Testing Accommodations F.A.Q.'s
- Who is eligible for special testing accommodations?
- How do I get tested to see if I have a learning disability?
- Am I required to have tests proctored in the Learning Center, or can my instructor make these arrangements within his or her department?
- I am registered with Student Disability Services. What do I need to do to arrange to take tests in the Learning Center?
- What accommodations are available in the Learning Center testing facilities?
- What accommodations are NOT available in the Learning Center testing facilities?
- Other Questions
Who is eligible for special testing accommodations?
Any Texas Tech student with a documented disability may register with Student Disability Services in Room 335 West Hall. Their phone number is (806) 742-2405. They will evaluate each student’s documentation and determine accommodations for which each student is eligible. If necessary they may direct the student to take diagnostic tests necessary to evaluate eligibility. The Learning Center will provide only those accommodations which have been authorized by Student Disability Services.
How do I get tested to see if I have a learning disability?
Contact Student Disability Services in Room 335 West Hall for more information about learning disabilities. Their phone number is (806) 742-2405.
If your instructor is able to make the appropriate arrangements for your testing needs, then he or she does not need to send you to the Learning Center. When this is impractical, however (owing to limitations of space or supervisory personnel), instructors may send their students to take their tests in the Learning Center’s West Hall facilities.
At the earliest opportunity you should obtain an “Application for Test Monitoring Services” contract from either the Learning Center or Student Disability Services. Fill in the Student ID information at the top and get your instructor to fill in the Class and Instructor information at the bottom of the form. Then bring this form to the Learning Center in 205 West Hall (along with a copy of your Accommodations Letter from Student Disability Services which verifies your eligibility for disability accommodations).
You must turn in a separate “Application for Test Monitoring Services” contract for each class in which you need accommodations, and will need to complete new contracts each semester.
After turning in the necessary form(s) you will need to notify us at least one work day in advance of any test you will need to take here. You may do this in person or by telephone. You may of course schedule farther in advance; if you know your test dates we can schedule as far ahead as the end of the current semester.
No test may be taken in the Learning Center which has not been scheduled by 5pm on the previous work day (i.e., to take a test on Monday you must schedule by 5pm Friday).
What accommodations are available in the Learning Center testing facilities?
Subject to your eligibility to receive accommodations, the following are available:
- Extended Time on tests (usually up to twice the length of the normal class period)
- Test Reader
- Test Scribe
- Photo enlargement of testing materials
- Accessible Seating
What accommodations are NOT available in the Learning Center testing facilities?
- Private Room
- Film, Slide, or Overhead Projector
Owing to lack of space, the Learning Center is not usually able to provide private rooms for additional-time testing. Students will have a desk and carrel in a monitored testing room holding up to ten students at a time.
Please telephone or e-mail if you have any other questions regarding disability and accommodations issues.
Steven Martin, Testing Coordinator
The Learning Center
205 West Hall
806-742-3664
steven.martin@ttu.edu