The Testing Center (TC) in Disability Resources provides an equitable environment for Texas A&M students that require exam accommodations due to a disability need. Our friendly and helpful staff and proctors are here to ensure students’ exam accommodations are fully accessible, all while upholding the integrity of exams.
Working Together – Communicate and Collaborate!
Communication is the key to a successful collaboration between instructors and students!
We highly encourage instructors and students to take the time at the beginning of each semester to discuss the required exam accommodations and determine if the student will use the Disability Resources Testing Center, or if the instructor will be able to provide the requested accommodation(s) in another setting (such as the classroom, a conference room, in an office or online).
Important notes
- Please schedule all your exams now so that you don’t miss the scheduling deadline and risk having to take an exam without accommodations.
- Provide at least 5 business days (1 full week) advance notice when scheduling (during fall and spring semesters). Please provide at least 3 business days during the summer semester.
- Schedule your exams at the same time/date as the rest of the class.
- When scheduling at a different time than your class, you must obtain prior approval from your instructor.
- The deadline for scheduling all end of semester exams and finals is 3 weeks prior to the start of finals week.
For Final Exam week, please note that due to space and staff needs the standard start times for Disability Resources during final exam week will be: 8:00am, 11:00am, 2:00pm and 5:00pm.
- Unless there is an exam time conflict or instructor permission to schedule otherwise students should schedule the 10:00 and 10:30am finals at 11:00am; the 12:30pm and 1:00pm finals at 2:00pm and the 3:00 and 3:30pm finals at 5:00pm.
We are here for You!
Communication with the Testing Center staff is also highly encouraged! Our staff are more than happy to share our knowledge and ensure that students are comfortable with the testing center accommodations, and instructors rest easy in the knowledge that their tests are in secure hands.
- Have a question about the Testing Center? Call us at 979-458-1102 or email us at [email protected]! (for specific student accommodation related questions, please reach out to your Access Coordinator)
- Curious how it all works? Schedule to swing by and see the Testing Center for yourself!
- Trouble using AIM? Not a problem! Call us and we’ll walk you through it.
- For Students: To utilize the Testing Center the student must follow the documentation process to schedule exams.
- For Instructors:
View your TC Exam Schedule
Students can verify their exam schedule by logging into AIM Student Portal.
Testing Center Resources:
- Four (4) group testing rooms with individual cubicles for seating to provide a reduced distraction testing environment. Two rooms have 25 seats each, two rooms have 15 seats each.
- One of the 15 seat rooms is primarily used for computer-based testing (such as Open Access Lab computers, computer for essay, bring your own device).
- Adjustable height tables are available.
- Thirteen (13) individual exam rooms.
Rooms accommodate space for a wheelchair, scribe, reader and/or other adaptive equipment as needed.- Adjustable height tables are available.
- Three (3) rooms have Video Magnifiers (a.k.a. CCTVs)
- Computers with standard software and adaptive software are available as needed.
Additional rooms and proctors are scheduled during high volume testing periods (mid-terms and finals).
The testing rooms are monitored by staff through video cameras or by assigned proctors when testing occurs in rooms that are not video monitored.
Exam Accommodations
Some examples of exam accommodations, may include but are not limited to:
- Extended testing time
- Reduced distraction environment
- Large print
- Braille or e-text formatted version of the exam
- Exam scribe
- Exam reader or use of text-to-speech software
- Use of adaptive software (ZoomText, JAWS, Read & Write, Dragon NaturallySpeaking)
- Use of adaptive hardware (video magnifier, adaptive mice, adaptive keyboards, etc.)
Exam Location & Administration Hours
- Location: Suite 111 in the Student Services Building
- Hours:
- Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 9:00pm
- If no exams are pre-scheduled, the TC may close at 5:00pm.
- Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00pm
- Finals: 8:00 am – 9:00pm
- Summer Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am -5:00pm
- Interim Hours (between semesters): 8:00 am – 5:00pm
- Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 9:00pm
Note: For semester specific dates, please review your course syllabi or the Texas A&M Academic Calendar. No exams will be administered on designated reading days and prep days except for one-hour course exams and limited case-by-case exceptions.