Faculty Guidelines

Who May Access Testing Center Services?

Instructors may request that the Testing Center provide proctoring for their exams in situations when it would be unreasonable to do so themselves.  This pertains primarily to:

- Students requiring DSS approved accommodations, make-up testing, and online and hybrid courses lacking in-person times and meeting locations
- No one is required to make use of Testing Center if they can meet their students' needs without it.

Who Should Not Access Testing Center Services?
- Students who simply want to use the Testing Center because they like the environment
- Instructors requiring a group of students to be proctored at one time
- Instructors who can reasonably provide their own proctoring

Addressing Student Scheduling Issues:
There are times when the Testing Center's daily schedule will be full and additional appointments become unavailable.  To avoid this scenario, please consider:

- Avoid having exams close on Fridays.  Fridays fill quickly and many students wait until it is too late to try to make an appointment.
- Close exams on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, all of which have extended hours and many more appointments than Fridays.
-Encourage students to make their appointments before the exam window opens so they have access to the most possible options.  
- Be aware of overlapping testing demands in your department.
- Have a contingency plan whenever possible, such as providing your own in-person or online option.

NOTICE: If you are submitting a paper exam to the Testing Center, it should be accompanied by a completed roster.

Link to Roster Instructions
Link to The Roster* Itself (MS Word) 

*Other than entering course and student information, please do not make changes to the roster form.  Additional information or instructions should be attached on a separate sheet.

 
The Testing Center provides proctored testing support for course make-up tests and Internet course testing. Due to limited space and personnel, entire class testing cannot be administered at this time.  If you have a special need please contact (208) 676-7203 to see how best the Testing Center can accommodate it.

 Tests and/or passwords must be received at least 24 hours prior to the opening date of any exam.

Basic procedures for every test:

• The Students must show photo ID.
• Personal belongings are not permitted in the testing rooms, and only items listed on the test tracking form will be allowed.  Cell phones are never allowed in the testing area.
• Cubbies are provided.
• Scratch paper is provided by the Testing Center and, when used, will accompany the returned test.
• If tests are past their due date, we will not allow students to complete the test without the instructor's written or verbal permission. It is the student's responsibility (not the Testing Center's) to contact their instructor in this event.
• If there is a time restriction on the test, we tell the student when his or her time is up. We do not wrestle the test from the student if he or she does not immediately turn it in. We tell the student that there may be consequences for taking more than the allowed time. The actual time will be documented on the roster.    
  

Calculator Policy

Calculators are permitted only when listed in the allowed items. If a specific calculator is not permitted it must be noted on the tracking form. We assume any calculator is allowed unless otherwise specified.

Arranging for Paper/Pencil Tests

• Each paper exam should be accompanied by a roster form (please see the links above)
• The instructor's name should be clearly printed at the top of each exam.
• Tests may be dropped off at the Testing Center at any time during office hours, left in the drop box (checked once a day at 7 am) at the northwest end of the Molstead building next to the service doors during off hours, or sent through campus mail to Testing Center, Molstead Library (MOL). Tests will be returned to you according to your directions on the Test Tracking Form.
• Tests may not be emailed or faxed to us. You have the option of sending an electronic version of the test and roster to the Copy Center Portal available in the Bookmark section of the Staff Constituency. It will be printed and delivered to the Testing Center.
• Reduced Distraction testing will be provided, but we cannot guarantee any student a private room. We will do what we can for as long as space is available, especially for students with accommodations, but if a student requires guaranteed isolation they must make other arrangements.
• After an exam deadline has passed or the semester has ended and there are still exams in your file, we will return or shred them unless we hear differently from you.          

E-Learning and Hybrid Tests

• Availability is limited when specialized testing occurs and, as always, we have many instructors using the center.  Please consult our schedule to make sure that test deadlines fall on days the Testing Center is open and stagger testing to avoid scheduling overloads.
• Passwords to exams are usually emailed or delivered to the Testing Center and are kept in a locked file.
• If your exam requires Respondus Lockdown Browser, please let us know.

Finals Week

ONLY Finals are given during Finals Week. NO MAKE-UP TESTS will be given then. During the last week of classes (week before Finals Week), only make-ups from tests being given in class THAT WEEK will be given at the Testing Center. If any of your students need to take make up tests during the last week of classes or during Finals Week, they must make arrangements with you. Before the last week of classes and Finals Week, we will give make up tests from any time during the semester.

Please encourage your students to make an appointment with the Testing Center for any exam by going to the main webpage    www.nic.edu/testingcenter . Walk-in testing is not available.

The Testing Center extends an open invitation to visit at any time for a tour of our facilities. Hope to see you soon.