Test Proctoring Services

If you are eligible for exam accommodations, then you can make use of our test proctoring services. 

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.

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 requests no later than seven days in advance of each exam date.

Submitting Requests in Advance of the Deadline

Please submit all of your exam requests before the seven-day deadline.

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

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 dsstest@gwu.edu 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 dsstest@gwu.edu to reschedule your exams.  We require a minimum of 48 hours to implement these arrangements.

Prepare for Your Exams 

After you have submitted a request for test proctoring, please review our guidelines to ensure that you arrive on time and follow all necessary policies.