Testing Accommodations
"Extended time for quizzes, tests, and exams" or "Quiet, Private Testing Environment"
- The nature of this student's disability `results in the student needing more time to process information or produce responses in time-restricted testing environments.
- If the student and professor agree, the professor can find a suitable place for the student to take the exam in a distraction-reduced environment that is appropriate for taking a test with their accommodations. Generally, it is not ideal for the student to have to move to another location once the test session is in progress.
- If the student and professor prefer, the student can take their quiz, test, or exam with their accommodations in the SAS Testing Center, located at 181 Sadler Center.
- If choosing to test in the SAS Testing Center, students should inform their instructors of this plan at least 5 days in advance of their desired testing appointment.
- Please visit the SAS Testing Center page on our website to find out more information.
Setting up a test/exam at the SAS Testing Center
- The Center is available for students to take exams between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM.
- This is a proctored environment for student use.
- The Center is equipped with computers and resources for students who have assistive technology needs related to vision disabilities as part of their accommodations.
- Students must use the Accommodate database to schedule their testing appointments at least 72 hours in advance.
- Contact staff at (757) 221-2512 or [[testing]].
Students are responsible for:
- Contacting their instructor at least five days prior to the exam to make arrangements for an alternative testing space.
- Using the Accommodate database to schedule their testing appointments at least 72 hours in advance of their desired testing appointment. Space in the Center is limited, and we fill slots on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Reporting to the Center on time and following the rules set forth by the instructor and the test proctor(s).
- Cooperatively ending work on the exam when the designated time expires.
Professors/Instructors are responsible for:
- Identifying a mutually agreeable place with the student to accomplish their exam accommodations.
- Uploading the exam to the Accommodate portal at least 36 hours in advance of the student's testing appointment. We will upload the student's completed exam to the portal as soon as possible.
