Exam Scheduling

Exam requests must be submitted in advance with at least 5 business days (1 week) for exams and 14 business days (3 weeks) for finals.

HOW TO SCHEDULE EXAMS

1. Login to the AIM Student Portal with your BlazerID and password
2. Under My Accommodations, on the left-hand side of the page, select Alternative Testing
3. Select Class from the list.
   If you do not see your course(s) listed, check back at a later date. It can take up to 48 hours for your course schedule to update in AIM after completing an add/drop.
4. Click on “Schedule An Exam”
5. Scroll down to complete the Exam Detail information
6. Choose Request Type (Computer Based/Paper Based Exam, Final, Quiz, etc.)
7. Enter the Date and Time the Class is taking the exam
8. Under Services Requested, carefully select the accommodations you will need for this exam
9. Under Additional Note, add any message you wish to convey to the testing staff (any relevant details to this one specific exam).
10. When you have completed the Exam Details, click “Add Exam Request”
11. To double-check the exam details, go to My Accommodations then select “Alternative Testing.” If the Status is Processing, it has not been approved yet. If the Status is Approved, the testing center reviewed your request and approved it.

When attempting to schedule an exam request that is not within the scheduling deadline, the system automatically prompts the student to complete a late exam request. A reason must be submitted before the late request can be submitted.

MODIFYING AN EXAM REQUEST

• You can reschedule or cancel an exam request, but ONLY if the request has already been approved.
• You can make modifications, but they have to be made in advance, with at least a 5 business day notices (1 week) for exams and a 14 business days (3 weeks) notice for finals. During summer terms, when the volume of exams is lower, the deadline for scheduling exams is 2 business days. and 5 business days (1 week) for finals/end of semester exams.
• Whenever you modify an exam request, the status of that exam request is changed to Pending and will need to be approved by a testing center staff member.

See Important Dates & Deadlines for specific semester deadlines.

To Modify an Exam Request:

• Navigate to Alternative Testing under My Accommodations on the left side of the screen. All upcoming exam requests will be shown at the top of the page.
• Locate the test you want to make changes to and select Modify Request.
• If you choose to modify your test request, it will bring you back to the exam request page where you can adjust any or all of the original options.
• Once all changes have been made, press Update Exam Request. You will be able to view the changes on the main Accessible Testing page.

CANCELLING AN EXAM REQUEST

1. Navigate to Alternative Testing under My Accommodations on the left side of the screen.
2. All upcoming exam requests will be shown at the top of the page.
3. Locate the test you want to make changes to and select Cancel Request.
4. You will be presented with an important notice to read.
5. Click confirm cancellation.

MAKE UP EXAM SCHEDULING

You are responsible for scheduling make-up exams according to the instructor’s make up policy. While make-up exams can be taken in the DSS Testing Center, no make-up exams will be approved without written permission from your professor ahead of time.

The process to schedule a make-up exam follows the same process as scheduling a regular exam and includes the following steps:

1. Under My Accommodationsstrong>, select “Alternative Testing”
2. Beside Select Class, click on the down arrow and choose the correct course.
3. Click on “Schedule An Exam”
4. Under Additional Note, please indicate that this exam is a makeup and specify which exam (for example: Exam 3 Makeup).