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MAKE-UP TESTING GUIDELINES UPDATES

*Beginning Fall 2025, the FAU Testing Center will implement a new policy regarding make-up exam services. To better support instructional needs and manage testing resources efficiently, make-up exam services will only be available to faculty teaching courses with 100+ students. To facilitate this change, the Testing Center will offer six dedicated make-up exam slots per day specifically for these large-enrollment courses only. 


What's Changing

Beginning August 9, 2025, make-up exam services will only be available
to faculty teaching courses with 100+ students.


The FAU Testing & Certification Center provides makeup exam services for students who are unable to complete exams at alternate times with their instructors. Make-up testing is not an alternative for classroom testing.  This service should be used only for students who have an extenuating circumstances beyond their control.  Examples of circumstances that would warrant a make-up exam at the testing center include but are not limited to illness, death of a family member, severe weather event, auto accident, required court appearance, or emergency military service.  

  • Six daily time slots will be reserved only for make-up exams in large-enrollment courses +100 students enrolled.
  • Once all slots are filled for a given day, students will need to select the next available day.

  • This system is designed to help students with legitimate absences complete missed exams in a timely manner, rather than waiting until the end of the semester.

ENROLL/SUBMIT AN EXAM

  • All make-up exams can be submitted by the instructor, (under the instructor's name) through an online portal via the FAU Testing website.

  • This requires a one-time enrollment by the instructor to setup this service (www.registerblast.com/fau/professor/enroll). 

  • You must provide an FAU Email address to use this service.

  • Tutorials are available for your assistance.
      
  • Please allow one business day to process your one-time enrollment. You may then proceed to submit your exam and any subsequent exams there after. 
    *Enrollment of your course must be +100 students.

SUBMIT YOUR EXAM

  • Login to the Professor submission portal for detailed instructions on how to submit a new make-up test form and/or edit an existing submission form.

MAKE-UP TESTING GUIDELINES

  • The Center administers paper/pencil make-up exams only submitted through our Professor Submission  portal (under the instructor's name.)  When submitting exams, all fields of the submission form must be completed. 
     

    Beginning August 9, 2025, make-up exam services will only be available to faculty teaching courses with 100+ students.

  • Students must have an Owl Card or valid unexpired government-issued photo ID.

  • You must inform students to schedule their exam.  https://www.fau.edu/testing/all-tests/make-up-testing/index.php Students will not be able to schedule an appointment until your submission has been completed through the Professor submission portal.  Please provide the registration URL information to the student.

    Seating is limited. Once all slots are filled for a given day, students will need to select the next available day.  Please encourage students not to wait until the last day of the testing window to schedule their exam as seats may be full.

  • Student names must be included on the form. (6 students maximum per instructor at any given time) Space is limited. Additional students or submissions cannot be added until the previous submission is completed and exams are picked up.

  • Prior faculty approval is required for a student to take a make-up exam at the Center

  • Walk-in testing is not offered due to limited seat capacity.

  • Submitted exams of any type cannot exeed a 2-hour (120 minutes) time limit.  Additionally, exams must be a minimum of 60 minutes in length.

  • Paper/Pencil exams can be submitted electronically but must be picked up in-person from the Testing Center.  (Photo ID is required for pick up.)  The testing center cannot scan and email completed exams.
  • Testing aids are limited to one page of notes (front and back) and/or one authorized book.  No additional materials will be allowed in the testing room.

  • No electronic devices of any kind are allowed in the testing room.

  • Students requiring accommodations must make arrangements to test with the Student Accessiblity Services (SAS) department.

 

SCANNING

All Scanning must be accompanied by a completed Scanning Log Sheet.  Print the  Scanning Log Sheet now. The Testing Office does not provide Log Sheets.  Please pre-print Log Sheets before arrival at the Testing Center.  Allow up to 72 hours for processing.

Scanning Guidelines:

Exams to be scanned must be hand delivered to the Testing Office. Results will be sent via email to FAU Email addresses only (2 email addresses per set). Exams must be picked up in person by the instructor or designated staff member (ID must be presented), actual scantrons cannot be mailed (this includes interoffice mail), faxed, printed or copied.

  • An answer key and Scanning Log Sheet must be submitted with each set of scantrons
  • Please allow up to 72 hours to process scanning
  • Scanning Procedures - Must have 10 or more answer sheets in a stack to be scanned
  • All Scantrons must be facing the same direction
  • Make sure only scantrons are submitted.  Please remove any paperclips, post-its, blank papers, or exams from scantron stacks as it will jam the machine resulting in a service call to Scantron
  • Only reports designated on Scanning Log Sheet will be processed
  • For any questions, concerns or issues with scanning please email fautesting@fau.edu

scanning picture

This is how we need you to fill out your key

On the first colum, write the Letter A then skip the next colum and write  INSTRUCTORS NAME  skip the next colum then write the word KEY

Note:

  • Be sure to bubble in  the corresponding circles
  • Blue scantrons must be scanned at the Boca Testing Center only and the pink scantrons must be scanned in Davie. 
  • Make sure you have a key and a Log Sheet accompanied with every scantron set  

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