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Exams that Testing Services will proctor
Testing Services will proctor:
- High-stakes exams for OHIO online courses
- Exams for all accommodated students who receive accommodations through Student Accessibility Services
Submitting a proctored exam
This video provides an overview of the steps below.
Students will not be able to register to take a proctored exam until you have submitted the exam via RegisterBlast.
- Select the link your campus
Note: Use the same link for submitting exams to ensure that you are able to view all submission history (you will still be able to submit exams to all campuses).
- Select the "+" to create a new exam submission.

Note: On the next page, you can select Next at the end of each section to move to the next, OR scroll down.
- Under Details, enter the Test Name, Course, Section Number/s
- Use the format: Course Number-Section Exam type
- Example 1: MATH 1111-101 MT1
- Example 2: MATH 1111-101 Final
- Note: If you have multiple mid-term exams, adjust for each mid-term exam, i.e. MT1 and MT2.
- Under Details, Select the exam group/s for this test.
- Computer Based (password will need to be provided later)
- Paper Based (you may upload the test later)
- Note: Only select one group.
- Under Details, select the Start Date//End Date.
- The dates the test is available to the students
- Under Details, enter the Time Restriction.
- Allotted Minutes
- This is the amount of time that you will allow all students to take the exam.
- Note: If the student has extended time for their accommodation, it will automatically be factored in when they register for the exam.
- Note: Leave the Start Time and End Time blank (these fields are not used by Testing Services).
- Under Manage Campuses, select the campuses where the test should be available to students.
- Note: We recommend leaving all campuses selected. This will allow you to view all submission history in one place.
- Note: The default of all campuses provides the greatest availability for students.
- Under Exam Materials, upload materials for paper-based exams.
- Drag & Drop your file or Browse files on your device to upload.
- Note: The OHIO Testing Services staff will print the exam and have it ready for the student when they arrive for the exam.
- Under Additional Information, select any Allowable items for this exam.
- Under Additional Information, enter a Password for students to log into a computer-based exam.
- Note: A password is not required for paper-based exams.
- Under Additional Information, select your preferred Completed exam(s) return method?
- Computer based test
Delivery provider
- Select N/A
- Paper based test
- Select one of the following.
- Scan and Email
- Campus mail-will be dropped in outgoing mail day of exam
- Pick up by professor
- Note: This is only required for online exams.
- Note: If other is selected, please provide additional details in Exam Instructions.
- Under Additional Information, select your Delivery provider if submitting a computer-based exam.
- Under, Exam Instructions, provide any additional information that the testing staff will need to effectively proctor the exam.
- Select Submit
- Your exam should now show up on the “submissions page."
- Verify your submission.
- Check that the status display is “approved.”
- If approved, your student(s) will be able to schedule their exam at the OHIO Testing Center.
- Note: If it does not show as approved, contact the testing center at testingservices@ohio.edu.
- Inform your student(s) that their test is available at the OHIO Testing Center.
- Students will need to visit the RegisterBlast site for their desired testing location to register for their exam:
Reviewing your exam
- Login to RegisterBlast
- On the Submissions page hover over the vertical ellipses (three dots) next to a submission to select one of the following:

Note: These options are not available on exam days.
Note: You cannot change the testing date after submission. If you need to update the exam dates, contact your campus testing center.
- Select History to view student exam history.
- View which students have scheduled your exam (date and time of appointment).
- View when students check in and out for your exam (date and time).
- Export the exam information to a .csv or Excel format file.
- Print the exam information.

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