All tests in the UAMS Testing Center are administered, not proctored. Testing center staff work diligently to protect academic integrity of all tests, and will refer any alleged incidents of academic dishonesty to the instructor immediately.
Submitting Test Requests
- Instructors must submit a Special Test Request Form to the Testing Center one business day (24 hours) prior to the scheduled test date.
- Instructors will provide the following required information on each test request form:
- Instructor’s name, office phone number, additional phone number (home or cell), and email address
- College
- Backup contact at UAMS (must have instructor access to course), office phone number and additional number (home or cell)
- Program/Course Name
- Test Name/Number
- Test information (Blackboard, Lockdown Browser, Examplify, ATI, or other web addresses) and passwords
- Number of students taking the test and a roster of student names along with the specific accommodation for each student
- Clear, detailed date and time for the test
- Total amount of time allowed for the test, including any tutorials, practice exams, and review time
- Materials allowed during the test (textbook, notes, calculator, scratch paper, handouts, etc.)
- The Testing Center has a limited number of staff. Therefore, we cannot notify individual students of their time remaining and when their time is up. Timers are available within the Blackboard, Examplify, and ATI software, and instructors should set them for timed tests. If it is important that the student be stopped at a designated time, please use the timer in the test software to automatically submit the test.
- The Testing Center will not accept late submissions.
- The Testing Center coordinators will send a confirmation calendar invite once they schedule the exam.
- Simple changes to the scheduled test request (i.e. changing test start/finish times) may be made by email to ssctesting@uams.edu or by calling (501) 686-6752.
Faculty Responsibilities Before the Test
- Refer students to the Testing Center Protocols for information about using the Testing Center, including what materials (type of calculators, size/number of handouts, etc.) students may bring with them to the test.
- Inform students with a scheduled testing time when they are scheduled to begin the test. Students who arrive more than 10 minutes late will forfeit their reserved test time. Testing staff will notify the instructor so that the test can be rescheduled.
Information Needed by Students
- Please review the Testing Center Protocols before testing in the Testing Center.
Academic Integrity During Testing
- All incidents of suspected cheating will be documented utilizing camera recordings, screen captures, and testing staff testimony. The Testing Coordinator will report all incidents to the instructor immediately..