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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

Testing Times

Testing days and times can be found on our General Information page, under the "Hours" tab. The Ohio State University Testing Center has specified closing times for registrations.

  • For morning registrations (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.), testing will finish promptly at 1:00 p.m.
  • For evening registrations (12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.), testing will finish promptly at 5:00 p.m.
  • For evening Final Exam registrations (3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.), testing will finish promptly at 7:00 p.m.

Testing ends at the indicated time, regardless of late arrivals or SLDS time accommodations. Please schedule your exam registration time accordingly.

 

Student Registrations

For students signing up for an 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.
  • Select your specific course and the Exam.
    • If your course or exam is not listed, your professor has either not submitted an exam or does not have an account with our center.
  • Select the Date and Time approved by your professor.
    • If no dates and times are available, registrations are either full, or the Testing Window has ended. You will need to reach out to your professor to extend the Testing Window into days that still contain registrations.
  • Follow the remaining prompts.

 

Instructor Exam Submissions

For instructors attempting to submit an exam for a student, 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.

 

 

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