ALTERNATIVE TESTING POLICIES

1. Utilize priority registration to avoid time conflicts if you receive extended time as an accommodation. The DRC Testing Accommodations Office is not responsible if you are late or miss a class due to your testing accommodations
2. Meet with your instructors to discuss testing accommodations. Students and instructors are encouraged to arrange testing accommodations within the department to insure better student access to instructors. If accommodations cannot be made within the department, students need to complete a Test Accommodations Request for each class.
3. Students testing within the department do not need to complete and submit a Test Accommodations Request.
4. Contact your disability coordinator immediately if a difficulty arises when discussing testing accommodations with your instructor.
5. Tests must be scheduled with the Disability Resource Center Testing Office one week before the first scheduled test, and two weeks before the first day of final exams.
   •  LATE EXAM REQUESTS: Please note that all late exam requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Testing Accommodations Office staff. If you are requesting an exam with less than one business day of notice, please contact your coordinator.
6. Exams are administered based solely on the information provided on the Test Accommodations Agreement completed by the instructor. Students will be allowed to use only the materials indicated. If you need to make arrangements to start a test at a different time than the rest of the class, the instructor must approve the adjusted start time in writing via email to the Testing Office (dstest@uga.edu). 
7. Exams must be scheduled within the hours of 8:00AM-8:00 PM Monday-Thursday and 8:00AM-5:00PM Friday. Final exams can be scheduled from 8:00AM-10:00PM.
8. Arrange for reader services for specialized test materials such as foreign languages, charts, or illustrations in advance with the instructor and your disability coordinator.

Please treat appointments with our office like you would testing in the class: arrive on time and bring all required materials (pencils, scantrons, calculators).

1. Arrive on time to the Testing Accommodations Office for your test. You may start up to 10 minutes early and 10 minutes late, but your end time will not change. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late, we may not be able to test you.
2. Be prepared to show your UGA ID.
3. Students are not permitted to study during examination appointments.
4. Bring and use only the materials indicated by the instructor on the Test Accommodations Agreement. Leave all non-testing materials in the lockers outside of the Testing Accommodations Office. The DRC is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
5. No testing materials are allowed outside the testing room during the exam period.
6. If you need to use the restroom, please leave all of your materials in the testing room and sign in and out with the proctor. Five minutes is considered a reasonable break length. Breaks longer than five minutes may be reported to the instructor. If you have a breaks accommodation, breaks should not exceed a total of 10 minutes per hour of testing. Please speak with your coordinator if your disability requires breaks in excess of 10 minutes per hour.
7. The Testing Accommodations Office is closed when the University is closed. All testing appointments will be rescheduled. The student and instructor can reschedule tests via dstest@uga.edu or by calling the Testing Accommodations Office when the University reopens.
8. Advise the proctors of any personal or medical needs that may arise during testing prior to the beginning of the exam, and notify the proctor immediately should you encounter any difficulty during your test.
9.  Food is not allowed in the testing rooms. We understand that long exam appointments may require eating. If you need to eat a snack, please coordinate with the testing office prior to your exam.
10. The DRC Testing Accommodations Office will use students’ UGA email addresses for official correspondence. We cannot communicate with non-UGA email addresses to protect your privacy.
11. Students are expected to abide by the UGA Honor Code (http://www.uga.edu/honesty/) and the UGA Student Code of Conduct (https://conduct.uga.edu/code-of-conduct/). Please note that tests are monitored and recorded by closed-circuit television.