Setting up Off-Campus Proctoring
If you are located outside of the Eugene-Springfield area, you will need to obtain a remote proctor at a local college, university, or local learning center to administer your course exam in-person. Online proctoring services such as Proctorio, ProctorTrack, Examity are not accepted. K-12 proctors, relatives, and Zoom proctoring are also not accepted. It is recommended that this be completed by the end of Week 1 so that the course can be dropped without a withdrawl recorded in the event that a Remote Proctor cannot be found. All fees associated with the remote proctor are the responsibility of the student.
- Students located in the Portland area may be able to take their exam at the UO Portland Campus. See Portland proctoring below for more information.
- If you have questions about locating a proctor or if a potential proctor meets requirements, contact the Online Exam Center staff.
- If you set up off-campus proctoring, you can still complete your online course exams on campus and will just need to use the on-campus scheduling system.
How to Obtain a Remote Proctor
A remote proctor site is a secure location to take online exams in-person and is the students responsibility to locate. Some popular acceptable examples include local community college testing centers, continuing education sites, and some learning centers. Searching the websites of academic institutions near you is an effective way to find proctoring services. The NCTA website also provides a long list of potential proctors, but is in no way a comprehensive list of options. A list of some locations that other UO students have previously used can be found on the Previously Used Remote Proctoring Site page. Students located in the San Francisco may find it difficult or impossible to locate a proctor and should consider this before taking a course requiring remote proctoring.
Students located outside of the U.S.: Students who intend to take their exam at an institution outside of the U.S. will need to additionally provide a URL to the institution's website in the "Additional Notes" section of the request form. Requests that do not include a URL listing the email address will not be approved.
1. Find and verify that the proctor will administer your exam.
Students will need to contact the proctor directly and verify that they have availability to administer your exam during the time frame your instructor has allowed for the exam. This includes verifying that the proctor can provide constant supervision, as locations unable to supervise the entire exam will not be approved.
2. Submit a request form with the Online Exam Center staff (Remote Proctor personal email addresses are not accepted).
The Online Exam Center staff will contact your proctor and verify the location, and if your proctor can be approved, then the Online Exam Center staff will notify your proctor.
Students will receive a confirmation email when your proctor is approved. If you are using the same proctor throughout the term, only one request needs to be submitted. There is no need to submit a request for each exam.
Remote Proctoring Policies
- All fees associated with the remote proctor are the responsibility of the student.
- Proctors cannot be related to the student in any way.
- Online proctoring services are not accepted by the University of Oregon.
- Proctors should be listed in institutions’ website directory.
- Remote proctor requests that are submitted the same day of the exam will not be approved.
- It is the student’s responsibility to locate a proctor, and this should be done by the end of Week 2.
Portland Campus
Proctoring services for the UO Portland Campus are located at 2811 NE Holman St, Portland, OR 97211. There is no charge for taking exams at this site, but availability is extremely limited.
- To schedule an appointment in Portland, please select the Portland Campus option when registering on the On-Campus Proctoring page. Taking proctored exams at the Portland Campus follows the same process as on-campus proctoring. However, the time slots at this location are very limited. If these do not fit your schedule, you will need to locate a local remote proctor.
- Fall testing days and hours are limited to Tuesday at 10 a.m. and Friday at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. Testing will be held in the computer lab classroom, Room 118, of the Innovation Building. Once posted, if you cannot view these slots on the registration form, it is likely that the session is full.
For information on Parking or Transit, please see the Portland Campus website. There is currently no charge to park in the designated P Zone lots. If you have any questions, please contact the UO Online Exam Center staff in Eugene.
