Proctored Testing Service

The Dundalk Campus Testing Center's proctored testing service exists to meet the following needs of the college community, the Dundalk campus, and the residents in the neighboring communities.

• To provide secure testing for CCBC Distance Learning course offerings.
• To provide secure testing for individual students needing to make-up an exam.
• To provide secure testing for students from other colleges seeking a proctored testing environment. Please call or email Elaine Sweeney for information about fees and scheduling. Contact information:  410-285-9572 or esweeney@ccbcmd.edu.

NOTE: Please know, both faculty and students should read all of the following policy information. If there are any questions, please contact the Testing Center.

• Instructors need to arrange testing dates/times according to the Testing Centers availability. In addition, the instructor should provide policy information to their students and inform students of test date availability and test date deadlines. (F)

• Instructors must complete a CCBC Testing Center Proctored Testing Request Form and submit the completed form(s) with the test(s) and all materials needed, including blue books, Scantron answer sheets, other types of answer sheets, etc. Electronic delivery of a test, the request form, and course roster, if applicable, using email is preferred. Copies of tests emailed will be made by the Testing Centers. If a paper copy of a test is being submitted through the mail, the instructor is responsible for supplying enough copies of the test based on the numbers of students expected to test. Faxing a test, except on an emergency basis, is not suggested since often the faxed copy is hard to read and or the whole test does not transmit. (F)

• If more than one student is testing for a course and proctoring directions are the same for each student, the instructor must provide a roster along with the Request Form or submit an individual Request Form for each student.(F)

• The Testing Centers cannot administer a test for an entire class in one test sitting nor can they be used as a facility for a class to go to if the instructor is unable to attend a scheduled class time for any reason. To arrange any type of testing involving retests for the majority of a class and or to use the Testing Center other than for an individual in need of a make up or for Distance Learning course testing, the instructor must call the contact person for the Testing Center they plan to use. The contact person for the Testing Center will decide if the use of the Center can take place. (F)

• The instructor is responsible for delivering and picking up the tests. The Testing Centers are not responsible for the security of tests mailed to the Centers until the tests are received by the Centers. If the instructor requests, staff will mail completed tests; however, the Centers are not responsible for the security of the exam once they leave the office. Please refer to delivery instructions on the Request Form. (F)

• Computers with Microsoft programs may be available for students to use if required for a test. Please call the campus Testing Center contact person to arrange this type of testing.
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• Students are not allowed to bring a test to the Testing Center or to take one away without written consent from the instructor. (F/S)

• All tests are to be assumed closed book and closed notes unless otherwise specified on the Request Form. If the Request Form is not completely filled out by the instructor, students will not be allowed to use any aids while testing.(F/S)

• Any papers, including scrap paper and worksheets, used by the student while taking a test will be collected along with the test and given to the instructor. (F/S)

• In accordance with CCBC's academic honesty policy, suspicion of cheating will be documented and reported to the student's instructor. Any evidence of suspected academic dishonesty will be collected and given to the instructor. The instructor will make disciplinary decisions. (F/S)

• Students must call the desired Testing Center to verify hours and to arrange an appointment to test if appointments are required. (Appointments are required at Catonsville and Essex.) (F/S)

• Students must sign in and present a picture ID before a test can be administered. (F/S)

• Only people actively taking a test are permitted in the Testing Center. Children and other people accompanying the test taker may wait outside the Testing Center. CCBC Testing Center staff discourages leaving children unattended. (S)

• Students are discouraged from leaving the Testing Center during the test for personal reasons. Personal needs should be attended to before entering the Testing Center. (S)

• Tobacco products, food, drink, and chewing gum are not allowed in the Testing Center. (S)

• Electronic devices such as cell phones and pagers must be turned off and put away before entering the Testing Center. (S)
  
  

EXTENDED HOURS FOR FALL REGISTRATION (August 11 - September 6, 2008)

Students may call the Testing Center at 410-285-9572 to verify hours.

NOTE: The College and all testing centers will be closed:

Saturday, August 30, through Monday, September 1, for the Labor Day weekend.

 *NOTE: The Testing Center may need to close at times for varying reasons.

When you enroll in courses for a certificate or degree program at CCBC, you must have your skills in reading, writing, and mathematics assessed. At the Dundalk Campus, new students to CCBC must apply to the college, take placement testing, and meet with an academic advisor. To apply to the college, please contact the CCBC Dundalk Office of Admissions at 410-285-9855 or click on the link.

When students are ready to take the placement tests, they may do so during the CCBC Dundalk Testing Center's regular hours of operation, which are listed above. Extended hours are available from August 11 - September 6, 2008.

Additional information about taking the placement test is available from the CCBC Guide to Assessment and Placement.