The CAS Testing Center is available to provide a space for students to receive their test taking accommodations such as a reduced distraction environment or extended time.
Avoiding Late Test Proctoring Requests
The Center for Accessibility Services staff understands that things happen, and a late request may be inevitable. However, to minimize the chance of needing to submit a late Testing Request, the CAS Office suggests:
Late Arrivals
Students who arrive less than 20 minutes late to their scheduled exam time will have the amount of time that they are late deducted from their overall testing time.
If a student is more than 20 minutes late for their scheduled exam, they are considered a “no show.” The student will have their space reservation cancelled, and the exam will not be proctored.
Canceling a Test Proctoring Request
A student may cancel their Test Proctoring Request, via Access CAS, 24 hours prior to their appointment time. If you are unable to cancel a proctoring request using Access CAS, email us or call 540-831-6350 and ask to speak with the Test Proctoring Center Coordinator. Students who do not cancel their exams via Access CAS or contact the Center for Accessibility Services prior to their exam time will be counted as no-shows if they do not arrive within 20 minutes of their scheduled start time.
Student No Show Process
If a student does not arrive for their scheduled exam within 20 minutes of their appointment time, the student’s appointment will be cancelled, and the exam will not be proctored on that day.
An email will be sent to the student and course instructor explaining that the student did not show up for their exam at the scheduled time. While the instructor may consider a reschedule, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor and inquire as to whether a reschedule is possible. The instructor is not obligated to allow a student to reschedule their exam with the Center for Accessibility Services Test Proctoring Office because the student did not show up for their scheduled appointment time. If the instructor agrees to allow the student to reschedule the exam, the time and date of the exam should be shared with the CAS Test Proctoring Office via email at castests@radford.edu
Students arriving at the CAS office to take an exam without having submitted a Proctoring Request through Access CAS or notified the Testing Coordinator of the need for assistance submitting a Proctoring Request may not be accommodated.
Emergency Circumstances
If a student is unwell and unable to take their exam at their scheduled time, the student should contact their instructor and the Center for Accessibility Services as soon as they are physically able to do so.
Should a student experience a medical emergency while testing, the test will be stopped, appropriate medical services contacted, and the instructor will be notified. The instructor will then determine the next steps in regards to continuing/retaking the assessment.
Materials Allowed in CAS Testing Area
Instructors with students testing with the Center for Accessibility Services are asked to fill out the instructor portion of the Testing Request to ensure that the CAS testing staff is aware of how to proctor the exam. Instructors are asked to list the items that a student can have with him/her/them in the testing environment, the length of the exam, etc. If a student states that there is a discrepancy in the conditions of the exam, (i.e. the student states that the instructor allows a calculator for the exam, but the instructor has not indicated this to CAS), the student may take the exam under the conditions he/she/they have stated. However, the student will need to fill out a Testing Materials Discrepancy Form, detailing out their understanding of what materials are allowed in the testing environment. Whether or not the exam grade is accepted, or if the exam can be retaken under the correct exam circumstances will be determined by the instructor.
Testing Accommodations and Online Courses/Exams
Testing accommodations may still apply if the format of a course is online or if an exam is given online via the Desire 2 Learn Learning Management System. If an exam or quiz has a time restriction, extended time accommodations may still apply. (i.e. all students in the course have X number of minutes or hours to complete the exam, a student with extended time would receive the original amount of time plus the time granted by accommodation). However, if an exam is scheduled to be taken as a take home exam and completed over several days, extended time accommodations would not apply—as there is not a set number of hours or minutes in which all students must complete the exam. In a take home exam setting where there is no set time limit, the student is responsible for managing their time.
The Center for Accessibility Services understands that not all environments are conducive for reduced-distraction testing. Regardless of whether a test is online or in-person, a student with reduced distraction as an accommodation may request to take his/her/their exam with the Center for Accessibility Services Test Proctoring Center.
Testing with Assistive Technology
Whether a student is using text-to-speech technology, dictation software, math software, or other Assistive Technology, Assistive Technology can create an equal, meaningful, and competitive testing experience for a student with a disability. Students with Assistive Technology accommodations for testing are welcome to complete their exam, using approved Assistive Technology, in the Center for Accessibility Services.
Students testing with the Center for Accessibility Services should submit a Testing Request five business days prior to the date of the exam.
If a student is using Assistive Technology for an online exam in their home, or other location of their choosing, the student is encouraged to contact the Center for Accessibility Services for training on specific software two weeks (10 business days) prior to the requested date of the exam. Students taking exams that require the use of a lockdown browser (i.e. Tophat, Proctor U, Respondus) should contact the Center for Accessibility Services to determine if a specific lockdown browser will impede the function of a particular Assistive Technology device/software. Should there be a concern regarding the functionality of Assistive Technology and a lockdown browser, the Center for Accessibility Services will contact the course instructor to collaborate regarding alternatives.
Where Will I Take My Test?
Testing will occur in testing rooms in the Center for Accessibility Services office.
You will need to check in the front office (Office 325) of the Center for Accessibility
Services. You are welcome to arrive 5-10 minutes early to check in for your exam,
but you are not required to do so.
What Can I Take to the Testing Room?
Specific items that you can have with you during a test will be determined by your
instructor. Your instructor will have communicated with our Testing Coordinator about
what items you can take to the testing room.
All testing rooms have pencils, erasers, and digital clocks.
Tell the Testing staff member if you require specific scratch paper before you begin
the exam (Lined, blank, graph).Is the Honor Code Still in Effect?
Yes. The Center for Accessibility Services is a part of the Radford University campus
community. Even though you are testing outside of your classroom, you are expected
to uphold the Honor Code.
What if I Need to Use Duo Mobile to Log Into D2L?
If you are using your own laptop or device you should log into D2L using Duo Mobile
before leaving the front office. If you are using a CAS laptop or desktop, you may
take your phone into the testing room to log into Duo Mobile. You will be accompanied
to the testing room by a member of the CAS Test Proctoring Center staff. Your phone
must be returned to the front office prior to beginning the exam.
May I Use the Restroom During My Test?
Yes. Please note that your testing time does not stop for restroom breaks. If you
take a 5-minute break to use the restroom, those 5 minutes are not added back into
your time (unless there is a specific assessment break accommodation).
What If I Have a Question During My Test?
If you have a question during your exam, please write down the question, exactly as
you’d like it posed to your instructor, on a sheet of paper. Bring the sheet of paper
to the CAS front office and let the staff know that you are there for a test and that
you have a question for your instructor. The front office staff will notify the Testing
Coordinator, who will contact your instructor.
What Do I Do When I Am Finished with the Test?
When you are finished with your test, please take all materials to the front CAS Office
(the test, formula sheets, note sheets, scrap paper). Just like taking a test in the
classroom, all materials with writing on them will be returned to your instructor.
(Even if your instructor has said they don’t need your note card or scrap paper, CAS
will scan it to the instructor for their records).