Academic Testing Center

Guidelines for Faculty 

In an effort to continue to provide Delta College faculty and students with a quality service by the Academic Testing Center, the following guidelines have recently undergone a revision through the cooperative efforts of the LLIC Advisory Board, Division Chairs, administration, and LLIC staff. These revisions are all part of our mission to continuously monitor the services we provide today while exploring and planning for future testing trends and needs.

Basic Guidelines

• The ATC is reserved for exam testing only—ALL face-to-face class quizzes are to be taken in the classroom.
• Minimum 3-day windows are required for all exams administered in the ATC.
• Entire classroom testing in the ATC all at same time is not allowed due to the limited seating.
• Test windows close at the end of the day as opposed to various times during the day.
• No weekend ending dates are to be assigned for any exams.
• All individual exams are required to have a coversheet with complete instructions attached to them; blank coversheets are available and can be downloaded from the ATC website.
• Firm test windows are requested leaving extensions/changes for emergencies only.
• Homework is not accepted in the ATC.
• When the ATC is unexpectedly closed (i.e., due to bad weather, etc.) all exams scheduled to close that day will automatically be rescheduled to close on the next business day that the ATC is open.
• Students are strongly advised to make appointments for computerized exams due to the limited number of computers and increased online course offerings.
• Students should be advised of ATC hours and ID requirements. A complete listing of current hours and student guidelines is available on the ATC website.
• Exams must be hand delivered to the ATC and picked up in person. Exams will not be returned through the interoffice mail system, US postal system or FAXED. Faculty-bay secretaries are allowed to pick-up faculty exams.
• NCS scanning of exams is completed as time permits. Request forms are available at the ATC and on the ATC website. Faculty should plan on dropping off scanning requests and returning later in the day for results as testing students takes priority. Note: OIT Help Desk also scans exams.

Important Notes

• Faculty requesting out-of-class testing do so to retain all instruction time that would have been lost through normal classroom testing. Faculty are not to send students for out-of-class testing in place of instruction time.
• If faculty are unable to meet their class for a scheduled exam, it is the division’s responsibility to make the necessary arrangements or reschedule exams. Students are not to be sent to the ATC.
• If a testing problem or concern develops the instructor should contact the ATC coordinator (ext. 9014).

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 Delta College
 Academic Testing Center, A121
 1961 Delta Road
 University Center, MI  48710
 Phone:  989-686-9182
 Fax:  989-667-2213
 e-mail:  acadtest@delta.edu