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Centre for Accessible Learning

Step-by-Step Overview

Below is the step-by-step overview of the test-booking process for supervised tests only.

Step	Who	Action Required	Notes
1	Student	Share your letter of accommodation with your professor through the CAL Student Portal before booking a test.	Find your letter of accommodation on the CAL Student Portal.
2	Student	If you will use assistive technology to write a test, make an appointment with Assistive Technology Services to get trained on it before you book the test.	Click here for more information.
3	Student	Book all tests — except final exams — through the CAL Student Portal at least 7 days before the test. Final exams must be booked by the deadlines posted each term.	Click here for more information.
4	CAL Test Services	Once the student has put in a request to book a test, we’ll send an email to the faculty member asking them to approve it.
5	Faculty	Follow the link in the email to review your student’s booking request. Approve or modify it.	Click here for more information.
6	Student	View the status of your test-booking request on the CAL Student Portal in the My Upcoming Events tab. Once it’s approved, you’ll see details of your test, including where and when your test will take place.	Click here for more information.
7	Faculty	Once you’ve approved a student’s request to book a test with accommodations, make adjustments to the test as outlined in the letter of accommodation. For tests on Brightspace, helpful resources are available to help guide you through this. Click here. For tests on paper, CAL Test Services can help. You’ll also receive an email with the accommodations so you know what adjustments need to be made. Drop the paper tests off at CAL Test Services in Room E304e (3rd Floor, Student Commons) or email them to caltestservices@algonquincollege.com.
8	Student	If you’re ill on test day, please do not come to campus. If you cannot write a test for any reason, it is very important to cancel as a lot of work is put into preparing and delivering tests. Go to the CAL Student Portal and use the cancellation button to cancel the test. Contact your professor to reschedule.	Click here for more information.
9	Faculty	To cancel the test for any reason, email caltestservices@algonquincollege.com.	See the For Faculty page for detailed guide

10	Student	Write the test in-person.	For information on taking a virtual test, click here.
11	CAL Test Services	We’ll notify faculty if the student did not take the test. For paper tests, the hard copy will be available for pickup in E304e.	Click here for more information.