Description
OHIO Testing Services prioritizes exam supervision for Ohio University students who require proctoring for accommodated exams and for proctoring high-stakes exams for OHIO online courses.
Faculty members are responsible for organizing student testing within their own departments to ensure that all students' needs are efficiently met. OHIO Testing Services is available to assist if a student requires exam proctoring that cannot be arranged within the department. Additional proctoring needs are subject to space availability.
Ohio University Athens Testing Center
Schedule your testing appointment
- Testing accommodations: Accommodated proctoring is a service provided for Ohio University students with testing accommodations approved through Student Accessibility Services.
- To use approved testing accommodations, you must provide a Semester Accommodation Letter to your instructor.
- You will discuss with your instructor a plan for how you will receive your testing accommodations throughout the semester.
- Your instructor may request the assistance of OHIO Testing Services to proctor your course exam.
- Student accommodations are updated in the RegisterBlast system throughout the semester. Please contact OHIO Testing Services at testingservices@ohio.edu if your accommodations are not listed.
How to schedule on-campus exam proctoring
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If your instructor directs you to schedule your exam through OHIO Testing Services, and you can test at an OHIO Testing Services location, you will schedule your testing session through RegisterBlast portal associated with the campus location.
Follow the steps below to request on-campus exam proctoring at the Ohio University Athens Testing Center. To schedule your testing session on another OHIO campus, use the schedule link listed for the requested OHIO Testing Services location.
Ohio University Athens Testing Center policies:
- Students will be monitored by video surveillance and computer software while testing.
- Secure lockers are provided for all personal items, including cell phones and smartwatches.
- No food or drinks are permitted in the testing environment.
- All testing materials will be provided.
- Students should bring their own calculators.
How to schedule off-campus exam proctoring
- If your instructor directs you to schedule your exam through OHIO Testing Services, and you are unable to test at an OHIO Testing Services location, you will need to seek approval for an alternate proctor or an alternate testing center.
Follow the steps below to request off-campus exam proctoring.
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Step 1: Contact the off-campus site where you would like to test. You should confirm the location's requirements, pay any fees, and ensure that the appointment is scheduled.
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Step 2: Submit an Off-Campus Proctored Exam Request form for approval at least 10 days before the scheduled exam date.
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Step 3: Review the additional off-campus proctoring information.
Additional off-campus proctoring information:
- For all paper-based exams, OHIO Testing Services will send the exam to the approved testing center via email. After you complete the paper-based exam, the proctor will email it to your instructor for grading.
- Off-campus testing may require fees for their services. Students are responsible for all associated fees.
- To maintain the highest degree of integrity for Ohio University, we reserve the right to decline any person we feel could be a potential conflict of interest as a proctor.
- Exams must be proctored in an educational facility. No proctoring may take place at a private residence.
The following are allowable proctors for exams:
- Full-time faculty and administrative staff of a local college or university testing center
- Full-time faculty and administrative staff at a college or university
- Full-time teacher, guidance counselor, or administrative staff
- Hospital Education Department (RN to BSN program only)
- Embassy education officer or military base/station education officer (active military only)
- Base commander (active, deployed military only)
The following are not allowable as proctors:
- School libraries and public libraries
- Proctor U or other online proctoring platforms, unless specifically allowed and set up by your professor
- Learning Centers
- Tutoring Centers
- Floor or unit educators of a hospital
- Family members or anyone with a personal relationship to the student or the student's family
How to reschedule or cancel your testing appointment
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To reschedule or cancel your testing appointment at the Ohio University Athens Testing Center login to the Athens campus RegisterBlast exam schedule portal. To reschedule or cancel your testing session on another OHIO campus, use the schedule link listed for the requested OHIO Testing Services location. Navigate to My Exams or My History to alter the appointment.
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For appointments not scheduled through RegisterBlast, you should notify both the scheduled location and OHIO Testing Services at testingservices@ohio.edu.
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Accessibility
Ohio University strives to make its digital resources and services accessible to all visitors, including those with disabilities who may also be using assistive technology. If special steps are necessary in order to improve the accessibility of experiences for end-users, those steps must be taken.
If you experience a barrier that affects your ability to access OHIO websites, videos, online forums, documents, or other information technology, please let us know.
For further information about OHIO's digital accessibility resources, see:
Security
The Ohio University Information Security Office strives to educate and empower the University community to appropriately manage risks and protect OHIO’s information and systems. This effort is facilitated through policies, standards, and information security risk management program, as well as other tools and guidance that are provided to the University community. This modern approach creates a safe computing environment in which the University community can teach, learn, and conduct research.
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