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Students who are enrolled only in online courses are considered “remote students” and are eligible to write their final examinations externally.

If you need to write externally at an examination centre or with a proctor, beginning in spring 2025, your responsibilities are as follows:

• Booking:��To reach out to the examination centre/proctor to book a day and time to write each of your final examinations.
• Fees:��To handle and pay any expenses incurred to write at the examination centre/with a proctor.��Note:��Some examination centres/proctors may also charge a fee if you cancel or reschedule your final examination. The University of ��ݮ��Ƶ does not reimburse any incurred expenses.

Examination centres: The pre-approved examination centres are located in post-secondary institutions in Ontario that the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ has a pre-existing relationship with. They are set up as formal testing centres. The experience of writing at one of these locations is likely to be similar to writing on campus where you are writing alongside other students and are supervised by a team of proctors. If you decide to write at an approved examination centre, you need to notify ��ݮ��Ƶ’s Examination Services office where you are writing (by submitting the Final Examinations Arrangements Form – link available from Odyssey) and then book your ��final examination(s) with the centre directly.

Proctor: An individual proctor is someone who meets the University’s requirements to be a proctor. You give your proctor’s information to ��ݮ��Ƶ’s Examination Services office, who then contact’s the proctor directly to request additional information to verify their identity and ensure they meet the criteria. This vetting process can take several weeks and there is a risk that the proctor may not be approved if they do not meet the criteria.

Once the proctor is approved, you will arrange the date, time, and location for writing the your final examination(s). The experience of writing the final examination can vary greatly depending on these details.

Fees: Fees for each will vary depending on location, examination duration, and other factors. You are responsible for paying all associated fees. The University of ��ݮ��Ƶ does not reimburse any incurred expenses.

You must follow the instructions provided in your course to notify your instructor and/or faculty. The��Verification of Illness form (VIF) and instructions��are on the Current student website. Review the ��ݮ��Ƶ��Academic Considerations section��in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar for more details. Adjustment of due dates or deferrals of final examinations are not guaranteed. Your instructor will use the documentation you provide among all information available to them to determine whether an academic consideration is warranted, and will work with you to reschedule the final examination if necessary.

We understand that additional costs can be challenging. However, due to ongoing budget constraints and in line with standard practices across the sector, students are now responsible for covering the fees associated with external proctors and examination centres.

You can find a list of approved examination centres in the "Writing externally" section on this web page.

If those options do not work for you, the quickest way to locate a proctor in your area is to��conduct an internet search for “proctors near me.”��Your search results will yield official testing centres at colleges, universities, libraries, and learning centres. You can also search for local libraries or religious institutions.

For information about who can be a proctor, visit the Writing with a Proctor page on the Centre site.

Once your selection has been approved, you will see it appear in Odyssey at .

If you selected a pre-approved examination centre, your selection in Odyssey should appear within 3–5 business days.

If you selected writing with a proctor, it can take a little longer (especially for proctors outside of North America). After you submit the information, the Examination Services office reaches out to the proctor for additional information that helps to ensure they meet the required criteria. It is helpful for you to remind your proctor to provide the requested information as soon as possible.

The speed at which the proctor provides the information, and the quality of the information provided, both directly affect processing times.

If your proctor does not meet the criteria, you will receive direct messaging from ��ݮ��Ƶ’s Examination Services Office.

No matter where you choose to write your in-person final examination, you must let ��ݮ��Ƶ's Examinations Services office know your arrangements to ensure your final examination(s) is at your desired location.

1. ��and select an examination location: "External" (because you are writing at an examination centre or with a proctor).
2. Contact your desired examination centre or proctor to book a time to write your final examination(s); find out what are their testing fees you will need to pay.
3. Once arrangements are made, sign in to the Final Examinations Arrangements Form (link available in Odyssey) and provide the necessary details to ��ݮ��Ƶ.
4. After the examination centre or proctor has been vetted by the Examinations Services office, your selection will be made visible within Odyssey.

If you are registered with AccessAbility Services, to make sure you receive your academic accommodations, you should��make arrangements to write on-campus via your AccessAbility Services online account. If you are writing externally, be sure to discuss your academic accommodation needs while making your arrangements with the external examination centre.

Students who are enrolled in one or more on-campus course are considered “on-campus students” and must write all in-person final examinations at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ. If you are unable to write your in-person final examination for your online course in ��ݮ��Ƶ, you must follow the instructions provided in your course outline to notify your instructor and/or faculty. The��Verification of Illness Form (VIF) and instructions��are available on the Current student website. Review the Academic Considerations section��in the current Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar for more details.��

Unfortunately, your final examinations are now scheduled in ��ݮ��Ƶ and the option to write externally no longer exists.