If an online professor requires an exam to be proctored or in
person and the online student lives too far from the University,
the student may be required to arrange for someone to proctor the
exam. It is the student's responsibility to locate and obtain
instructor approval for the proctor.
Fees
The student is responsible for any fees associated with the
attainment of a proctor or proctoring service.
Procedure
Online students should refer to the online course syllabus and
contact the online instructor or academic advisor for details
regarding proctored exams.
Proctor Approval Form
If a remote proctor is necessary for an online course, please
submit a completed online proctor form to the instructor for final
approval.
Appropriate Exam Proctors
A student's friend or relative may not serve as a proctor.
Acceptable proctor options are specified below:
- A member of the faculty at any regionally accredited college or
university
- An educational administrator at any regionally accredited
college, university or high school
- A full-time teacher at a regionally accredited high school
- A librarian at a public or high school library
- An employee at a learning center or private testing center
- An administrator at a Pennsylvania Community Education Council
facility
- For a student in the military, an officer of higher rank than
the student
- For an incarcerated student, the institution's education
officer, librarian or chaplain