Disability Services: Policies & Procedures
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Testing Policies and Procedures
Testing Policies and Procedures
Fitchburg State College Disability Services
- Test accommodations must be requested every semester. At the
beginning of each semester you should meet with the Director of
Disability Services to request Testing Accommodations. One agreement
form per class is required.
- Once you have met with the Director of Disability Services and
have your accommodation forms, take your letters to each professor.
Meet with your professors within the first two weeks of class,
preferably during their office hours, to discuss your test accommodations.
Your instructor can also proctor the exam, with the accommodations
outlined on your Agreement. Professors are not obligated to
allow accommodations without an agreement.
- Make sure your professor completes and signs the Testing Accommodation
form. This form must be returned to Disability Services before
your exam.
Scheduling Exams with the Disability Services Office
- Exams will be administered Monday through Thursday between the
hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm and Fridays from 8:00am to 12:00pm
or by special arrangement. All exams are administered in Hammond
321 unless otherwise arranged. The Disability Services office
will administer exams by appointment only
with 7 days advance notice.
- It is your responsibility to provide your professor with the
Faculty/Student Testing Accommodation Agreement.
- A request for alternate test materials must be made when scheduling
the exam. Please fill out an alternate materials request form.
- SIGN UP FOR EXAMS AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE!
- PLEASE NOTE: If the accommodation is not requested in
a timely manner, and the form is not signed in a timely manner,
the professor and Disability Services are not responsible for
scheduling the exam per your request . Instead you may
receive test accommodations that do not include all of your preferences
or your professor may proctor your exam.
- It is your responsibility to insure the return of the accommodation
form to Disability Services.
- The Disability Services office does not guarantee the provision
of testing services for incomplete or late requests.
- Students are expected to arrive on time to take their exams.
If you are late, the following alternatives may apply.
- You may take the test using the remaining time.
- You may reschedule the exam in order to receive the full allotted
time, with instructor approval.
- CHANGES/CANCELLATIONS to the Faculty/Student Alternative Testing
Agreement, e.g. notes permitted, open book, additional time, rescheduling
time and/or date of the exam due to illness or an emergency etc.
are only permitted with PROFESSOR APPROVAL. All of the above require
notification to both the Disability Services office and your instructor
via phone, email, or a note written and signed by your professor.
If an exam is cancelled or rescheduled by the professor,
please notify the Disability Services office.
- If the professor is late dropping off the exam, or if the Disability
Services office is late in obtaining the exam, you will receive
all of the time allotted, but simply have a later start time.
- Students must notify Disability Services office if they will
be more than 15 minutes late. Continual tardiness will be documented
and if late more than 3 times during the semester, consequences
will apply.
- Final exams are administered during finals week. Please schedule
your exams 7 days in advance.
Taking
the Exam
- Only testing materials are allowed in the testing rooms. All
other belongings, including but not limited to, coats, purses,
backpacks, cell phone, etc. are secured in the Disability Services
office.
- When suspected or confirmed cheating, the exam is stopped, documented
and reported to the instructor.
- Students are expected to uphold the integrity of the examination
process and are subject to procedures for academic dishonesty
as outlined in the Fitchburg State College Student Handbook.*
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW THE ABOVE GUIDELINES.
STUDENTS WHO VIOLATE THESE GUIDELINES MAY HAVE SERVICES SUSPENDED.
* Academic Dishonesty Policy
Academic dishonesty in all its forms, including cheating, fabrication,
plagiarism, and the facilitating of academic dishonesty by aiding
and abetting any of the aforementioned, is not tolerated at Fitchburg
State College.
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To Schedule Your Exam
We prefer to receive emails to schedule exams. You will then
receive a confirmation email of your testing appointment.
Please refer to the following information when scheduling your exam.
Disability Services
Hammond Building Room 321
978-665-4020
testing@fsc.edu
Please leave the following information in your message or email
- Your name
- A phone number where you can be reached
- Your class name
- The name of the professor
- The time, day and date of the exam
- Eligible for computer use or other adaptive technology
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