Accommodated Exams

Accessible Education coordinates accommodated exams and assessments, both online and in-person, for students with disabilities who are registered with the unit.

This team ensures your exams and assessments meet all required accommodations.

Eligibility Requirements to Write Accommodated Exams

  1. You are registered with Accessible Education
  2. Your Accessible Education Facilitator has authorized you for exam and assessment accommodations
  3. You have activated your accommodations for each term’s active courses in your Examination Services Portal

Accommodated Exams Process (2024-2025)

In-Person Assessments

  • Accommodation bookings for non-final assessments must be booked at least 10 days in advance of the assessment date. For the final examination period in the fall term (December 9-22), the deadline is November 12, 2024; for the winter final examination period (April 7-30), the deadline is March 7, 2025. All booking requests are made through your Examination Services Portal.
  • The booking details (start time, location) will be visible 5 days in advance on your Examination Services Portal.

Online Timed Assessments

  • Accommodation bookings for online assessments must be booked via your Examination Services Portal at least 10 days in advance of the assessment date.
  • IMPORTANT: If you are requesting late, you still need to make the request on the portal. You then need to follow up with your instructor to confirm that your accommodations have been applied, as this information cannot be viewed by the Accommodated Exams team.
  • Contact your instructor directly for makeup requests. Accommodations for online assessments are arranged by instructors.

How to Submit a Booking Request for Accommodated Exams

  1. Log into your Examination Services Portal
  2. Select your course and click the ‘Request Exam’ button

    Screenshot showing window from exam portal for requesting exams
  3. If the assessment is listed, click the blue request button beside the assessment. If the assessment is not listed, it means it has not been input by your instructor yet so cannot be scheduled by our system. Select the blue “Click here” button to generate an email to your instructor requesting that the assessment be entered.
    Screenshot highlighting where button is on exam portal to email instructor directly

    IMPORTANT: If your assessment is less than 10 days away and still is not visible for you to request, please email accommodatedexams@uwo.ca for assistance.

Day Before the Assessment

Double check the details of your booking to ensure that no changes have been made.

Day of the Assessment

Arrive at the appropriate location 15 minutes before your scheduled start time. You must bring your Western ONECard or government-issued photo ID for identification purposes.

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Makeup Assessments

Returning students: We no longer require supporting documentation from your academic advisor/instructor to book your make-up.

In-Person

To book a makeup accommodated exam, complete the makeup request form found at the bottom of the landing page in your Examination Services Portal. You must provide the date and time as scheduled by your instructor. If they have not communicated these details, please contact them before submitting the form. Please submit the form at least 10 days before the assessment date or as soon as it is communicated.

Online

Contact your instructor directly to make arrangements to write the make-up assessment. Accommodations for online assessments are arranged by instructors.

Cancelling an Accommodated Exam

If you need to cancel an existing booking for an accommodated exam, please do so through the Examination Services Portal providing at least 24 hours' notice. Failure to provide 24 hours' notice may result in a no-show fee being applied to your online statement of account in Student Central.

Instructors

Please refer to the Exam Central section of the Extranet for information on In-Person and Online Assessments.