Alternative Testing Instructions for Faculty

An Alternative Testing Agreement should be completed for any courses in which the exams are to be administered/proctored by the SAC Testing Center. The SAC Testing Center does not proctor exams when:
-The department provides accommodations for exams.
-The course has take-home exams (online or paper).
-Exams are not proctored (e.g. take-home exam available all day).
If your course utilizes a QUIZ (Q) section, complete the Alternative Testing Agreement for the QUIZ section rather than the lecture or lab section. Contact us if an exception needs to be made.

Follow these steps to complete an alternative testing agreement.

1. Login to AIM with your K-State eID and password and click "Continue to View Student Accommodations."
2. Click “Alternative Testing” on the left navigation menu, then click “Alternative Testing Agreement” near the top right.
3. Scroll down to the course. Next to Status, click “Specify Alternative Testing Agreement.”
4. From here you can indicate how exams are managed (proctored) and can complete an agreement if applicable.
5. When inputting exam dates, please select the correct type (online, quiz, etc.) and include any special instructions for that specific date. Make sure to click “SAVE EXAM DATE” when finished.

Only one Alternative Testing Agreement is needed per course (CRN) per semester regardless of the number of students.
Please complete the agreement thoroughly, noting any exceptions or special exam parameters.
Include all exam dates (quizzes, midterms, finals) for the semester if possible. Dates can be added and/or modified later. Specific instructions can be provided for each exam date as well.

To copy an agreement to other classes in the Alternative Testing portal, follow these steps:

1. Click “Alternative Testing Agreement” near the top right.
2. Scroll down to the course with the existing testing agreement.
3. Click "Copy".
4. Select Courses to which to copy the agreement.
5. If applicable, select exam dates to copy. If you change any dates/times in this section, it will only apply to the new testing agreement. It will not change dates/times in the original agreement. (See "Exam Dates" below for instructions on adding/modifying exam dates."
6. Click "COPY TO..." near the bottom of the screen.

Alternative Testing Agreements can be modified/updated anytime on AIM.

These instructions apply to any exam for a course that has a completed testing agreement.

1. Login to AIM with your K-State eID and password and click "Continue to View Student Accommodations."
2. Click "Alternative Testing" on the left navigation menu, then "Alternative Testing Agreement" near the top right of the webpage.
3. Go to the appropriate class and click "View/Modify" next to Status.
4. Click "LIST EXAM DATES." Here you can add exam dates and files.
5. To upload an exam for an existing exam date, click "Modify".
6. Under UPLOAD ADDITIONAL EXAM FILE, input a File Title and Choose File.
7. Click "UPDATE EXAM DATE."

You will receive a confirmation email from AIM if the file has been successfully uploaded. Additional files can be uploaded for the same exam date if needed.
If you are unable to upload the exam file(s) on the AIM Portal, you can email tst@k-state.edu with the exam as an attachment.
If you have not uploaded the exam two days prior to the exam date, you should receive an email reminder from the AIM system with an upload link. Please use this direct link to upload the exam in a standard, compatible file type (.pdf, .docx, .jpg, etc.).

If there are passwords for online exams, you can:

1. Include the password on the “LIST OF EXAM INSTRUCTION QUESTIONS” on AIM for each exam.
2. Type the password on a Word document and upload (see instructions above) as an exam.
3. Email the password to tst@k-state.edu.

1. The online exam will be open at the time scheduled with the Testing Center.
2. Extend the time limit if extra time is an accommodation.
3. The online exam is available for the entirety of the exam time.

The literacy support tool, Read&Write, may be utilized during an exam/quiz on Canvas or McGraw Hill. If you are using Proctorio to proctor an online exam, a setting must be adjusted to permit the use of Read&Write or any text-to-speech program.
Please follow these instructions to adjust the Proctorio settings.
This setting must be applied for every exam/quiz on which students will use Read&Write.