The SAS office is offering in-person services as well as online services, including exam proctoring. To use your approved exam accommodations for an exam that requires in-person or zoom proctoring, please login to ClockWork and submit your exam request. For proctoring questions please contact SAS testing via email: SAStesting@miracosta.edu or by calling 760.795.6658.
Proctoring
Please watch this instructional video on how to schedule your exams/tests/quizzes/finals using ClockWork.
On-ground Courses
Proctoring is available for students with approved SAS exam accommodations for on-ground courses. To schedule a SAS in-person proctoring appointment, please contact your instructor to alert them to the request and then complete the online ClockWork exam request with at least a 7 day notice for all exams. Once your appointment is booked and your instructor is contacted, you will receive a confirmation email containing information regarding your appointment such as specific exam parameters, testing location and any safety measures in place. Testing appointments made less than seven days in advance cannot be scheduled through ClockWork. Please contact SAS testing immediately and SAS will, to the best of our efforts, attempt to accommodate. Please note that accommodations are not guaranteed with late requests and may not be supported or occur on the requested date and time. If a student is more than 15 minutes late for an appointment, space may not be available and full exam duration may not be guaranteed.
Online Courses
Proctoring is available for students with approved SAS exam accommodations for synchronys online courses. Zoom proctoring will be in a session with a proctor from the SAS testing office. To schedule a SAS Zoom proctoring appointment, please contact your instructor to alert them to the request and then complete the online ClockWork exam request with at least a 7 day notice for all exams. Once your appointment is booked and your instructor is contacted, you will receive a confirmation email containing information regarding your appointment such as specific exam parameters and zoom meeting information. Testing appointments made less than seven days in advance cannot be scheduled through ClockWork. Please contact SAS testing immediately and SAS will, to the best of our efforts, attempt to accommodate. Please note that accommodations are not guaranteed with late requests and may not be supported or occur on the requested date and time.
Requirements needed for a SAS Zoom proctoring session
Zoom Proctoring is typically only an option if the instructor is also monitoring students via zoom for the exam for the entire class.
- A secure, private testing space
- Electronics other than the device used to test must be powered off and put away
- A functioning webcam AND microphone
- A picture ID ready to show BEFORE you begin the exam
- If a student is more than 15 minutes late to an exam appointment, space may not be available and full exam duration may not be guaranteed.
Security
Proctors will ask the student to show their ID and tilt the camera (if possible) to show the surface of the desk they are working on. Proctors will remind the student of any proctoring rules for the course and review the requirements of the exam, exam duration, and accommodations. Proctors may ask the student to share their computer screen with computer sound selected, if this is how the instructor monitors students testing. Proctors should be able to see/hear the student’s webcam, microphone, and their computer screen and sound.
Please review Student Accessibility Services Exam Policies and Procedures for more details.
