The following guidelines are to ensure a smooth proctoring experience for students taking instructional exams at the Lone Star College-North Harris Assessment Center.

• The Assessment Center will not provide full-class testing for any class unless prior approval has been received from the Vice President.
  • Face-to-Face Courses – exams will take place in the classroom with the instructor. Only make-up exams and exams for students with approved testing accommodations can be submitted to the Assessment Center.
  • Hybrid Courses – exams will take place in the classroom with the instructor or a virtual environment to be determined by the instructor. Only make-up exams and exams for students with approved testing accommodations can be submitted to the LSC-NH Assessment Center.
  • Online Courses – exams will take place from home, in a virtual environment to be determined by the instructor. Students will not be required to take exams in the Assessment Center. However, if students have technical issues or other circumstances preventing them from testing at home, the student can ask for permission to test in person. The instructor will evaluate this on a case-by-case basis. In these cases, the entire roster should not be sent to the Assessment Center.
• The Assessment Center will not accept or issue any non-testing materials such as syllabi, projects, homework, or take-home tests.
• The Assessment Center will not administer any exam without a completed Testing Center Request.
• Instructors are responsible for communicating to their students that appointments are required at the Assessment Center. Please also share our guidelines for students testing in our center. 
  • No exams are permitted to begin within one hour of closing.
  • Students must schedule an appointment online through RegisterBlast 24 hours in advance.
  • The scheduling link and hours of operation can be found on our Assessment Center website.
  • Instructors should ensure students are given enough notice that they can schedule their appointment 24 hours in advance.
• The Assessment Center staff will provide the instructor with an Incident Report stating any problems or suspected cheating that may have occurred.
• After the end of each semester, all remaining exams and materials will be inter-office mailed back to the instructors.

Testing Center Request Submission

• Instructors must submit a Testing Center Request to the Assessment Center. Failure to fill out the Testing Center Request form correctly will result in student(s) being ineligible to test.
  • An electronic version of the Testing Center Request is available in myLoneStar under LSCS Custom Menu > Testing Center Request > Request Form.
  • A job aid to submit an electronic Testing Center Request can be found here.
  • Physical Testing Center Request forms are also available at the Assessment Center.
• Testing Center Requests must include the following information:
  • Instructor Contact Information
  • Course Information
  • Test Time
  • Test Pickup/Delivery Instructions
  • Exam to be Completed On
  • Student Materials Allowed
  • Special Instructions
  • Student ID Number, Last Name, First Name
• Exams should be delivered in-person or via attachment to an electronic Testing Center Request submission. Faxed exams will not be accepted.
• If an exam requires a scantron, please indicate the required scantron type on the Testing Center Request. Students must bring the specified scantron to their testing appointment.
• Online exams with webcam monitoring are prohibited to maintain exam security and respect the
  privacy of all students testing. Please disable webcam monitoring for online exams submitted to the Assessment Center. 
• If a completed exam is to be returned via inter-office mail, please be aware that once an exam is
  dropped off, the Assessment Center has no ability to track it.
• To ensure exam security, instructors must notify the Assessment Center via email when appointing someone else to pick up exams. The email, sent from the instructor's official email address, should include the authorized person's name. The Assessment Center staff will verify this information with the authorized person's ID during the exam handover.