ARC is glad to be a resource for students and faculty who need having tests proctored for ARC-affiliated students. ARC provides in-person proctoring (remote proctoring will be considered on a case-by-case basis) for ARC-affiliated students only. If there are special or extenuating circumstances, please email guirym@tcnj.edu. ARC proctors will provide accommodations in accordance with the student’s accommodation memo and will exercise due diligence to ensure academic integrity.
How to Schedule Proctoring
- Students: Students are now required to request the testing room themselves. In order for students with approved testing accommodations to take quizzes, exams, or final exams at the Accessibility Resource Center, they must seek professor approval first. After receiving verbal approval from their professor, students are responsible for submitting test requests prior to the sign-up deadline (a week prior to the exam).To do so, follow the step by step instructions in the ARC Exam Booking Student Guide.
- Students MUST notify ARC of a proctoring request at least five business days in advance of the proctoring date. Students, please remember this when notifying your professor you would like to take an exam with ARC.
- Faculty: Utilize the Accommodate portal to upload exam information. Instructions for how to do so can be found here: Faculty Accommodate User Guide
- If your Course is not in Accommodate, please contact ARC immediately and we will work with IT to fix it.
- ARC will send a confirmation to students and faculty ahead of the proctoring date.
Proctoring Considerations
- Students are reminded to have their IDs ready to show when they appear for proctoring, to remove their smartwatches and headphones, and to leave any belongings with the proctor that are not needed for the exam.
- Proctoring may be held in other locations when capacity is reached in the ARC Suite.
- If the student has not appeared for their exam within 15 minutes of the start time, the proctoring will be canceled and the professor will be notified. Rescheduling is a possibility, but limitations will apply.
- Because of limited resources, we cannot proctor exams that are untimed or have “unlimited time.”
- We want the students for whom we proctor exams to have the best possible chance to demonstrate mastery of the subject. Therefore, we cannot act as readers for a test in a foreign language, where our lack of fluency could be detrimental to a student’s academic performance. Similarly, we cannot describe images, diagrams, charts or graphs for students, as our interpretations could adversely influence the student’s answers. Instructors, if you have a question about how to structure a test with these elements for a student with a disability, we would be happy to discuss it with you in advance of the test.
- Due to the high demand for proctoring exams for legitimate disability-related reasons, we cannot provide proctoring for exams rescheduled to facilitate travel, vacations, social events, etc.