Testing Center
Our purpose
• Facilitates the testing needs of Ohio State online courses, make-up examinations, and distance-learning students.
• Supports student retention by making referrals to resources aimed at optimizing test preparation and student success.
• Makes national, professional and certification exams available to the campus and the community.
• Provides a knowledgeable, courteous and professional testing environment and staff.
OSU exam instructions
For students signing up for a exam registration, please follow these instructions:
- Select the below link Register online for testing services.
- Select “OSU Testing” and “OSU Course Exams" for the Group.
- You may instead select "SLDS Accommodated Exams" if you have extended time approved from SLDS.
- Select your specific course and the Exam.
- If you chose "SLDS Accommodated Exams," select your time accommodation for the Exam.
- Select the Date and Time approved by your professor.
- Follow the remaining prompts.
- You will need to contact your professor with your exam date and time if you signed up for an SLDS registration.
For instructors attempting to submit an exam for a student registered with the Testing Center, please follow these instructions:
- Select “Forms (faculty/staff)”, located under “Faculty Support.”
- Under “Testing Center,” select and download the “Exam Submission Form.”
- The form can be filled on your computer.
- Create a form for all students you are emailing for.
- Log into the Exam Submission portal and create an exam submission for your student.
- If you have not created an account in our system or have questions about this, please visit our Exam Submission Instructions page.
For instructors that have students sent by SLDS to the Testing Center, please follow these instructions:
- Download and fill out the Testing Center Alternative Request Form. This can be located on the Forms (faculty/staff) section of the website.
- Send the form and any necessary exam materials to sae-testing@osu.edu.
- Professors may alternatively drop off any exam materials in person.
- The Testing Center will confirm received exam materials and will email the finished exam at the end of the student’s scheduled exam day.
- Professors may alternatively pick up completed exams in-person if indicated on the request form.