Testing Center
The DSP Testing Center at the University of Denver administers accommodated exams to students enrolled with DSP who have provided faculty members their Letters of Approved Accommodations (LOAA).
Law Students
Please work with the Sturm College of Law (SCOL), Student Affairs office, and SCOL's Office of the Registrar to coordinate the implementation of testing accommodations.
Testing Center Location and Contact Information
Katherine Ruffatto Hall (also known as Morgridge College of Education)
4th Floor, #450-A
Hours: Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Email: dsp.testing@du.edu
Phone: 303-871-3241
- Arrive at the Testing Center on time.
- Students may begin their exams no earlier than fifteen (15) minutes prior to their scheduled start times. End times will be adjusted accordingly.
- Students who arrive more than 15 minutes after their scheduled start time will need instructor approval to begin late.
- If a student fails to show up for an exam without notifying DSP, a "no-show" email will be sent to both the student and instructor. Students are permitted one no-show per quarter. After a second no-show in a single quarter, the student may be required to meet with a DSP staff member to review the testing accommodation process.
- A DU Pioneer ID card is required when signing in to take an exam.
- Place all bags, purses, phones, tablets, smartwatches, earphones, hats, jackets, and any unauthorized academic aids in one of the lockers available in the DSP hallway. Once testing has begun, students cannot access their lockers without proctor approval.
- Students are responsible for bringing all authorized testing materials (calculators, pens, pencils, erasers, blue books, etc.) necessary to complete the exam. This includes personal laptops for exams being administered online. DSP will provide Scantrons, School of Accountancy (SOA) approved calculators, and scratch paper.
- Any software (e.g. Respondus Lockdown Browser) required for online exams on a student's personal laptop must be installed prior to the start time of the exam.
- Students who wish to leave and return to the Center during testing will be required to sign out upon their departure and back in upon their return. All testing materials must remain in the Testing Center. Students in private rooms are required to give their exam to the Test Proctor while not in their assigned private room. If a student exits the Center for any reason during testing, a note detailing their departure and return times will be provided to the instructor.
- No food or drink is permitted in the Testing Center other than clear beverages (e.g. water, sprite) in clear containers with no labels.
- DSP staff and Test Proctors administer and proctor exams based solely on the information provided by instructors, as reflected on the DSP Exam Ticket attached to the top of the exam.
- When the testing time has elapsed, or a Test Proctor has asked to have the exam turned in, students are expected to turn in their tests along with all scratch paper (both used and unused) to the Test Proctor and sign out. Testing time can be found on the DSP Exam Ticket attached to the top of the exam.
- Students who need exam answers printed are responsible for notifying the Test Proctor.
- Students are responsible for informing the Test Proctor of any technical issues or exam questions.
- If a student has a question for their instructor about the exam, DSP will provide the student with a Student/Professor Communication Form. The student must write down their question and DSP will contact the instructor. If the instructor does not reply, the Student/Professor Communication Form will be returned with the student's completed exam. The student and instructor are responsible for making arrangements to discuss the question(s).
- Completed exams are typically returned to instructors in sealed envelopes within one business day.
- If DSP staff and/or a Test Proctor and Testing Center Assistant (TCA) witness a student violating the DU Honor Code, DSP will stop the exam, collect it for return to the instructor, and report the incident to the instructor as well as the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities (SRR).