In order to write an exam with Student Accessibility Services (SAS), we ask that you book your exam as described below. To ensure that proctors, rooms, and all other required resources are available, you must book all exams at least SEVEN (7) days in advance. If you do not book your exam, SAS will assume that you will write with the rest of your class.
From your SAS page in Online Services, click the “Indicate Exam Date” button at the top of the page.
Select the course the exam will be written in, the name of the instructor who will be giving the exam, and the date that your instructor has set for the class to write the exam. Please note that the date here needs to be the same date and time as the class.
Click “Submit” and wait until you see a message confirming your exam has been booked before closing the page.
You’re all done! You can check the status and details of the exam from your SAS Online Services page. It’s a good idea to check back at some point before your exam to double check that the exam date has been confirmed by your instructor.
If, due to extenuating circumstances, you need to reschedule an exam:
Ask your instructor. As with deadline extensions and excused absences, exam reschedule requests are approved or denied at your instructors’ discretion. Instructors may ask you to provide documentation to verify the reason for rescheduling as per section 9.2.3 of the academic calendar.
Find the exam to be rescheduled in your SAS Online Services page and click “Reschedule Exam”. If the exam is not already present in this list, you will first need to add it by clicking Indicate Exam Date before submitting your reschedule request.
Occasionally, your time extension may cause your exam to overlap with another course you are enrolled in. If this should happen, simply notify SAS, and we will find the closest time to the originally scheduled exam time that does not conflict with your course timetable, and then we will confirm the time with you and your instructor.
FOR MOODLE EXAMS: Your time extension will be applied automatically to any exams written through Moodle. You will receive an email confirming your Moodle time extension based on your accommodation. You still need to schedule any online exams that you wish to write in the SAS testing centre through your online services.
OTHER ONLINE EXAMS: Please ask your instructor to manually apply your time extension to any online exams that you will write through a non-Moodle platform (eg. textbook publisher’s website).
All accommodated exams are written in room G307 unless SAS emails you about an alternate location. Be sure to bring your Concordia ID or government issued photo ID with you. In order to get all students started in a timely manner and to keep noise and distractions to a minimum, we ask that you observe the following practices:
Students are seated one at a time in the order that they arrive in, so please wait at the door until an exam proctor is ready to see you.
Ensure you are ready to write your exam before entering the exam room. If you need to gather writing utensils, ID, or other exam materials, please do so outside the exam room.
You are permitted to have the following items at your desk while writing your exam:
Pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, or any other writing utensils. Pencil cases are not permitted, but you may use a clear plastic bag to carry your writing utensils in if you wish.
Beverage (water, tea, coffee) as long as it in a clear container
Any materials that your instructor has allowed the class to use during the exam (eg. textbook, calculator, index card of notes) and any items that are a part of your exam accommodations (active noise cancelling headphones, basic calculator).
You are prohibited from having the following items at your desk while writing your exam. Any items you will not have with you at your desk should be hung up along the West wall of G307
Watches of any type. There will be a clock located either on a wall or your desk so you can keep track of how much time you have left.
Phones must be left in your bag, jacket, or with a proctor during your exam and switched to silent (not vibrate) or turned off completely.
Any food or snacks. Exceptions may apply for medical reasons.
Once you have shown an exam proctor your ID, they will confirm your spot in the exam schedule, show where to sit, and give you your exam.
Keep volume to a minimum when talking in and around the exam room.
If you have any questions or encounter any issues while writing an exam, please do not hesitate to raise them with the exam proctor. If the exam proctor is unable to answer a question, they will contact another staff member. We can also relay a question to your instructor or escort you to the room where the class exam is in progress if you require clarification from your instructor. Ear plugs and earmuffs are available for anyone to use during exams.