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Do some online courses have proctored tests?

Some online classes will have proctored tests. When you are required to take a proctored test, you will work with a proctoring center in your area. Many colleges and universities across the country proctor tests for online students. Below you will see your responsibilities, depending on where you live, when required to take a proctored test.

Testing Online Students in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area

For an online student living in the St. Louis area (defined as living within 50 miles of Fontbonne), the following guidelines apply:
Students’ Responsibilities:

Students should take proctored tests at the Kinkel Center for Academic Resources at Fontbonne University, located on the second floor of the Library. The Kinkel Center is open 72 hours a week, except for university holidays, providing testing availability on Saturdays, Sundays, and evenings.
Students must contact the Kinkel Center at (314) 889-4571 at least 48 hours before the test to ensure proctor availability.
Students must produce a Fontbonne University ID or appropriate government-issued identification that has a picture, such as a passport, driver’s license, or a military ID.

Testing Online Students Outside of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area

These guidelines apply to students who will not be taking their proctored tests at the Kinkel Center for Academic Resources at Fontbonne University:

It is the student’s responsibility to identify a secure testing site and a proctor who can serve in an official testing capacity and guarantee test security. For an 8-week course the proctor must be located within the first 5 days of the course; for a full semester course, the proctor must be located within the first two weeks of the course.
A suitable proctor could be a staff person at a college or university such as the director or assistant in a learning center, a faculty member, a librarian or assistant at a college / university or public library, a professional supervisor, a supervising military officer, or a corporate human resource officer. The testing site location must be secure, and the proctor must serve in an easily identifiable employment capacity. Most universities charge a fee of approximately $20 - $45 for proctoring exams from other universities unless the students are also enrolled in the proctoring university.
A proctor can never be a relative, friend, neighbor or colleague.
The student must provide the proctor’s name, title, e-mail address, and physical location to the instructor.
The student should provide a pre-paid, addressed envelop to the proctor, if the test is to be returned by mail.