Alternative Testing Procedure

Request Faculty Accommodation Notice at the beginning of the semester

  • For tests to be taken at the DRC (NW Campus), the faculty will complete an Alternative Testing Contract in response to the Faculty Accommodation Form.
  • The faculty will not need to complete a contract for online tests that do not need to be proctored at DRC or for testing at other SF centers.

Exam Options

  • Take the exam with approved accommodations at a pre-arranged location and time, coordinated with the instructor.
  • Schedule and have exam proctored at DRC (NW Campus) with approved accommodations.
  • Students taking classes at other SF Centers should contact their respective DRC Center Liaisons for testing arrangements.
  • Take the exam with your class without accommodations.
  • Online tests, that do not need to be proctored on campus, can be taken from any internet connected computer.

Schedule Exams Proctored by DRC at the Northwest Campus

  1. Login to your DRC Portal (https://york.accessiblelearning.com/SFCollege/), select the Alternative Testing link and sign up for each exam and quiz that you need DRC to proctor at least three (3) school days in advance of the exam. If you require the exam to be Brailled, you must register for the exam at least ten (10) school days in advance of your exam.
  2. Discuss testing arrangements, including the proctoring conditions noted in the Alternative Testing Contract, with each of your instructors to ensure a mutual understanding about arrangements.
  3. Come to DRC on your scheduled test date and time to take your exam.

Policies for exams proctored by DRC

  • DRC will follow the proctoring conditions outlined in the Alternative Testing Contract sent by your instructor regarding materials allowed in the exam, restroom breaks, etc.
  • You are responsible for personal exam materials, (i.e. calculators, Scantron sheets). If you forget a personal exam item and need to leave to retrieve it, your exam time will start to elapse when the exam is scheduled to begin. You will only receive the time remaining when you return to take your exam.

No Show, Lateness, Cancelling, and Rescheduling an Exam

  • If you fail to show for your scheduled exam, you will be responsible for working with the instructor on possibly rescheduling the exam. Do this as early as possible.
  • If you are late for an exam, you will only receive the balance, from the scheduled exam start, of the remaining time to complete the exam. For example, if you have an exam scheduled from 1 – 2:30 p.m. (1.5 hours) and you show up at 1:20 p.m., you will only have 1 hour and 10 minutes to complete the exam. The exam will still end at 2:30 p.m.
  • In order to take your exam at a time other than the originally scheduled time, authorization (verbal or written) from your instructor must be received by DRC.
  • If the test is cancelled or re-scheduled by the faculty member, please login to the DRC Portal, go to Alternative Testing and find the test and select either Modify Request or Cancel Request. If you have any questions about these functions, please contact the DRC office.

Final Exams

  • The above procedures and protocols of this policy also apply to final exams.
  • The schedule for final exams may be different from the time frame of your other class exams. You are responsible for knowing and adhering to the time frames set and required by your instructors.

Pop Quizzes

  • If you need alternative testing arrangements for pop quizzes, it is important to discuss these needs in advance with each instructor so that terms and conditions can be made. Ideally, this should be addressed within the first week of classes.
  • Should you and your instructor determine that your quizzes must be administered at DRC, you will need to sign up to be proctored for each quiz.
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