Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! Please feel free to reach out to your class early and directly about a plan for students needing testing accommodations.

Sample email for when you will be able to provide extended time:

“We have a test coming up in two weeks. I will be able to provide extended time for students with approved testing accommodations through LSS or ADS. If you need additional accommodations that I cannot provide, please book a seat in ClockWork by ___________."

Sample email for when you know you will be unable to provide testing accommodations:

“We have a test coming up in two weeks. Because of scheduling or space restraints, I will be unable to provide any testing accommodations to students registered with LSS or ADS. If you plan to use your testing accommodations, please book a seat in ClockWork by ___________."

No. The Falvey Test Center, the ADS Test Center, and the Tolentine Test Center cannot accommodate remote proctoring requests. Please see Alternative Proctoring Solutions.

Although the Falvey Test Center can only proctor exams for students who are registered with LSS and the ADS Test Center can only proctor exams for students who are registered with ADS, the Tolentine Test Center can proctor any student who misses an exam due to routine illness, athletics or other University-approved absences. Please see Villanova Test Centers for more information.

Yes. Extra time accommodations need to be calculated based on the time you give the class. For more information, please see How to Calculate Students' Accommodated Extra Time on Tests.

The Falvey Test Center and the ADS Test Center assist faculty with proctoring for students needing accommodations, but both Test Centers are limited in both space and staffing. Providing testing accommodations is a shared responsibility. If the Falvey Test Center or the ADS Test Center cannot assist, depending on where the student is registered, students with testing accommodations can schedule a test through the Tolentine Test Center. 

However, if the Falvey Test Center, the ADS Test Center, and the Tolentine Test Center cannot assist, try booking a room or using departmental conference space. Consider asking a TA, GA or colleague for assistance or review Alternative Proctoring Solutions to see if there is a technology solution that might work for you.

If you plan to proctor a student and provide any approved testing accommodations, and then an issue arises, please do not assume the Falvey Test Center, the ADS Test Center, or the Tolentine Test Center will be able to assist. We will do our best, but we cannot guarantee last-minute support.

Similarly, if you change the date of your exam, please know this may remove the Falvey Test Center, the ADS Test Center, or the Tolentine Test Center as an option for proctoring assistance. For example, if a student books a seat for an exam on Monday, and then the professor emails the class on Sunday that they are pushing the test to Wednesday, it then puts the student past the three-business-day booking window. It is possible that the Falvey Test Center, the ADS Test Center and the Tolentine Test Center do not have the same availability on Wednesday, so you will need to figure out a different plan to proctor the student and provide any approved testing accommodations.