Alternative Testing Policies

Academic Honesty

Per the University's Academic Honesty, exam proctors who observe suspicious behavior during a quiz or exam must provide a written report and all pertinent documentation to the Alternative Testing Coordinator.
Any instances of students testing with the OSD (Office for Students with Disabilities) Alternative Testing Center suspected of academic dishonesty will be reported to instructors.

Students with approved alternative testing accommodations must enter all quizzes, exams, and midterm requests at least 7 days in advance for standard tests. Requests must be entered at least 3 weeks in advance for final exams.
Students can edit or cancel exam requests by logging in to the OSD Student Portal or emailing [email protected].
The Office for Students with Disabilities is open to proctor accommodated exams from 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday, and Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. during the semester and during finals week from 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, and Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Any evening exams, including finals that will end past this time with a student's accommodations, will be automatically rescheduled to an earlier start time so that they end by 10:00 p.m.
Students must adhere to exam request deadlines described in our Testing Policies.
Exams are to be scheduled at the closest time slot that their class is taking the exam unless the student provides the OSD Testing Coordinator with an email from the instructor approval to test at a different date/time.
- If your extended time accommodation would cause an exam to run past 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday or 5 p.m. on Friday, refer to the Rescheduling Policy below and obtain permission from your instructor for an earlier start time.
  - Monday – Thursday
    - 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
  - Friday
    - 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.

If an exam needs to be moved or rescheduled to an alternative day/time:

Students with accommodations may move or reschedule an exam with their professor's permission. If there is no Alternative Testing Agreement, then students must contact their professor first. If they approve, they must forward their professor's written/emailed approval of the alternate date to the Testing Coordinator at [email protected].

Students are responsible for knowing what materials are allowed for their exams.
OSD Alternative Testing Center does not provide graphing or scientific calculators to students. Students will need to bring their own (if allowed).
Students should bring their own headphones for exams with audio.
To avoid misunderstandings and to distinguish between the use of instructor-allowed note/formula sheets, OSD supplies students with watermarked scrap paper as requested.
Cell phones, smart watches, smart glasses, or any electronic devices are not allowed.
Food/drink brought with the student is not permitted.

Students must check in to their exams with a photo ID.
Students must leave all unapproved material in the provided lockers and/or shelving units.
Students must arrive on time. Extra time will not be granted for late arrivals.
Students who arrive more than 15 minutes after the standard exam start time will not be allowed to start the exam without the instructor's permission.
Students should sit in the assigned station.

Restroom break time will not be added back to the exam end time.
Restroom breaks should be kept as brief as possible and no longer than 10 minutes.
Proctors will record the time students spend away from the exam room. Frequent and/or long restroom breaks will be reported to the Alternative Testing Coordinator.

OSD requests contact information from professors for any questions that may arise during an exam.
Students should review the entire exam as soon as they arrive to identify any questions and notify the proctor so that they may try to contact the professor right away.
The Alternative Testing Coordinator will attempt to contact instructors via phone and/or email. If the Alternative Testing Coordinator cannot reach the instructor, we encourage the student to write the question on the exam and immediately email the instructor after the exam to follow up and copy the Alternative Testing Coordinator – [email protected].

All exam materials used during the exam, including any notes and scrap paper, will be collected and given to the instructor.