Accessibility - PROFconnect Alternative Testing: Alternative Testing Agreement

To specify an alternative testing agreement: 

• Review the Important Message, which explains how to complete an Alternative Testing Agreement, as well as important deadlines for submitting exam dates and uploading exams. 

• Go to the Alternative Testing Agreement tab just above the Important Message Window. 

• This window will always open to the current semester, so choose Next Term or Previous Term when searching for a course taught in a different semester. 

• Scroll down and select the specific course for which you want to open and create or modify an agreement.  

• If a testing agreement has already been established and you would like to view or modify it, click View in the same row where the course name is listed. Modify any questions as needed. 

• If a testing agreement has not yet been established and you would like to complete one, choose Specify in the same row where the course name is listed. Complete the agreement per your course structure and/or any testing parameters for exams taken in ARC. 

When creating a new testing agreement, choose the best option for your course.  

• If there are no exams for the entire semester, please select My Class Has No Exam. Click Confirm to Proceed and Submit Your Selection. 

• If you are proctoring your own exams or if there are no exams in your class, please select I Will Administer My Own Exams. This may also be the best choice, when exams are proctored within your department or administered through Canvas. Click Confirm to Proceed and Submit Your Selection.  NOTE: In this case, you must still provide testing accommodations for the ARC student(s), such as time and a half, a place to test with minimal distractions, etc. 

• If you choose, ARC Will Proctor Exams and Confirm to Proceed, you will be taken to a questionnaire, where you can enter specific parameters for any test takers in ARC, such as No Calculator or 1 page of notes allowed in testing room, etc. 

Be sure to note how you would like the exam returned to you: 

Once you complete the form, choose Submit and Continue To Specify Exam Dates.  

NOTE: You must enter at least one Exam Date and Time, before your Alternative Testing Agreement is marked as Complete.  

If possible, please enter all Exam dates and times, including the course Final if there is one, so that students can schedule their exams in ARC well in advance. To view which exam dates and times you have already entered by choosing the Exam Dates tab just above the Important Message window. 

Important NOTE Regarding Alternative Testing:  

Students are unable to schedule a test to be taken in ARC, until we receive an agreement from an instructor. Therefore, proactively submitting this agreement and exam dates streamlines the scheduling process for ARC students. 

To Use the same Agreement for Multiple Courses or Sections 

While you may have multiple students in your course using testing accommodations, you only need to complete one Testing Agreement per course. It is possible to use the same agreement for another course, or for another section of the same course. 

• Go to the Alternative Testing Agreement tab just above the Important Message window. 

• Scroll down to see the course with the Alternative Testing Agreement you want to copy to another course and/or section. 

• Choose Copy next to View in line with the course just under the course number and title.