Centralized Testing Center (CTC)

• 408 Panama Mall, 2nd floor

Take the elevator or stairwell to the 2nd floor, then exit and turn left.

• The CTC is a fragrance-free and nut-free facility
  • Avoid using perfumes, colognes, body sprays, or scented lotions on the day of your exam
  • Do not bring nuts or nut products to the CTC
• Bring photo identification
  • A photo ID is required to take a test at the CTC: your Stanford ID card, Stanford Mobile app ID, or anything government-issued (e.g., driver’s license)
  • Screenshots or pictures of a photo ID are not acceptable
• Arrive early
  • Plan to arrive 15 minutes before your exam's start time to complete the CTC check-in process.
  • This will allow you time to meet the staff, check-in, and secure your belongings in a locker (if needed)
  • Late arrivals will result in reduced exam time
  • No adjustments will be made to extend your exam window - any time lost due to a late arrival cannot be recovered

• CTC staff will check your ID and direct you to store your personal belongings in a locker
• The CTC exam proctor will take you to your assigned exam seat
• Allowed items in testing space
  • Writing utensils
  • Permitted aid (as explicitly designated by the instructor for your exam)
  • Items specifically approved in your OAE Accommodations Letter
  • Non-smart watch (must not have an alarm)
  • Water bottle
    • A drinking fountain and refill station is right outside the testing space
  • Food - only if approved as part of accommodation (snack items only; no strong smells or crinkly wrappers)
  • If needed, lockers are available to stow excess items and backpacks
• Non-permitted items in testing space
  • Any electronic devices, such as cell phones, smart watches, laptops, iPads, tablets, headphones or pagers
  • Note: All devices must be turned off and stored in a locker
  • Food or drinks

When possible, bring only what is allowed in the testing space for your exam. In case you are coming directly from somewhere else, there are a limited number of lockers in the hallway immediately outside the CTC. 

• Items stored in the lockers must stay in the locker for the duration of the exam
  • If you have an accommodation for food/snacks or medication, take these items into the CTC
    • Avoid food/snacks that smell and wrappers that make loud sounds
• Turn off mobile phones and smart devices before leaving them outside the testing space

In a standard classroom or lecture hall, in-person proctors have unobstructed lines of sight to each student. To give a single proctor at the CTC similar lines of sight to students testing in partitioned spaces or separate rooms, cameras will provide realtime video feeds that can be monitored during exams.

• No Recordings
  • Video feeds will be turned on and monitored - in realtime - by a proctor at the CTC during the exam period only
• Closed Circuit System
  • All cameras are hardwired and access is limited to the proctoring station in the CTC

• If you have a question, please speak with the exam proctor at the reception desk
• Exam questions/corrections
  • If you have an exam-specific question, the CTC coordinator will contact the course instructor or TA for clarification
  • If the course instructor provides an update or correction, it will be shared with you in printed format
• Breaks
  • Turn over your exam and leave it on your desk before leaving your exam space
  • Inform the exam proctor that you'd like to take a break
  • Lockers may not be accessed during breaks
  • Breaks will be sequestered within the CTC testing space
• Restrooms
  • Accessible and all-gender restrooms are immediately outside the testing space
  • Inform the exam proctor that you'd like to go to the restroom

• Provide approved exam accommodations and in-person proctoring for OAE students enrolled in courses participating in the AIWG Proctoring Pilot
• Observe university policy and adhere to exam parameters set by course instructors
• Report potential Honor Code violations to course instructors