Overview
While academic departments and faculty members are primarily responsible for providing testing accommodations to students with disabilities, the DSP Proctoring Center may provide support (proctors and space) in the event that the department or faculty do not have the requisite resources to provide these accommodations. Due to space limitations, we give preference to students who require accommodations like 200%+ extended time, room alone, scribe, use of a computer or assistive technology, etc. Students who require accommodations like a 150% reduced distraction environment will be put on a standby list and scheduled if seating is available. Please make every effort to provide accommodations for students with 150% extended time and reduced distraction within your department.
We encourage faculty to fill out all Alternative Testing Agreements at the beginning of each semester and include all exams for the entire semester, including your final exam. We will accommodate shorter requests for late accommodations letters as Proctoring Center space allows.
Note: Once the Alternative Testing Agreement has been completed, students are responsible for submitting their own Exam Requests through their DSP Student Portal.
Deadline to submit a Fall 2026 Testing Agreement:
- Friday, November 20, 2026
The deadline for students to submit exam requests are:
- 1 week (5 business days*) prior to quiz and midterm exam dates
- Friday, November 27, 2026 for all final exam requests
*For purposes of our timelines, a business day means Monday through Friday when the university is open. Saturdays, Sundays, and university holidays are not considered business days.
Students should be encouraged to schedule all their exams, including their finals, at the earliest possible opportunity to avoid last-minute requests.
A separate Testing Agreement must be submitted through the DSP Faculty Portal for each course/section in which you are requesting proctoring services, including a separate request for cross-listed classes. Be sure to distinguish between Lecture sections and Discussion sections. If you submit a testing agreement for a discussion section, only students in that section will be able to schedule their exams.
All exams must be taken between the hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday--Friday
Logging into the DSP Faculty Portal and Filling out the Testing Agreement
Please note that students are now responsible for submitting their own exam requests. After you fill out the Testing Agreement, please notify your students to log in to their DSP Student Portal to request ALL exams included in the agreement.
1. Use your UC Berkeley ID and Password to log into the DSP Faculty Portal.
2. Read all Reminders and click the Continue to View Student Accommodations button.
3. Click on the Proctoring link under Home.
4. Click on Courses without Alternative Testing Agreement. Note that the system will account for how many total courses have and do not have testing agreements. On the next page, scroll down to the records of courses without Alternative Testing Agreement. Find the course in which you are requesting DSP Proctoring services and select Specify.
IMPORTANT: If your class is cross-listed with another section you must submit a separate agreement for each cross-listed section.
5. On the next page, view the Exam Management Method drop-down menu. Select DSP Will Proctor My Exams. Do not select any other option unless you intend to proctor your own exams. Then select Confirm to Proceed. Then scroll down and click Submit Your Selection.
6. Answer all questions in the Alternative Testing Agreement. This agreement will be referenced for all exams when students submit their exam requests. When you have finished every question, scroll down to the bottom and select Submit and Continue to Specify Exam Dates.
7. Select exam type (quiz, midterm, final) from the drop-down list, enter the date for the exam, and enter the in-class duration in minutes (Do not calculate additional time). You have the option to also enter the time of the exam as well if you need students to take the exam at a specific time (ie, the same time as the regular class). This will autofill the student's exam request when they enter it. If a student requests a different exam date/time without your permission, please contact both the student and proctoring@berkeley.edu to ensure that the correct exam date/time is entered. You also have an option to upload the exam file, however this is not required and you can contact the Proctoring Office for other exam delivery options. When you are finished, please click Save Exam Date.
8. Repeat this process for each exam (quizzes, midterms, and final) this semester.
9. You will need to notify your students to log in to their DSP Student Portal to request all their exams after you submit the Testing Agreement. Students will not be notified by the system.*
*Students should schedule their exams only on the date(s) and time(s) you entered. Our regular office ours are between 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. If you want your students to schedule their exams at a specific start time, please instruct them to do so. All exams begin at the precise time entered. "Berkeley time" does not apply. You can monitor your students' exam requests (including start/end times) through your DSP Faculty Portal. Students must contact faculty for permission to reschedule their exam to another date/time that is not entered into the Testing Agreement.
Questions
Please review Exam Proctoring Faculty FAQs for additional information.
If you have any difficulty with these steps or have further questions, please email us at proctoring@berkeley.edu