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UNT University of North Texas

Testing Procedures

Updated fall 2009. Please note the following updates and important reminders for the ODA Testing Procedures.

Students

Regular Term Quizzes and Exams (from the first week of classes to the seventeenth week of classes)

  1. Students are responsible for obtaining all signatures required to complete the Alternative Test Request Form, and submit the completed form to ODA. Incomplete forms will be returned to the student.
  2. Students must submit the completed Alternative Test Request Form(s) to the ODA at least one week (5 business days) before the actual quiz or exam date.
  3. Regular term ODA testing hours are: Monday through Thursday 8:30am to 9:00pm, Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm.
  4. Students arriving more than 30 minutes late for a scheduled quiz or exam will not be able to begin without professor approval. ODA staff DO NOT have the authority to reschedule any quizzes or exams.
  5. If a student is approved for an extended time accommodation and test times overlap, the ODA and the student will reschedule one of the tests. The professor will be notified about the change and why that change occurred. If the change is not satisfactory to the professor, the professor will need to contact the student to make new arrangements.
  6. Students are not allowed to use any materials (calculator, books, notes, notecards, etc.) during an exam unless a professor has communicated this information directly to ODA staff. Students are responsible to ensure ODA Staff receive confirmation of updated exam instructions after the original Alternative Test Request Forms have been submitted to the ODA.
  7. The ODA staff strongly encourage students submit completed Alternative Test Request Forms for quizzes and exams outlined on the course syllabus during the first two weeks of the term. Note: Students may submit the dates and start time for all quizzes and exams prior to finals week on one form. Students must submit a separate form for each final exam. Final exams not submitted on a separate form will not be scheduled.

Final Exam Week

  1. Students must submit one completed Alternative Test Request Form for each final exam at least three weeks (15 business days) before the actual test date.
  2. Students must submit a separate Alternative Test Request Form for each final exam. The ODA staff will not schedule an exam for you during Final Exam Week unless it is submitted on a separate form (one form per one final exam).
  3. Final Exam ODA Testing hours are: Saturday (12/12) 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday (12/14) through Thursday (12/17) 8:00am to 9:00pm, Friday (12/18) 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Professors

  1. It is the student's responsibility to submit the completed Alternative Test Request Form to the ODA. Note: Professors, please do not offer to submit these forms to the ODA on behalf of the student.
  2. Alternative Test Request forms for quizzes and exams before finals week must be received in the ODA at least one week (5 business days) in advance. Alternative Test Request forms for final exam week must be received in the ODA at least three weeks (15 business days) in advance.
  3. The ODA staff strongly encourages students to complete the Alternative Test Request Forms during the first two weeks of the term based upon the quiz and exam dates outlined on the course syllabus. If needed, the ODA staff will make adjustments to this schedule as instructed by the professor.
  4. On the Alternative Test Request Form, please complete every line item on the section titled: TO BE COMPLETED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. The information you provide on this form ensures quizzes and exams are proctored according to the requirements of your course. Incomplete Alternative Test Request Forms will be returned to the student and the test will not be scheduled until the student submits a completed form to the ODA. The minimum one week (five business days) advance notice requirement will still apply.
  5. Professors must write or otherwise indicate the name of each individual student for quizzes or exams submitted to the ODA. Unnamed tests will not be accepted.
  6. ODA Testing times are
    1. Weeks 1 through 16: Monday through Thursday 8:30am to 9:00pm, Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm.
    2. Final Exam Week (Week 17): Saturday (12/12) 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday (12/14) through Thursday (12/17) 8:00am to 9:00pm, Friday (12/18) 8:00am to 5:00pm.
  7. Students more than 30 minutes late for a scheduled exam will not be able to start without professor approval.
  8. If test times overlap when the extended time is applied, the ODA and the student will reschedule one of the tests. The professor will be notified about the change and why that change occurred. If the change is not satisfactory to the professor, the professor will need to contact the student to make new arrangements. A new test request form is required and the three working days required for submission will still apply.