Exam Services

111 Waverly Ave. Suite, Floor 0 (zero)

Phone: 315.443.3606, 315-443-4231

Email: cdrexams@syr.edu

Hours of Operation by Semester:

Semester Days Hours Last Seating
Fall/Spring Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 7:30 pm 5:15 pm
Fall/Spring Fridays 8:00 am – 4:30 pm 2:30 pm
Finals Week (Fall/Spring) Mon – Fri 8:00 am – 9:15* pm 5:15 pm
Summer Hours Mon – Fri 8:00 am – 4:00 pm 2:00 pm

We strongly encourage that students sign up for all exams for the semester. Semester exam dates are included in the course syllabi distributed by faculty at the beginning of the semester.*

*Certain registrar exceptions apply. Final exams sign-ups become available towards the end of each semester.

Click to view the Step-by-Step Sign-up Exam Guide here.
  1. Log on to myslice.syr.edu:
  2. Select “Disability Student Portal“
  3. Select “Sign-up” tab (only viewable by students with renewed Accommodation Letters)
  4. Sign up for your exams at the same time as the class.

Please note:

  • You cannot sign up for exams if you have not renewed your Accommodation Letter.
  • To change the date/time on an existing exam appointment, please contact exam services staff at 315-443-3606 or cdrexams@syr.edu and we will adjust the appointment for you.  If it is outside of the class time, we will need written instructor approval to confirm permission. 

 

  1. Log onto myslice.syr.edu
  2. Select “Disability Student Portal“
  3. Testing Sign-up sidebar link at left (between Surveys and Calendar)
  4. Locate the exam you would like to cancel (will either be in Pending Test Sign-ups or Confirmed Test Sign-ups).
  5. Click the cancel button below it.
  6. You will then be prompted with a dialogue box asking if you are sure you want to delete this entry, as it cannot be undone. If you are sure, click OK.
  7. Another message will appear in the dialogue box asking if you are absolutely sure; click OK.
  8. Your sign up should now be gone.  If you need to schedule another exam, click New Testing Sign-up and following the instructions on how to sign up for an exam.

About CDR’s 48-Hour Exam Sign-up Policy

Exam sign-ups must be made more than 48 hours in advance of the desired exam time. The Disability Student Portal will not allow an exam sign-up with less than 48 hours until the exam. If your instructor(s) change the date of an exam that you have already scheduled at CDR, please call our office, and we will change it for you after we confirm this change with the instructor. 

View the full policy here.

Students can be granted an exception to this policy, regardless of reason, ONCE per semester (NOT per course), when the following criteria are met:

  1. The student is signing up to take the exam for the same day and time their class is taking the exam (or the student otherwise has written faculty approval to take the exam at a different time), and
  2. There is available space, and
  3. The student must sign up for all their remaining exams for the semester and confirm in writing they have completed this sign-up – as well as acknowledge the below conditions by emailing CDRspecialist@syr.edu. 

CDR cannot guarantee being able to process these late requests. In such cases, exams will need to be taken in the regularly assigned classroom.  

To make an exception request, students will need to contact a CDR Access Coordinator during drop-in hours or by calling 315-443-4498 or emailing cdrspecialist@syr.edu.

The confirmation email must include the following information: 

  • Confirmation of sign-up for all remaining exams for the entire semester and/or final exams (if available for sign-up). Confirmation must be received during business hours of the same day the exception request is made.  
  • Acknowledgement that they may have to wait to start their exam if CDR has not yet received the exam from the instructor due to the late sign-up.  
  • Provide the complete sign-up information, including:  date/time of exam (If different than the class time, student must attach the written approval from faculty to take at that date/time.), course Name, section and specific TA or instructor (if there are multiple instructors), and requested accommodations. 

Student Responsibilities

  1. Notifying professors of their accommodations
  2. Renewing their Accommodation Letter each semester in order to sign up for their exams. 
  3. If there is a scheduling conflict with another class or exam, students are responsible for contacting the instructor to work out a new day or time.  If possible, students must take the exam at a time that overlaps the time their fellow students are testing.
  4. Once students have an instructor-approved adjusted exam time, they must forward the instructor’s permission in writing to CDRexams@syr.edu.  
  5. Emergency medical events that require scheduling an exam at an alternate time will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Such rescheduling is subject to space availability and faculty approval. 

Check-in & Exam Procedure:

  1. Sign-up for your exam at least 2 days (48 hrs.) in advance
  2. Arrive at 111 Waverly, Flr. 0 at least 10 minutes prior to exam. Go to CDR Exams Services and check in at the front desk. If you arrive more than 15 minutes late for your start time, you will be seated, but your exam end time will remain the same.  Staff are required to contact instructors for permission to start the exam more than 15 minutes late. 
  3. Place all non-essential items in the designated locker room. All non-essential items (coats, baseball hats, backpacks, cell phones, smart watches, etc.) are required to be kept in a locker during exams.  Hooded sweatshirts may only be worn with the hood down.  Only items approved by accommodation and/or professor, are permitted in the testing room.  
  4. Arrive prepared to take the Exam. Students are responsible for bringing the materials required for each exam (e.g. calculator, ruler, pencil, protractor, etc.). All other general university exam policies must be followed. 

Please note: Students must work quietly; a reduced-distraction setting is essential for all! There is absolutely NO TALKING  in the exam rooms. Food is not permitted in the exam rooms. Drinks  are permitted , but must be in a clear container or be examined by exam staff. Students should refrain from wearing scented products (cologne, perfume, lotions, body spray, aftershave, etc.) to respect those who may have sensitivities. 

If a staff member comes into an exam room to collect an exam, students will hand it to them promptly and courteously. CDR proctors exams via multiple cameras located in each room and hallway. Recordings are available for faculty to review at any time.