Exam Accommodations

Overview

Alternative Exam Services within our office facilitates test accommodations for students who are eligible for modifications such as extended time, readers, scribes, or the use of a word processor. Students eligible for any of these services will present a Student Academic Accommodation Request (SAAR) form to their instructors at the beginning of the semester.

Arranging for Exams to be Administered in Our Office

Instructors and students may arrange for exams to be given in our office. To request this service, the instructor fills out the information requested on the student's SAAR form:

• Time and dates of exams
• Instructions for exam administration
• Special Instructions

Timely completion of SAAR forms is critical for arranging exam accommodations at our office and is necessary to ensure that each exam is administered according to the directions of the instructor.

To take an exam in our office, students are required to turn in a SAAR form with the test date(s) to our office one week before the first non-final exam or 3 weeks before the final exam, if not returned previously. This gives our office time to get the exam from the instructor and to clarify any questions we might have about adminstering the test.

The forms should be turned in at the
SDS front desk by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday
the week before the exam.
Finals week forms are due by April 22

Spring 2009 Schedule

Sending Exams to Student Disability Services

Instructors may send exams to Student Disability Services via e-mail, fax, or campus mail. If you choose to send an exam by e-mail, it works best to send the file as a Microsoft Word or PDF document. Send it as an e-mail attachment addressed to: sds-exams@uiowa.edu. Please provide the following information in the e-mail:

For other questions regarding exams or Exam Services, please call (319) 335-1462.

Additional Information

Testing Accommodations: Preparing Faculty & Teaching Assistants to Accommodate Students with Disabilities (5.43 MB) pdf

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