Faculty Required Testing

Students must present either a physical government-issued photo ID or FSCJ Sstudent ID. No photocopies. No exceptions.

All accommodations are approved through Student Support Services.

Private Testing Room:

1. Private testing rooms must be scheduled through an Assessment staff member. Making an appointment through SmarterProctoring or RegisterBlast does not reserve a private testing room.

2. To reserve a private testing room, call or email your center of choice. If your faculty member uses SmarterProctoring, you must be ready to schedule your appointment at the time of the call.

3. In the event all rooms are booked, you may still test at the center, but you must sign a waiver of accommodations at the time of testing.  

Double Time:

1. You must select an appointment that allows you enough time to complete your exam with the added time. Make certain to check the closing time for your location and select a time that gives the full amount of time to test. In the event you scheduled an appointment that does not give your full amount of time, you will be required to sign a waiver of accommodations at the time of testing.
2. For example, if you schedule an appointment at 3 p.m. but the center closes at 5 p.m., you may keep the appointment but you will only have two hours to complete the exam.
   

Readers and Scribes:

1. All readers and scribes are approved via Student Support Services.
2. Readers and scribes must be booked through Student Support Services prior to your testing appointment. Assessment staff cannot serve as readers or scribes.
   

Breaks:

1. Breaks are outlined by the testing information provided by Faculty. Should your accommodation need additional breaks, it is important to make certain it is included in your paperwork.
2. Breaks allow access to the restroom, comfort aids (small, medically necessary items), medications, and/or food, unless specifically outlined by your accommodations.

Additional Testing Materials:

1. You will be permitted all testing materials as outlined by your professor and Student Support Services.
2. If your accommodations allow any additional items other than scratch paper, pens/pencils (non-colored), and/or basic/scientific calculators, then you must bring the materials in or make accommodations prior to your testing appointments.

FSCJ is dedicated to maintaining an environment that fosters student success. The College endeavors to protect the rights of students and expects all students to act responsibly.

Any act or behavior by a student that impairs, interferes with, or otherwise disturbs or obstructs the orderly conduct, processes, functions, and/or interests of the College is expressly prohibited. Each student is subject to federal and state laws, respective county and municipal ordinances, and all rules and regulations of the College. Violations of published laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations may subject the violator to the appropriate disciplinary action by College authorities.

Disciplinary action, unless otherwise provided by law, may include fines; the withholding of diplomas or transcripts, pending compliance with rules on payments of fines; and the imposition of probation, suspension, or dismissal. Students shall be afforded due process prior to the administration of disciplinary action for violation of College conduct policies.

The Expectations of Student Conduct can be located by clicking on the appendix link in the College Catalog.

Personal items are not permitted in the testing room. Examples of personal items are, but not limited to, hats, watches, cellphones, wallets, purses, books, pens, pencils, food, drink, candy, gum, etc.

Head coverings of any kind are not permitted unless being worn for religious or medical purposes. All items will be visually inspected prior to testing.

Faculty determine all testing materials for exams. If a student believes additional materials should be allowed, it will be the responsibility of the student to contact the professor for clarification.

Assessment staff will provide (if permitted) scratch paper, pencils, and any faculty attachments.

All testing materials used at the testing station must be turned in at the end of testing. Should your exam allow a formula sheet or notes, you may have Assessment staff photo copy your notes/formula sheet before testing; however, you must remember that whichever you choose to use, the original or the photocopy, must be turned in at the end of the exam.

All FSCJ assessment centers follow the Academic Dishonesty Procedures as defined in APM 11-0604. For the complete APM, you may visit Student Academic Dishonesty Procedures.

Should a student be found to violate any of the policies below, testing will be terminated and the student will be referred back to the professor.

It is a crime in the state of Florida “for any person to knowingly and willfully take an online course or examination on behalf of another person for compensation” as per Section 1002.321(4), Fla. Stat. (2012).

The following activities and behaviors are considered violations of expected academic honesty and are subject to disciplinary action:

1. Cheating, which is defined as the giving or taking of any information or material with the intent of wrongfully aiding one's self or another in academic work considered in the determination of course grade or the outcome of a standardized assessment.

    

2. Plagiarism, which is defined as the act of stealing or passing off as one's own work the words, ideas or conclusions of another as if the work submitted were the product of one's own thinking rather than an idea or product derived from another source, including the product of artificial intelligence.

    

3. Any other form of inappropriate behavior which may include but is not limited to
   1. falsifying records or data,
   2. lying,
   3. unauthorized copying,
   4. tampering,
   5. abusing or otherwise unethically using computer or other stored information, and
   6. any other act or misconduct which may reasonably be deemed to be a part of this heading.

For some courses, your faculty may set up scheduling through SmarterProctoring, which is located in Canvas. Please use the PDFs below to assist in navigating through your scheduling process.

Student Setting Up a SmarterProctoring Account
Student Setting Up a SmarterProctoring Account with Accommodations
Student FSCJ Campus SmarterProctoring Scheduling Step by Step
Student External Testing Centers SmarterProctoring Scheduling Step by Step
Student Automated Proctoring Scheduling Step by Step
Student Cancelling or Rescheduling Step by Step