Faculty Expectations for Exam Proctoring
Faculty Responsibilities for DSS Testing Accommodations
Faculty may proctor their own exams for students with Disability Support Services
(DSS) testing accommodations if they can provide accommodations in the classroom or
make other own arrangements for a student to be proctored. If a faculty member needs
DSS to proctor an exam, the student must submit a request for proctoring within three
academic days* of the scheduled exam. If the student does not submit the request to
DSS within the three academic day timeframe, the student must reschedule for the next
day available allowing DSS the three academic day notification. Faculty will be notified
via email from AIM when a student submits an exam proctoring request. DSS requires
a three academic day minimum to ensure testing space and proctors are available, and
to receive proctoring instructions and exams from the professor.
Professors are responsible for secure and timely submission of exam materials to DSS at least pne academic day prior to the scheduled exam administration. Faculty can upload exams to AIM or email them to [email protected]. DSS is unable to pick up and/or return exams to offices. Faculty may choose to drop off and/or pick up exams, or DSS can scan completed exams back to professors via email.
Faculty must complete a testing agreement for each course in our AIM system. This agreement will provide all testing dates, times and proctoring instructions and details for the entire semester. This needs to be completed once and the information provided will apply to all students in the course who request to take their exams at DSS. Ideally, this agreement should be completed at the beginning of the semester before students begin to submit exam proctoring requests. Once DSS receives the testing agreement for a course, we can ensure that students are submitting requests correctly. Testing agreements can be updated during the semester by the professor if the need arises.
* Note: one Academic Day = one day when University is in session Monday - Friday
Please find more information on our Testing Procedure here.