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Testing Sites and Proctoring

All exams must be proctored in a testing site University Extension has approved. The proctor is authorized to enforce The University of Texas at Austin exam policies. All exam materials will be turned into the proctor when you have completed the exam or when the time allowed for the exam has expired.You must make your own arrangements for taking exams. (Learn more about the exam request process.) If you live in the Austin area, you must take the exam at the K-16 Education Testing Center. There is a $50 non-refundable proctoring fee applied per exam taken.

If you are unable to take your exam at the K-16 Education Testing Center, the UEX Testing Coordinator must approve an alternative site, preferably a testing center at a college or university, whether you are in the United States or abroad.*

In the absence of a testing center, the UEX Testing Coordinator may approve alternative proctors such as education officers at military installations or correctional facilities.

You will request authorization to take the exam at an alternate testing center when you request the exam through the online learning management system.
Any proctoring fees at alternative sites are your responsibility.

If you do not take your exam within 30 days after your request or if you change your testing site, the exam will be returned to University Extension. If you subsequently request that we send the exam again within your original enrollment period, you will be charged a $25 non-refundable fee.

*Do not be discouraged if you are residing outside of the U.S. and cannot find a “testing center.” Outside of the U.S., college and university offices that provide testing center services frequently refer to these services as “exam proctoring” or “exam invigilating.” You may also find offices that provide these services listed within a “student assessment center.”