Faculty Information

Testing Acccommodations are a type of academic accommodation, which under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are adjustments, modifications, auxiliary aids, or services provided to students with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to educational programs and opportunities. These accommodations aim to remove barriers and allow students with disabilities to participate fully in their academic pursuits.

Testing accommodations are available to students who are registered with Accessibility Resources with a disability that requires accommodation. 

Testing Accommodations can consist of, but are not limited to things such as 50% or 100% additional time on tests, distraction-reduced testing spaces, individual testing rooms, enlarged-text printed exams, test readers, test scribes, etc. Please visit Accessibility Resources' page on Academic Accommodations to learn more about these types of accommodations.

Testing Accommodations do not apply to students who do not have a disability and simply need to make-up a missed test date. For these types of situations, please visit our Non-accommodated Proctoring resources page. 

First, understand that students with testing accommodations must be registered Accessibility Resources, and must notify instructors through an Accommodation Letter originating from the Accessibility Resources office. Students are encouraged to engage the instructor about how their needs will be met throughout the semester. A copy of each student's Accommodation Letter is always kept within the faculty's Accommodate account for their records.  

Instructors should aim to administer accommodated tests directly using their department's resources whenever possible. This is often the most equitable scenario because it allows greater access to the instructorm should the student have questions during the exam, the department's resources, and it more closely mirrors the experience of their classmates.

The approach to providing testing accommodations depends on the specific accommodations required for each student. The Accessibility Resources office offers guidance and resources to help faculty ensure that the accommodations are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Students and faculty are strongly encouraged to proactively engage with eachother to ensure that needs will be met throughout the semester in the most convienient and equitable manner.

Accessibility Resources has partnered with Testing Services to provide accommodated testing resources to UC faculty for their students with disabilities. Testing Services operates on UC's West (Uptown) and East (Medical) campuses. 

Between our two centers, we have 54 distraction-reduced seats, along with several private rooms. However, seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so instructors may need to be flexible in the event that seats are not available at the preferred time. If Testing Services is unable to accommodate a student at the preferred test time, it is the instructor’s responsibility to provide accommodations or offer an alternate date and time for the student to take the exam with Testing Services. Faculty may choose to provide alternate (but of equal difficulty) exams to students who need to test a different time than the class. 

Students can schedule exams Monday-Friday 8am-8pm (West Campus), and Monday-Friday 8am-3:30pm (East Campus) up to three days in advance of their test (one week in advance for Final Exams).

Testing Services' professional staff and graduate student workers take the security of instructors' exams very seriously. Instructors and teaching assistants are welcome to stop by our office to view the facility's security features and meet our staff.

By utilizing Testing Services to fulfill a students' testing accommodations, student and faculty agree to our Accommodated Testing Policies. 

Faculty will receive an email notification any time a student makes a test registration request with UC Testing Services. All requests require your approval. 

To approve or decline a request: 

1. Login to your Accommodate account using your 6+2 UC Credentials. 
2. From your Accommodate homepage, navigate to the "Courses" tab on the left navigation panel. 
3. Select the course for which the student has made a registration. 
4. Within that course, select the "Testing Services" tab across the top menu.
5. By default, you will see your pending requests. To approve or deny, click on the student's name, scroll down to the faculty section, and approve or decline the request. Then select "submit"
   1. If you wish, you may also add your coversheet/test at this time by either selecting a previously uploaded test/coversheet, or add a new one. 

Students and faculty will receive notification emails once the registrations are approved or declined.

If declining an appointment, please make sure to reach out to your student to discuss your scheduling concerns.        

1. Login to your Accommodate account using your 6+2 UC Credentials. 
2. From your Accommodate homepage, navigate to the "Courses" tab on the left navigation panel. 
3. Select the course for which you are uploading a test. 
4. Select the "Upload New Exam/Coversheet" tab across the top navigation bar. 
5. Select "Add New Exam" and the submission form will open. Complete this form as directed. A detailed guide is provided below. 

You may also upload a new test directly from a student's registration by selecting that student's name, scrolling down to the 'Faculty Section' and selecting the 'Exams/Coversheets' button. 

*Students will never have access to exam materials or coversheet content in Accommodate. The student will only ever see your exam title.