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Student Guidelines and Instructions

 

Student Guidelines and Instructions

1. Meet with representatives in the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) to determine appropriate testing accommodations.

Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
G-664 Haven Hall
505 South State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1045
(734) 763-3000
ssdoffice@umich.edu
ssd.umich.edu/

2. If appropriate, SSD representative will provide you with a Verified Individualized Services and Accommodations Form (VISA form).
3. Discuss your VISA form with your instructor within the first two weeks of class.
4. Work with the Instructor to receive appropriate testing accommodations in the classroom or department.
   • To provide equity and inclusion, the default should be that test accommodations are facilitated by the instructor in the classroom or department.
   • Understand that in normal circumstances, extended-time accommodations are the responsibility of the instructor and are a low priority for the Testing Accommodation Center (TAC).
5. If appropriate testing accommodations cannot be facilitated by the instructor, ask that he/she complete  the online  “Test Reservation Request Form”.
   • Understand that a request for Test Accommodation may NOT necessarily result in a test reservation in the Testing Accommodation Center.
   • The Coordinator of the Center will determine on a space-available basis if a student can secure a reservation in the TAC.
6. Once the test reservation request form has been submitted by your instructor, you will receive an e-mail from the Testing Accommodation Center Coordinator regarding your test reservation request.
   • If you are unable to secure a test reservation, it is your responsibility to work with your instructor to receive test accommodations in the classroom or department on the test date as indicated in the course syllabus.
7. Things to consider when utilizing the services of the TAC:
   • Students are not able to ask questions during test/exam administration. (Please talk with your instructor about how to handle questions that may arise during a test).
   • Students and Proctors are not allowed to make phone calls during test administration.
   • Only materials as indicated on the Test Reservation Request Form may be used during a test. (Please talk with your instructor about needed test materials during a test, and indicate those materials on the Test Reservation Request Form). Materials not indicated on the Form will not be allowed during test administration.
   • Please be aware that there are specific TAC rules and regulations students must adhere to when taking tests/exams in the TAC.
   • Due to available test administration times at the TAC, tests and exams may be scheduled within one half hour from the time indicated on the Test Reservation Request Form.