Many tests are arranged by instructors providing accommodations. If an instructor cannot provide accommodations, or if you have scheduling conflicts, Disability Support Services (DSS) will proctor your test and exams. These are proctored in the DSS Office or another location on campus.
We encourage you to take your exams with your professors so that you can be made aware of last-minute exam changes and clarifications, and so that you have the opportunity to ask questions of your professors. However, we recognize that the complexities of class scheduling and space constraints do not always make this possible. In cases where your professors are unable to provide your accommodations, we will work with you and your professors to coordinate the appropriate accommodations.
DSS proctors tests by appointment between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. during finals.
During finals week, hours and locations will change, so carefully read the information. DSS start times for finals are between 8:30 a.m. and 6:30pm.
Disability Support Services requires one week's notice from a student.
Deadline for Test Proctoring Requests
In order to ensure that we have sufficient time to coordinate your exam accommodations, you must submit your test proctoring service requestsno later than seven days in advance of each exam date.
One easy way to plan for this deadline is to review the syllabus for each of your classes at the end of every month, and at that time, submit all of your exam requests for the following month.
Since professors are commonly forced to reschedule exams—due to inclement weather cancellations or unforeseen syllabus adjustments—please do not submit all of your exam requests at the beginning of the semester, because those exam dates could change as the semester progresses.
Final Exam Accommodations Deadlines
DSS coordinates nearly two thousand student exams during each semester’s final exam period. Therefore, we require that you schedule all of your end-of-semester exams—including final exams—by:
November 15 (for all fall semester exams from November 22 to the end of the term)
April 15 (for all spring semester exams from April 22 to the end of the term)
If you miss these deadlines, email [email protected] to explain the oversight. We will evaluate each circumstance on a case-by-case basis.
Inclement Weather Policy
In the event that the university is closed due to inclement weather, and this closing affects your exam arrangements, please contact [email protected] to reschedule your exams. We require a minimum of 48 hours to implement these arrangements.
