Remote Testing Information

Important: All exams for Mathematics courses offered in a Primarily Online format must be taken in person on Purdue’s campus or at an approved testing location.

Primarily Online Course Format

Courses offered in a Primarily Online format deliver instructional content online. However, all exams must be completed in person on Purdue’s campus or at an approved testing location.

Which Courses Are Primarily Online?

Most undergraduate Mathematics courses offered during the summer are in a Primarily Online format. These include MA 15300, MA 15800, MA 16010, MA 16020, MA 16100, MA 16200, MA 26100, MA 26200, MA 26500, MA 26600, MA 30300, MA 35100, MA 36600, and MA 41600. If your course is not listed here, please contact your instructor for exam information.

Where Can I Take Exams?

You have two options:

On Purdue’s campus (free of charge)
At an approved testing center

The free option applies only to exams administered by the Department of Mathematics at West Lafayette. Students planning to take exams not administered by the Department at a testing center that has not been previously or automatically approved, must request approval for their chosen testing center using the form below.

Request Testing Center Approval

Approved Testing Centers

Testing centers certified by organizations such as NCTA are automatically approved. Please do not submit approval requests for these centers. As additional testing centers are approved, a list will be posted here.

Please note that Purdue Testing Services (PTS) is an approved testing location; however, students will be responsible for paying the applicable testing fee when scheduling with PTS.

For all other testing centers, please request approval using the form below.

Testing Center Requirements

For all courses except MA 15300:

Ability to receive and print exams in PDF format
Ability to administer timed in-person paper-based exams within a specified window
Ability to scan and return completed exams to the Department
If located outside the United States, ability to communicate in English

For MA 15300:

Ability to administer timed in-person computer-based exams within a specified window
If located outside the United States, ability to communicate in English

Student Responsibilities

Locate a testing center near your residence
Confirm availability for exam dates (see the Tentative Exam Schedule below)
Pay any fees charged by the testing center

Testing Center Approval Form

After submitting the form, you will receive a confirmation email with your Response ID.
You may check the status of your request by using your Response ID here: Check Request Status

Note: Requests will be approved in the order they were received. Due to the expected high number of requests, submit your request as early as possible to ensure timely review and approval prior to the scheduled exam dates.

Next Steps

Before or shortly after the course begins, your instructor will ask you to submit a follow-up form indicating your approved testing location.

Important: Students without an approved testing location will not be permitted to take exams. This may prevent completion of the course. Remote proctoring options are not available.

Tentative Exam Schedule

A tentative exam schedule is provided below. You are responsible for confirming availability with your proposed testing center.

Summer 2026

For MA 16100, MA 16200, MA 26100, MA 26200, MA 26500, MA 26600, MA 30300, MA 35100, MA 36600, MA 41600:

Exam 1: June 29–July 1
Exam 2: July 20–22
Final Exam: August 5–7

For MA 15800, MA 16010, MA 16020:

Exam 1: June 24–26
Exam 2: July 8–10
Exam 3: July 22–24
Final Exam: August 5–7

For MA 15300:

Exam 1: TBA
Exam 2: TBA
Exam 3: TBA
Exam 4: TBA
Final Exam: August 5–7

If you have questions about remote testing for math courses please contact us at math-remote-testing@purdue.edu