The Test Center

Location: 210 Crawford Bldg

Regular Hours: 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m., M-F

Phone: 803-323-3290

E-mail: testcenter@winthrop.edu

Test Center Guidelines

• Communicate clearly with the Test Center and your professor about test dates and times.
• Arrive at the Test Center on time.  If you are late, you will forfeit part of your test time and we will notify your professor.
• No hats, coats, purses, backpacks, cell phones, pagers, or iPods are allowed in the Test Center cubicles.  No food or drink except water unless it is part of your accommodation.
• No notes, books, dictionaries, or calculators are allowed in the Test Center cubicles unless specified by your Test Center Proctor Form. 
• Only if your accommodations include a computer may the computer be on while you are taking your test.  If you do use computer accommodations, you may not surf the Internet or check e-mail during your test.  If you do, we will take your test and notify your professor.

Test Center Proctor Forms

• The Test Center Proctor Forms include all the specific and necessary instructions on how to administer your exams.
• You will receive one Proctor Form for each class in which you have test accommodations.
• You are expected to complete your Proctor Forms with your professors, and you are expected to return the forms to the Test Center before scheduling your first test.
• You will not be admitted to the Test Center if you have not submitted your Proctor Form.

Scheduling My Tests

• Schedule your test for the same day and at the same time that your professor gives it in class.
• Schedule each test at least 5 days in advance.  You may call or e-mail the Test Center. 
• When trying to reach the Test Center, call Services for Students with Disabilities at 323-3290 and ask for the Test Center or select option #2 from voicemail.  The phone does not ring in the Test Center so as not to disturb test takers.  Your call will go straight to voicemail.  Please leave a detailed message and the Test Center staff will return your call.
• Test Center hours are 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., M-F.  Plan carefully.  You will not be allowed to return to complete an unfinished test at a later time if you leave to go to class or work.  Test Center staff will not excuse you from class so that you can complete a test.

Scheduling Exceptions

1. My class begins at 8:00 a.m. before the Test Center opens.

Talk with your professor about starting your test at 8:30 a.m.  If you also have a 9:00 a.m. class, see scheduling exception #4 below for suggestions on back-to-back classes.

2. My class is at night when the Test Center is closed.

Talk with your professor about the Test Center hours and the following possibilities:

(1) Take the test earlier that same afternoon

(2) Take the test later, such as first thing the next morning.

3. My class is at 3:30 p.m. and the Test Center closes during my allotted amount of test time.

Talk with your professor about beginning your test earlier in the day so that you complete your test before the Test Center closes at 4:30 p.m.

4. My classes are back-to-back, and I use extended time.

Two classes back-to-back (ex: a 9:00 a.m. class and a 10:00 a.m. class)

• Talk with your professor about starting tests in your first class early so that you will be done before your second class begins.

Three or more classes back-to-back (ex: 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 11:00 a.m. classes)

• Talk with your professor about starting tests in your first class early.  You will have to plan with your professor to take tests in your second class at a different time during that same day in order not to miss your third class.

5. My professor can provide my test accommodations.

• If your professor offers to provide your test accommodations, you may make test arrangements with your professor. You do not have to use the Test Center.
• You do not need to complete the Proctor Form if you are not using the Test Center.

Special Situations

1. Sick Days and No-Shows

• If you are sick on a scheduled test day, you must contact your professor and follow your professor’s policies about missed tests.  The Test Center is just the location where you receive accommodations.  You are still subject to the policies for your course.  Please also contact the Test Center.
• If you do not show up for a scheduled test time, the Test Center staff will contact your professor and will not administer the missed test until we have heard from your professor.

2. Final Exams

During Final Exams, the Test Center has extended hours and specific exam times.

• The extended Test Center hours are 8:00 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.
• Available exam times are 8:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Saturday Exams: During Final Exams only, the Test Center will open Saturday morning and will have 2 available exam times: 8:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Space is Limited:  As always, schedule each exam at least 5 days in advance so that the Test Center staff is prepared to administer it.  Schedule each exam for the same day and at the same time your professor gives it in class. 

Night Exams, Scheduling Dilemmas, and Solutions:

• If your exam is at 6:00 p.m. and the Test Center is closed, see the “Scheduling Exceptions” section.
• If you attempted to schedule your exam 5 days in advance, but the Test Center has no available room, the Test Center staff will contact your professor to let him/her know there is no available space at the time you requested.  We will offer other options based on what is available.  We ask that you also contact your professor.  If you planned ahead, we will work with you and your professor to find reasonable testing options for you.

Questions?

If you need to get in touch with the Test Center, call 323-3290 or e-mail us at testcenter@winthrop.edu.  If you need further assistance, Test Center staff will forward your question(s) to Gena Smith, Disability Services Program Director.

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