Accommodated Testing Student Instructions

Detailed steps in the process

1. Visit the Accommodated Testing Portal
2. Click on “Sign In” in the Student and Staff box. Log in to your Portal using applicable login ID and password.
3. Once logged in, your “OVERVIEW” page will show. If you have any E-Forms that need to be signed, you will see a popup detailing required E-Form Agreements that need to be filled out. Click the close button on the pop up window and go to the “My E-Form Agreements” link to take care of the form(s). You will not be able to make appointments until this is resolved.
4. On the left-hand side of the dashboard, under “Accommodations”, click on the “Alternative Testing” link. Your next screen will be where you will schedule an exam appointment for the applicable course.
5. Use the dropdown to select the course you are wanting to schedule the exam for.
   • If you do not see this dropdown, it means your professor(s) has not completed the testing agreement. Contact them about the agreement!
6. Once you have selected the applicable course for the exam appointment, the next screen will be Exam Request form. In the “Exam Request” section, answer all questions marked with an asterisk (*) and annotate any of the accommodations you want to use for this exam and any required technology. Next steps will cover this section in detail.
7. Once you’ve read the contents in the “Terms and Conditions” section, click on “Schedule An Exam” at the bottom of the screen.
   • Available Exam Dates: These dates have been entered by your Professor. If you are able to take the exam on the date specified, select that date. If not, contact your Professor to see if you can take it on a different date. This date will auto-populate in the “Date” section.
   • Campus: Select UA Campus
   • Date: Click on the calendar icon to select the date you are wanting to take the exam on if it is different from the date your Professor wants you to take the exam.
   • Time: Exams must be scheduled within the following time parameters:
     Monday, Tuesday, & Friday: 8:30a, 9:30a, 10:30a, 11:30a, 12:30p, 1:30p, or 2:30p. All exams must be completed by 4:30p
     Wednesday & Thursday: 8:30a, 9:30a, 10:30a, 11:30a, 12:30p, 1:30p, 2:30p, 3:30p, or 4:30p. All exams must be completed by 6:30p
   • Services Requested: Select all the accommodations you would like to utilize for this exam.
     Please note not all will be applicable or approved per Testing Agreement from the course instructor.
   • Required Technology: Select any technology required for this exam if known.
   • Additional Note: You can add any applicable information here that might be pertinent for this exam.
     This note will be reviewed by Testing Services staff approving the appointment.
8. Click on “Schedule An Exam”.
   Important: Exam requests cannot overlap. You will not be able to submit a second request if the exam times overlap from the first request.
9. If you’ve done everything right, you will see a message that reads "Success! Your action has been complete. The system has successfully saved your action."
   If not, you will need to make any necessary corrections to the appointment request that has been identified.
   
   On this same page, you have the option of making another exam request for the same course. Please do so if you can.
10. You have a couple of options from here:
    You can click on “Overview” to get you back to your main page or click on “Alternative Testing” to review all of your scheduled appointments.
    
    Click on the “View” link to see the details of that appointment. This is where you can modify or cancel an exam appointment.
    
    If you wish to modify your exam request (change date, time, accommodations), just change what you need in the “Exam Request” section and then click on “Update Exam Request” at the bottom of the page. IMPORTANT!! Communicate with your instructor(s) to get approval to make a date/time change prior to making the change in the system. Put your justification for the change in the “Additional Note” section at the bottom of the request.
    
    If you wish to cancel your exam request, select the appropriate reason in the dropdown menu in the “Cancel Exam Request” section and then click on “Cancel Exam Request”. You will see a popup confirmation screen.
11. If you’ve done everything you need to do, you can sign out of the system.