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Centralized Accommodated Testing Spaces

Pilot Program 

The Office of Student Access and Accommodation initiated a Centralized Accommodated Testing pilot program in Spring 2023 to provide additional support to undergraduate and graduate students who are registered with Student Access and Accommodation and have a documented need for accommodated testing.

Centralized Accommodated Testing Spaces

Sadler Hall

Rooms 122 and 123

Hours – Fall 2023

Monday         8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday         8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday  8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday       8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday             8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

On Study Days, accommodated testing will be available solely for graduating seniors, in accordance with our policies, End of Semester Study Period and Exception to Final Examination and Study Policies for Graduating Seniors, in the Faculty and Staff Handbook.

  • Faculty must reserve a specific start time, with no more than five students per section of a course at a time due to limited seating.
  • Faculty may need to stagger reservation times or schedule students at an alternate time. T
  • ests are only scheduled when a faculty member submits the request online.
  • Faculty must reserve a specific start time, with no more than five students per faculty member at a time due to limited seating. Faculty may need to stagger times to prevent overlaps.
  • If accommodated testing involves an online test, faculty should choose that option at the top of the “Special Instructions” in the reservation system. Otherwise, the default is a paper test.

How to Make a Reservation for the Centralized Accommodated Testing Spaces

Tests can only be scheduled through this online reservation system.

  1. Complete the online form, https://reserve.tcu.edu/TestCenters, also available on the Provost’s website under Faculty Resources.
  2. You will receive a calendar invitation as confirmation.
  3. Forward the calendar invitation to the student(s) to confirm the date, time and location of their reservation. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to communicate with the student the date, time, location and requirements for testing, such as timely arrival and the TCU photo ID requirement.
  4. Hand deliver exams and the PDF cover sheet from your calendar reservation to the Assistant to the Dean of your college/school for pick up by 8:15 a.m., at least two days prior to the test date. There are no exceptions to this policy.
    • Each exam should have the student’s name, class, and section on it.
    • Include the PDF cover sheet from your calendar reservation.
  5. Completed tests will be delivered to the Assistant to Dean of your college the day after the test is administered.
  6. NOTE: There will be no exceptions, last-minute changes or additions to the accommodated testing schedule. Faculty may not interact with proctors nor enter the test spaces. Any questions should be directed to accommodatedtesting@tcu.edu.

Requirements for Students

Students are required to follow the rules below or the test will not be administered.

  1. Bring a confirmed reservation showing date, time and place. The calendar invitation serves as confirmation.
  2. Bring TCU photo ID for identification.
  3. Arrive promptly. Students who arrive more than 15 minutes late will not be allowed to take their test and must reschedule via their faculty member. Students who do not show up for their test must be rescheduled with their faculty member.
  4. Sign an honor code statement of agreement before the test is administered.
  5. Behave ethically. A student may be dismissed from the testing space for inappropriate behavior such as evidence of cheating, disrespecting the proctor or violating testing space policy. If a student is dismissed from the testing space, the faculty member and the Dean’s office will be notified when the test is returned.

Direct questions to accommodatedtesting@tcu.edu.