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Proctoring Exams

Revised 06.05.08

Proctoring is offered at most Multnomah County Library locations for a fee, where space and staff time are available.

PROCEDURE

Call the library location where you wish to have the exam proctored to set up a time to take the exam.

Proctoring is available only during the library's open hours, when the staff member responsible for administering the exams is on duty. Arrangements must be made ahead of time, so that there is adequate time for delivery of the exam to the library.

Make all arrangements with the institution giving the exam. Contact the institution to be sure that library staff proctoring the exam meet criteria set by the institution. Arrange for delivery of the exam. Library staff cannot make these arrangements for you.

The fee for proctoring is $25 per exam, payable in advance. Payment may be made in cash, by check or by credit card. No proctoring fee will be charged for the online food handlers exam.

Exams may be written on paper or taken online. The library staff person will ensure that the person taking the exam meets its requirements, such as verifying ID and whether he or she has any accompanying materials. However, it is not possible for the staff person to remain with the person taking the exam for the entire time.

You, or the examining institution, must provide postage if the exam is to be returned by mail. The library staff person proctoring the exam will be responsible for mailing the completed exam back to the examining institution. The library cannot issue mailing receipts.

Library staff will determine whether they have the available resources to proctor an exam and may decline if they do not have the staff available or the exam does not meet the guidelines listed above.

Most colleges and universities also offer proctoring, and students may wish to consider contacting one of them for this service.

Libraries offering proctoring are:

Belmont
1038 S.E. 39th Ave.
503.988.5382

Capitol Hill
10723 S.W. Capitol Hwy.
503.988.5385

Central
801 S.W. 10th Ave.
503.988.5123

Fairview-Columbia
1520 N.E. Village St., Fairview
503.988.5655

Gregory Heights
7921 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
503.988.5386

Gresham
385 N.W. Miller Ave., Gresham
503.988.5387

Hillsdale
1525 S.W. Sunset Blvd.
503.988.5388

Holgate
7905 S.E. Holgate Blvd.
503.988.5389

Hollywood
4040 N.E. Tillamook St.
503.988.5391

Midland
805 S.E. 122nd Ave.
503.988.5392

Northwest
2300 N.W. Thurman St.
503.988.5560

Rockwood
17917 S.E. Stark St.
503.988.5396

Sellwood-Moreland
7860 S.E. 13th Ave.
503.988.5398

St. Johns
7510 N. Charleston Ave.
503.988.5397

Woodstock
6008 S.E. 49th Ave.
503.988.5399