Testing Dishonesty and Behavioral Guidelines

Testing dishonesty and behavioral guidelines

Maintaining exam security and integrity is a priority for the College of Central Florida Testing Center. There are guidelines that all test candidates must uphold if they would like to test at our test site. The College of Central Florida maintains the right of refusal for any candidate that does not follow these guidelines. Please be advised that computer screens are monitored at all times and testing sessions are video and audio recorded. Other detection devices may also be used.

We take our role of providing a secure test environment seriously. During the check-in process, we inspect any and all eyeglasses, jewelry and other accessories to look for camera devices that could be used to capture exam content.

You will be required to remove your eyeglasses for close visual inspection. These inspections will take a few seconds and will be done at check-in and again upon return from breaks before you enter the testing room to ensure you do not violate any security protocol.

Jewelry outside of wedding and engagement rings is prohibited. Please do not wear other jewelry to the test center. Hair accessories and ties are subject to inspection. Please refrain from using ornate clips, combs, barrettes, headbands, tie clips, cuff links and other hair accessories as you may be prohibited from wearing them in to the testing room and asked to store them in your locker. Violation of security protocol may result in the confiscation of prohibited devices and termination of your exam.

College of Central Florida Testing Center Dishonesty Policy and Behavioral Guidelines

Communicating with anyone who is not testing center staff during an examination is considered misconduct. If communication is perceived by a proctor, the candidate will be asked to immediately cease any suspicious behavior. If the candidate is caught disclosing any information related to exam content, the candidate and the person(s) they communicated with will have their exam materials confiscated and both parties will be asked to leave the Testing Center.
Attempting to review or gain access to secure exam material prior to an examination will result in the candidate being unable to take that exam at our site. An irregularity report will be sent to any applicable owner of exam content.
Candidates must not remove or attempt to remove any exam material, including but not limited to: scrap paper, test books, and test aids, from the Testing Center.
Submitting another person’s work as your own is strictly prohibited. Any attempt to take a test for another person will be reported to any applicable test vendor or instructor.
Do not, under any circumstances: falsify information, forge signatures, and/or present false identification. This includes falsifying official documents, grade reports, authorization letters, transcripts, test scores, or any other type of document.
Firearms, weapons, and firearm-related materials such as ammunition may NOT be brought into the Testing Center. These items may be confiscated if brought into the Testing Center, if advised by campus security or the local authorities.
Using or possessing any prohibited items in the Testing Center may result in your scores being invalidated. Please view the full list of prohibited items here.
Candidates may be dismissed if they create a disturbance or engage in disruptive behavior.
Attempting to bribe a member of Testing Center staff to obtain any information on a test candidate or test scores is a violation of federal law (FERPA) and will be reported. You can read more about FERPA here.
Do not tamper with a computer or any equipment in the Testing Center.
Do not open an unauthorized browser during test administration. All computer screens are monitored in the Testing Center.
Refusing to adhere to these guidelines or instructions given by a staff member at the Testing Center may result in immediate dismissal.
Circulating, reproducing, or otherwise sharing answers to exams is prohibited.

The College of Central Florida maintains the right to refuse any candidate’s request to test at our Testing Center. If a candidate does not follow these guidelines, they may be asked to leave. If any of these behaviors are observed during a vendor exam (example: a Pearson Vue sponsored exam), the conduct will be reported to the vendor and an investigation will occur that could result in serious consequences. If these behaviors occur during classroom exams, (for the College of Central Florida or outside institutions) a report will be sent to the instructor and any relevant faculty or staff. College of Central Florida students who are caught being dishonest in any way during an examination will be required to attend an Academic Integrity seminar and may receive a grade of “FF” in their course at the instructor’s discretion.