The benefits and services provided to students affected by pregnancy will be no less than those provided to students with temporary medical conditions.

Students with pregnancy-related disabilities, like any student with a short-term or temporary disability, are entitled to reasonable accommodations so that they will not be disadvantaged in their courses of study or research, and may seek assistance from the Title IX office. No artificial deadlines or time limitations will be imposed on requests for accommodations but Pacific is limited in its ability to implement accommodations retroactively.

Reasonable accommodations may include but are not limited to:

• Providing accommodations requested by a pregnant student to protect the health and safety of the student and/or pregnancy (such as allowing the student to maintain a safe distance from hazardous substances);
• Making modifications to the physical environment (such as accessible seating);
• Providing mobility support;
• Extending deadlines and/or allowing the student to make up tests or assignments missed for pregnancy related absences;
• Offering remote learning options;
• Excusing medically-necessary absences (this must be granted, irrespective of classroom attendance requirements set by a faculty member, department, or division);
• Granting leave per Pacific’s medical leave policy or implementing incomplete grades for classes that will be resumed at a future date; or
• Allowing breastfeeding students reasonable time and space to pump breast milk in a location that is private, clean, and reasonably accessible. Bathroom stalls do not satisfy this requirement.

Pregnancy Accommodations Available– to request accommodations, complete form here

Pregnant and Parenting Student Policy

This is not an exhaustive list. If you see a resource missing or any updates needed for this school page, please reach out to [email protected]