• Sit at a clean desk or table (not on a bed or couch)
  • Lighting in the room must be bright enough to be considered “daylight” quality. Overhead lighting is preferred; however, if overhead is not possible, the light source should not be behind the student.
  • Ensure your desk or table is cleared of all other materials.
  • If prompted to do a room scan, be sure to include your work area. Make sure to do a complete 360-degree rotation of your room, then show your workspace. Partial scans and/or failure to show your workspace may be flagged during the proctoring review.
  • Make sure your laptop is fully charged, or keep the charger within arm’s reach.

The following items/actions are not permitted:

  • No writing visible on a desk or walls.
  • No websites besides Canvas and the ProctorU proctoring extension should be used or open while taking a proctored exam.
  • Close all other programs and windows on the testing computer before logging into the proctored test environment.
  • Make sure music/televisions are not playing in the background.
  • Communication or assistance from others is not permitted during a proctored assessment. Exceptions: contacting ProctorU support or your institution’s help desk.
  • No other persons except the test-taker should be in the room during testing.
  • Using a phone or any electronic device other than your test-taking device is not permitted.
  • Remain visible in the web camera during the entire duration of the exam.
  • Leaving the room during the testing period is not permitted.
  • You must not take the computer into another room to finish testing (the exam must be completed in the same room in which the “Exam Environment View” is completed).
  • Headphones or smart watches are not permitted.
  • Dual monitors are not permitted.