Howe Library provides free proctoring services for students.
The Library will:
- provide workspace and limited supervision, including reasonable time-checks as requested by the student or advised by the testing institution.
- verify the identity of the student by requiring a current photo ID before administering the exam.
- complete appropriate documentation forms provided by the institution.
- mail or ship completed exam to institution if a postage-paid envelope is provided or prior prepaid arrangements have been made with another commercial carrier.
- retain a copy of the exam for the time period required by the testing institution.
- provide a PC laptop for online exams, though no test-specific software will be installed.
The Library will not:
- provide supplies such as test booklets, paper, pencils, etc., to the student.
- time individual or multiple portions of the same exam.
- directly supervise the student, except to begin and end the exam.
- guarantee quiet work spaces, although we will make every effort to set the student apart from high traffic areas of the Library.
- pay to obtain or return the examination
Library staff will proctor exams by appointment only. Appointments need to be made at least one week before the test. Exams must be taken during the Library’s regularly scheduled hours and must be completed 15 minutes prior to closing time. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the library if the appointment needs to be changed or canceled. Examinations not completed by the student within 30 days of receipt by the Library will not be retained unless the student has made prior arrangements. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm that the test has arrived at the library before the appointment time.
