STUDENT EXAMINATION PROCEDURES

Students who plan on using their examination accommodations in Disability Services have the responsibility of completing the Examination Request Form online at www.lsu.edu/disability  at least three (3) business days prior to the examination date.  Listed below are the student and instructor responsibilities in the examination procedures:

IN ORDER TO TEST IN THE DS LAB THE STUDENT MUST FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1.                  Go to www.lsu.edu/disability and under Forms, there will be a link to the Examination Request Form. Click on the examination request form and complete the ENTIRE form at least three (3) business days prior to the exam. Click on Submit. This will send a copy of the Examination Request Form to DS and also a copy to faculty. Faculty will then complete his/her part and submit the form to DS.

2.                  Please note: All Examination Request Forms that are not received at least three (3) business days before the examination will NOT be accepted and the student will have to reschedule the examination if he/she wish to test with DS. A rescheduled test MUST be approved by the faculty member in order for DS to provide the requested accommodations. Final examinations MUST be scheduled one (1) week prior to the examination date.

IN ORDER TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO TEST IN THE DS LAB FACULTY MUST FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1. Faculty should complete the faculty section of the Examination Request Form that will be emailed to them once the student submits their portion of the form.

1. The faculty portion of the Examination Request Form includes:  date and time examination is to be given, time allowed in the classroom for the test, instructions/materials that can be used to administer the examination and building and room the examination is to be returned to.

1. Print out the Examination Request Form before submitting the completed Faculty section of the Examination Request Form.  

1. Bring the examination to 112 Johnston Hall, email it to odstests@lsu.edu, or fax it to 578-2615 by the scheduled exam date and time. If you bring the examination to 112 Johnston Hall, please attach a copy of the Examination Request Form paper to the front of the exam.

EXAMINATION REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS:

·         If the student determines he/she can take the examination in class with everyone else and does not need the accommodations or if the faculty member can accommodate them, then please click on OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE on the Examination Request Form and submit.

·         All examinations are monitored and are returned to the faculty member in a tamper-proof envelope as soon as possible. The person receiving the examination must sign to acknowledge that the examination has been returned.

·         Extended time will be calculated according to the time that the examination is scheduled to begin, (e.g., if the student shows up 10 minutes late to take his/her examination he/she  will not receive an additional 10 minutes to finish their test). Note: If a student shows up 15 minutes after the examination is scheduled, he/she will not be allowed to take the examination in DS unless approval is given by the faculty member.

·         If the student registers for a test at DS and for some reason decides to cancel, the student must notify DS so that the office can cancel the testing arrangements.   If a student is a no show three (3) times without notifying DS, he/she may lose testing accommodations with this office. To resume testing privileges with DS, a student must meet with an DS staff member. 

·         Instructors should not send a student's test to DS if he/she did not receive an e-mail requesting verification of examination information.

·         Please note that all tests taken in DS, with the exception of final exams, must be completed by 4:30 p.m.