Exams and Testing Services

Register for Proctored Final Exams

All undergraduate students taking online courses are required to take final examinations in a proctored (supervised) setting during the posted final exam week. A proctored exam is overseen by an impartial individual known as a proctor who monitors the student while he or she takes the exam. The proctor ensures the security and integrity of the exam process.

Please follow the guidelines below to arrange for an acceptable proctor. To register for your proctored final exam(s), you will need to log in to MyUMUC, and go to the Student Portal > MyAcademics > Registration/Enrollment > Undergrad Online Exam Reg

For more information regarding the Final Exam Registration process, please check out our Step by Step Tutorial

Final Exam Schedule

TERM	EXAM REGISTRATION PERIOD	FINAL EXAM WEEK
Fall 2009 Online Session 1	August 27–September 28, 2009	November 16–22, 2009
Fall 2009 Online Session 2	September 11–October 12, 2009	November 30–December 6, 2009
Fall 2009 Online Session 3	September 24–November 2, 2009	December 14–19, 2009
Fall 2009 Online Session 4	October 14–November 2, 2009	December 14–19, 2009
Fall 2009 Online Standard Session	August 27–November 2, 2009	December 14–19, 2009, 2009

Note: Students are expected to take all exams when scheduled. In the event of illness or extraordinary circumstances, the student must contact the faculty member and provide documentation to request an exception and approval to take a makeup exam. If the request is not approved, the exam grade will be recorded as a zero. Failure to register for a proctored exam is not an approved reason to request a makeup exam.

Note: You may be charged a fee by an individual proctor and/or alternate sites for use of their services. Please be sure to determine if there is a fee, what it is and when it must be paid. These practices vary among colleges, universities and private testing centers. Payment for proctoring services/alternate site fees are the responsibility of the student, not UMUC.

Students Taking Undergraduate Online Exams At Regional Sites

View the Regional Site Exam Schedule
Select the location and time convenient for you
Register for a free UMUC-organized scheduled exam session in College Park, Dorsey Station, Shady Grove, Frederick Community College, College of Southern Maryland–La Plata or Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. Exams are only offered at the locations and times posted on the Regional Site Exam Schedule.
Space at the exam sessions is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students are advised to register early to ensure seating at their preferred location and time.
Regional Site exam sessions do not run for the entire exam week, so please check the Regional Site Exam Schedule.

All Other Students Taking Undergraduate Online Exams

If students are unable to take their exams at local UMUC field offices, they can arrange to take their exams with an alternate proctor. An acceptable proctor is someone who speaks English, has no conflict of interest in upholding UMUC's Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty policy and who can provide an appropriate testing environment where certifying student identification is possible.

We have revised our list of acceptable alternate sites. We hope these changes allow students to find a proctor easily and quickly.

Acceptable Proctors and Locations include:

Testing centers at two or four-year colleges and universities
Commercial learning/tutoring centers
Military education offices worldwide*
Corporate education centers*
County/state fire training academies*
NCOIC or OIC for military students (This applies to students overseas. All stateside military students should use local Education Offices)

If you need help finding a proctor, please view our list of Approved Alternate Sites.

*Access to these sites may be restricted. It is your responsibility to check before submitting alternate site proctor requests. Note: Your proctor must have a legitimate institutional or military e-mail address (e.g., not a "free" e-mail account such as Yahoo or Hotmail).

Unacceptable Proctors and Locations include:

Relatives
Friends
Neighbors
Co-workers
Private residences
Places of worship
Other UMUC Students
Cohabitants
K–12 public and private schools

Other Criteria

Your proctor must have a legitimate institutional, military or private e-mail address. "Free" e-mail accounts such as Yahoo, Hotmail and Gmail are unacceptable. Your alternate site will be disapproved if an unacceptable e-mail address is submitted.

You must contact your proctor before registering for your final exams. Many students find the proctor they have used in the past is no longer available to proctor exams. Any students who register for exams without confirming the availability of their proctor will be required to apply for a makeup exam, if final exam registration has closed. Makeup exams must be approved by your instructor, and they will not be shipped until after the exam period has been completed. Each make up exam request costs $60.

For further information, please refer to the appropriate Distance Education Web page:

Fees (Proctor and/or Alternate Sites)

You may be charged a fee by an individual proctor and/or alternate sites for use of their services. Please be sure to determine if there is a fee, what it is and when it must be paid. These practices vary among colleges, universities and private testing centers. Note: Payment for proctoring services/alternate site fees are the responsibility of the student, not UMUC.

Regulations

Students must present a valid photo ID to be allowed to sit for their exams. There is a three-hour time limit for all distance education final exams. Students taking their exams at a UMUC regional center will have three hours or until the end of the scheduled exam session, whichever comes first. Computers, PDAs, cell phones and pagers are not permitted in any testing facility. Children are not allowed in any exam session and babysitting services are not provided. Students must know their seven-digit student identification number (EMPL ID). This number can be found in MyUMUC. You can print a copy of your Student ID card by logging into the Student Portal, clicking on MyInfo, MyUMUC ID Card and MyUMUC ID Card.

For Students with Disabilities

If you need testing accommodations because of a disability, contact the office of Disabled and Veteran Student Affairs at vdsa@umuc.edu or the testing center at 800-888-UMUC (8682), ext. 2600 or testingcenter@umuc.edu as soon as possible.