If you choose to use the Testing Center to provide any of these services, it is critical that you communicate this decision to your students in your syllabi.
While best practice is to make this decision at the beginning of a semester and for the duration of the class, it is acceptable to decide to use our services mid-way through the term.
- Include one of the three suggested statements below in a visible location in your class syllabus.
- Review and respond to student booking request emails promptly. You will receive reminder emails. Please ensure these are not going to your spam/junk folder.
- Title your exams consistently across your syllabi and files. This will minimize confusion and errors.
- Upload the exam to Accommodate no later than two (2) business days before the testing appointment.
If an exam is not received one (1) business day before a testing appointment, the exam appointment may be canceled.
The SDAO explains to their students that it is unreasonable to send the instructor an Accommodation Letter the night before a quiz, test, or exam and expect that testing accommodations can be arranged.
A minimum of one week’s notice, prior to a quiz, test, or exam, should allow enough time to make the necessary arrangements. For questions regarding these deadlines, please contact SDAO.
This class will use the Testing Center to provide testing accommodations to undergraduates registered with and approved by the Student Disability Access Office (SDAO).
The Testing Center operates by appointment only, and appointments must be made at least four (4) consecutive days in advance.
Please schedule your appointments as far in advance as possible. You will not be able to make an appointment until you have submitted a Semester Request with the SDAO, and your accommodations have been approved.
If you have not already done so, promptly submit a Semester Request to the SDAO to ensure you can make your appointment on time. For instructions on how to register with SDAO, visit their website at https://access.duke.edu/students/.
For instructions on how to make an appointment at the Testing Center, visit our website at https://undergrad.duke.edu/student-success/duke-testing-center/.
This class will use the Testing Center to proctor make-up exams for excused absences. The center operates by appointment only and handles make-up exams on a case-by-case basis.
Please call the Testing Center at 919-684-1601 if you need to complete a make-up exam in less than four (4) days. However, you can book a make-up exam appointment as far in advance as possible using the center’s website.
Please communicate with me before requesting an appointment.
For instructions on how to make an appointment at the Testing Center, visit their website at https://testingcenter.duke.edu.
This class will use the Testing Center to provide testing accommodations to undergraduates registered with and approved by the Student Disability Access Office (SDAO) and to administer make-up tests for students with excused absences. The center operates by appointment only, and appointments must be made at least four (4) consecutive days in advance. However, please schedule your appointments as far in advance as possible.
For those taking make-up exams: The center handles make-up exams on a case-by-case basis. Please call the Testing Center at (919)-684-1601 if you need to complete a make-up exam in less than four (4) days. You can book a make-up exam appointment as far in advance as possible using the center’s website.
For those with accommodations: You will not be able to make an appointment until you have submitted a Semester Request with the SDAO and your accommodations have been approved. If you have not already done so, promptly submit a Semester Request to the SDAO to ensure you can make your appointment on time. For instructions on how to register with SDAO, visit their website at https://access.duke.edu/students/
For instructions on how to make an appointment at the Testing Center, visit their website at https://testingcenter.duke.edu.
Student Disability Office
The Student Disability Office (SDAO) advises students that it is unreasonable to send an Accommodation Letter to the instructor the night before a quiz, test, or exam and expect that testing accommodations can be arranged. Students should provide at least a week’s notice before a quiz, test, or exam to allow sufficient time for necessary arrangements. For questions regarding these deadlines, please contact SDAO at (919) 668-1267 or email DAAS@duke.edu.
