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Examination Proctors

A proctor is a person approved to administer exams to a student for an online course requiring a proctor. Not all online courses require a proctor. For those courses that do require a proctor, students must identify a proctor and provide the necessary information through the Proctor Designation Form to the Certified Testing Center for approval. Once a proctor has been approved, the Testing Center will provide exam materials to the proctor. The student arranges an exam appointment with the proctor to take their exam. 

Acceptable proctors include school counselors, school/college administrators/teachers, military/industry education or testing centers, or librarians at a local library. In addition, CMU centers proctor exams. Unacceptable proctors include, but are not limited to, family members, friends, co-workers, other CMU students, anyone with whom the student has a personal relationship, or anyone who cannot provide a suitable testing environment. CMU reserves the right to deny any proctor or assign proctors to students as deemed necessary by the Testing Center staff. More information on proctoring can be found at: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/certified-testing-center/proctored-exams-for-cmu-courses. 

The student is responsible for any proctor’s fees. If one of the CMU centers is to be used as a proctor, please check with that center to determine available times and dates for testing. Should you have any questions, call 989-774-4461.