DRC Testing Information for Faculty

• If a student is eligible for testing accommodations, their instructor will receive an email containing a list of the student's requested accommodations and a link to the Alternative Testing Agreement. (NOTE: If you haven't received an email, please check your SPAM folder.)
• The Alternative Testing Agreement is an online form containing 8 questions for faculty. Your detailed answers to these questions will instruct DRC Testing Services on how you want us to approve and administer exams on your behalf. 
• Faculty can fill out the Alternative Testing Agreement via the email link or by logging in to the Faculty Portal for Student Accommodations.
• It's important that faculty complete the Alternative Testing Agreement as soon as possible so the DRC Testing team can process and approve the student's exam request. Please know that the student’s exam appointment with the DRC Testing Center cannot be confirmed without completion of the Alternative Testing Agreement by faculty.
• Only one Alternative Testing Agreement needs to be filled out for each lecture section of a course (it will automatically be applied to all DRC students in that section). 
• If you need to copy the agreement from one course section to another, you can do so via the Faculty Portal. (NOTE: If you use the Copy feature in the portal, please make sure you adjust exam times and dates for each section.)

Faculty can provide their exams to DRC Testing Services in any one of the following ways:

1. Bring the exam to the DRC Testing office two business days prior to the exam, or earlier, when possible. For drop-offs after 7 PM any other day, you can use our drop box. It’s located across the street from our building at the intersection of Cuesta Avenue and South Perimeter. It’s a white mailbox, near the stop sign. Pick up times are 7:30 AM and 2:30 PM.
2. Give the exam to the student at the beginning of class, in a sealed envelope, to bring to the DRC. NOTE: Professors are responsible for notifying students when and where to pick up the exam. Some instructors choose this option because they prefer that students start the exam with the rest of the class to provide instructions, clarify questions, etc. 

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The Faculty Portal for Student Accommodations is a "one-stop shop" that allows faculty to do the following:

• Submit, edit, and copy an Alternative Testing Agreement
• See a list of exam requests scheduled by students
• See the status of an exam request (if it was approved by DRC Testing Services or not)
• Securely upload exams

To learn more about how to use the Faculty Portal, check out the following tutorials:

• (Video) Faculty Portal for Student Accommodations tutorial (runtime: 5:34)
• (Video) Copying Alternative Testing Agreements (runtime: 3:18)
• (PDF) Faculty Portal for Student Accommodations tutorial
• (PDF) Copying Alternative Testing Agreements

Location: Bldg 124 (Student Services, across from Spanos Stadium)
Phone: 805-756-6087
Email: drctesting@calpoly.edu

Test Proctoring Hours: Monday – Friday 7AM - 7PM; Summer hours: 8AM-5PM M-F

For additional information regarding test accommodations, please visit Testing Accommodations FAQ