After submitting accommodations via the student portal, the student must email the course instructor to ensure they have received the AFA letter and to establish that you require accommodations.

Simply submitting an AFA letter through the online portal will NOT grant you exam accommodations. It is the student's responsibility to contact both the instructor and OSD Liaison after an AFA is submitted through this portal.

You should also inquire with your professor how they are handling your exam accommodations. There are a few ways that they can choose to do this: 

• They can handle the accommodations themselves, in which case they will arrange for everything between the instructor and the student. 
• The Chemistry OSD Liaison (chemosd@ucsd.edu) will administer the exams on the instructors behalf. You will need to submit the submit this Exam Request Form at least 72 university business hours prior to the exam. Requests submit less than 3 days before the exam are not guaranteed. 
• The professor might reserve space in the Triton Testing Center to sign up for their testing slots. This requires registration and approval prior to sign-up so it is important that you do this early. 

Please establish communication with your professor first! They will be able to direct you to the appropriate channels, as well as helping with you your non-exam accommodations. By doing this early in the quarter, you ensure that you will have enough time sign up via the appropriate channels.

You can always email the Chemistry OSD Liaison if you have questions. If the student decides to take the exam in class or if the instructor elects to handle exam accommodations directly, the Chemistry OSD Liaison is not expected to provide any exam accommodations. We cannot administer exams without instructor permission. 

Notes:

• All email correspondence to the OSD Liaison must be sent to chemosd@ucsd.edu. 
• Students must allow a minimum of 3-5 university business days, excluding weekends and holidays, for accommodation arrangements to be made for any exam.
• All communication regarding exam accommodation will be sent via the student’s @ucsd.edu email account. It is the student’s responsibility to read and respond (if necessary) to email correspondence in a timely manner. 
• Private room, extended time, scribes etc. all take several days to set up, so waiting to contact until only a few days before the exam doesn't leave us enough time to arrange for all the accommodations you may need. Please ensure that you are contacting early enough to arrange for all of your accommodations. 

Unfortunately, no accommodations will be or can be arranged. 

Students who are in the process or are interested in accommodations will not have accommodations arranged for them. We are not allowed to offer any accommodations, even with instructor's permission, for students without AFA letters. Please refer to the OSD for information on how to request accommodations. 

You will need to contact chemosd@ucsd.edu at least 72 university business hours prior to the exam. Requests submitted less than 3 days before the exam are not guaranteed.

We are often scheduling exams in order, so we may not get to your request until around 3-4 business days before your exam date. Please feel free to email chemosd@ucsd.edu for an update. 

The Triton Testing Center (TTC) is a  pilot program that aims to offer convenient, easy to use, and integrity-centric testing services to UCSD students across all departments. This program is still new, so you likely haven't heard about it before! 

FAQS for the TTC are here. 

If you are having issues, please send an email to tritontesting@ucsd.edu and they will be happy to help.

Before the exam: 

• Once the OSD Liaison sends the student their exam schedule, it is the student's responsibility to thoroughly check for any discrepancies and bring any concerns to the attention of the OSD Liaison immediately.
• The student is responsible for his or her testing accommodation schedule; the student must notify the OSD Liaison immediately if there is a scheduling conflict with his or her classes and/or other exams.
• Once an exam is scheduled and confirmed, it cannot be rescheduled except for in extenuating circumstances. Both the instructor and OSD Liaison must approve of any changes. 
• Every student will check in in York Hall 4010. Please come to our office for your exam to drop off your personal belongings and prepare for your exam. We will walk you to your testing room.
• Students should arrive at least 5-10 minutes before the exam start time so that staff has time to store away any belongings and bring them to the exam room.

During the exam: 

• Students will be placed in general use space in York Hall or a nearby building.  As a result, testing locations will vary and the department does not have control over the noise level. As such, although we will do all that we can to provide a distraction-reduced environment, there is no guarantee that the testing area will be quiet or completely free of distraction.
  • That said, if the student has any concerns during the exam (noise, environment, etc.) they are encouraged to come to the Student Affairs Office or let their proctor know right away to report it. We will do what we can, within our means, to remedy the situation.
• For test-related questions, students are expected to come to York Hall 4010 immediately. We will do our best to contact the student's instructor and/or TA. Students should not wait until the end of the test to bring in their questions as this will not provide sufficient time to obtain an answer. 
  
  • This is only permitted if the instructor allows questions for all students during tests.
• Students will not receive extra time on their tests if they are late. The test begins at the scheduled start time. There are no exceptions.
• The test ends at the scheduled end time. Students will not receive extra time to fill out their Scranton, complete their test, etc. 
• Integrity of Scholarship and adherence to the Principles of Community are essential in an academic environment and will be strictly enforced by the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

• Students may bring standard earplugs (non-electronic) to any exam or ask for a one-time use pair of earplugs from the Department Liaison.

After the exam: 

• The Department Liaison works to ensure that completed exams are handed back to instructors/TAs in a timely fashion.