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Test Accommodations in SDS (Adaptive Test Center)

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The Adaptive Test Center (ATC) provides an equitable environment for UTSA students that require exam accommodations due to a disability need.  Our friendly and helpful staff and proctors are here to ensure students’ accommodations are fully accessible, all while upholding the integrity of exams. Test accommodations are provided to eligible students on a case-by-case basis and determined by a clinically documented need.

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 ATC. Depending on the test vocabulary, essential elements of the course, and course time (e.g., students who utilize the Adaptive Test Center and who cannot come to the ATC during ATC hours, may be able to receive alternate testing times/accommodations through their instructor by contacting the ATC for further information) and/or the utilization of special test components (e.g. specialized tools or software) instructors may choose to provide the student with approved accommodations directly or by a designee in a location that fulfills the accommodated testing environment in which the student has been approved. It is within the instructor’s purview to determine and arrange to provide students with their approved disability accommodations directly

Test accommodations may include, but are not limited to:

    • Reduced Distraction Environment

    • Utilization of Large print or CCTV

    • Extended testing time

    • Test Reader

    • Test Scribe

    • Use of computer for essay exams

    • Utilization of Alternative Media and/or Screen Reading Software

We are here to help! Exam Location & Administration Hours

  • Location: Multidisciplinary Building (MS) 3.01.14
  • Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00pm

Note: For semester specific dates, please review your course syllabi. No exams will be administered on the designated Student Study Day except limited case by case exceptions. 

  • Have a question about the ATC? Call us at (210) 458-8086 or email us at ATC@utsa.edu (for specific student related questions, please reach out to your Disability Specialist)
  • 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.

Student Disability Services Adaptive Test Center (ATC) Policies

  1. Exams must be scheduled by submitting a request via Student Portal at least 5 business days prior to the Exam/Quiz date. Final Exams must be scheduled 3 weeks in advance. Any Exam/Quiz not scheduled 5 business days in advance (3 weeks in advance for Final Exams) may result the student having to take the test/quiz with the instructor or a need to reschedule with your instructor for another date/time

  2. Exams/Quizzes should be scheduled at the same time the class is scheduled to take the Exam/Quiz. Any variation in time will require the student to request for professor's approval of the alternative time

  3. Students must arrive promptly at the ATC office at the time the exam is scheduled. If a student is more than 15 minutes late, the student must obtain permission from their instructor in order for ATC staff to administer the exam/quiz

    • An exception will be made in case of illness, emergencies, or delays resulting from problems with VIA Trans

  4. It is the student's responsibility to bring a pen, pencil, scantron, blue book, calculator, and/or whatever other materials are needed to complete the test. If the ATC does not receive a Testing Agreement from the students instructor approving the use of any other auxiliary materials or instruments during an exam, ATC staff will assume the use of additional materials is NOT permitted.

  5. While in the testing room, students are not allowed to have anything at their workspace except for the items that have been approved by their instructor in the Testing Agreement.

  6. Students are expected to uphold the integrity of the examination process and to ensure compliance. Any misconduct will be reported to the instructor and be subject to disciplinary action based on the UTSA's Student Code of Conduct.

  7. When exams are completed ATC Staff will ensure delivery to the instructor's departmental office if the instructor did not specify in the Exam Instruction Form and may include the proctor notes with details of observed student behavior.

  8. Students with questions or concerns before or after taking exams, will be instructed to contact the instructor. If an issue arises during the exam, the ATC staff will immediately contact the instructor. It is highly recommended for instructors to have a way to be contacted directly, or to have someone designated to speak on their behalf if a situiation arises in the ATC during the scheduled exam/quiz time

  9. Instructors can choose to provide the student with approved accommodations directly or by a designee in a location that fulfills the accommodated testing environment in which the student has been approved. It is within the Instructor's purview to determine and arrange to provide students with their approved disability accommodations directly.