Distance Testing
Valencia College Testing and Assessment offers proctoring services for students taking online or distance learning courses from other colleges and universities that require exams be administered in a proctored environment. Our Testing Center provides limited distance course testing for non-Valencia College students on an appointment-basis.
Distance Proctoring Guidelines
Please review the following guidelines prior to requesting testing at Valencia College.
About the Testing Center
Distance Testing exams may be administered as paper & pencil or computer-based. The following browsers and platforms are supported: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Canvas, MyMathLab, and Respondus Lockdown Browser. Student use of personal computers is not permitted in the Testing Center.
ID Policy:
Students must bring a physical valid form of photo identification. Pictures of IDs or electronic IDs will not be accepted. Acceptable forms of ID’s include:
1. A student ID
2. A current driver’s license
3. A current state or federal ID card (such as a Green Card)
4. A current passport
Availability
Tests are administered on an appointment basis Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, except for holidays and college closures. During peak periods, appointments may be limited. Appointments must be scheduled 24 hours in advance (no walk-ins will be accepted).
Fees
The proctoring fee for distance testing students is $25.00 per exam and must be paid at the time of registration via RegisterBlast. All exam fees are nonrefundable.
It is the student's responsibility to communicate and coordinate with their instructor the desire to take an exam at the Valencia College Testing and Assessment Center. Your professor must send exam materials directly to Valencia College using the Distance Proctoring Request Form.
Distance Proctoring Process for Students
This process is to be followed by non-Valencia students.
Step 1: Email wpc-testingcenter@valenciacollege.edu the name and email address of your instructor
-Please submit exam requests at least five business days prior to your preferred test date
Step 2: Wait for approval from the Winter Park Testing Center
-Please allow three business days for information to be received from your instructor or institution testing center
-Detailed instructions for appointment registration will be sent to you via email
Step 3: Register and pay for your exam via RegisterBlast
Step 4: Arrive for your exam on exam day
-Please arrive on time for your appointment
-Please bring any instructor approved testing materials such as calculators and notes
Distance Proctoring Process for Instructors
This process is to be followed by non-Valencia instructors or institution testing centers.
Step 1: Complete the Distance Proctoring Request Form for each exam
-Please allow three business days for requests to be approved
Step 2: Wait for approval from the Winter Park Testing Center
-Once approved, detailed instructions will be sent to students for appointment registration
If your institution requires a signed Proctor Agreement Form prior to testing, please email the completed form to us. The signed form will be returned via email to your institution. Please use the contact information below to identify Valencia College as an exam proctor for your institution.
Valencia College Winter Park Campus Testing Center
850 West Morse Blvd Rm 104 Winter Park, FL 32789-3709
Phone: 407-582-6086
Email: wpc-testingcenter@valenciacollege.edu