Department of Mathematics

Instructor Exam Procedures For Students With Disabilities

This page details exam accommodation procedures for the following mathematics courses during the Fall and Spring Semesters: 27100 and higher.

Addressing exam accommodation requests

The DRC enacted it's own scheduling system that interfaces the student, instructor of record and the DRC. You will receive an e-mail inviting you to log into their system to provide deadlines and a copy of the exam.

The DRC Testing Center is not open in the evenings. If you give evening exams then you are responsible for accommodating students’ needs appropriately. See the relevant section below for further details.

Evening Exams

If you hold an evening midterm exam for your sections you are responsible for acquiring separate room(s) and staffing them with graduate graders to accommodate students.

Do not allow students to begin taking the exam with the rest of the class then stay in the room or move to your office. It is strictly forbidden as it creates privacy concerns and makes an unnecessarily stressful testing environment for the student.

Preparing for evening exams

Arranging for some accommodations takes forethought. Use the instructor instructions listed on the student’s letter to guide your preparations, but keep the following in mind.

  • Students who are bringing a reader or a scribe to the exam will need a room by themselves. Except for a proctor, there should be no one but the scribe and the student in this room.
  • Students who have room alone accommodations will need a room by themselves. Except for a proctor, there should be no one but the student in this room.
  • If their letter specifies that you must provide enlarged copies of materials, you must have a copy made of your exam enlarged to the size specified in the letter. Remember that the main office has a 1 business day turn around time for copies.
  • The student may need a special desk in this room. The instructor instructions on the letter will give you the resources to help you make sure the room you provide is adequate.
  • In distraction reduced environments proctors cannot move around the room or perform tasks that make noise, like typing or eating crunchy foods and must space students out.
  • Remember to schedule the room for enough time so that students are allowed all the time they are entitled to according to their accommodations