Exam accommodations are intended to remove the effects of a disability on a student's demonstration of knowledge and skills. Accommodations are based on a student's documented disability. 

Ideally, departments arrange for students to write accommodated exams within their own facilities. However, students requiring specialized services, equipment, or settings that cannot be reasonably provided by a department may arrange to write exams through the DRC which provides exam invigilation and implements the University's exam policies.

Students writing an exam at the DRC need to fill out an Exam Booking Form (Blue form) which lists the accommodations that they are eligible to receive. The student must take this form to their course instructor to fill in and return it, in person, to the DRC at least 7 days before the exam date and at least 7 days before the final exam period begins.

As an instructor, when completing the form, you should:

• Complete the necessary information about the exam

• Specify the allowances of the exam – e.g., the use of a calculator (including its type: programmable, non-programmable, or graphing).

• Provide telephone numbers of where you can be reached during the exam sitting or the name and telephone number of another contact person in case we have questions or concerns.

• Keep a copy of the form.

• Return the form to the student because they must return it to the DRC in person. You should not return the form on behalf of the student.

Delivering and picking up exams

Instructors should provide the DRC with a copy of the exam at least 2 days before the exam date. The exam may be emailed, faxed, or dropped off at our office.

There are three options for the return of the exam package:

Please be sure to specify on the Exam Booking Form which method you would prefer. Note: if you chose to use interoffice mail, once the exam has left the DRC it is no longer our responsibility and we are not liable for the loss of exams using this method.