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Student Portal Instructions

Renewing Accommodations (Every Term)

  1. Log in to the portal.
  2. Click "List requests" under "Accommodations" on the left side of the screen.
  3. Click blue "Add requests for [number] classes" in the relevant term box.
  4. Select all your courses (if you use the same accommodations in all classes, select "Apply the same accommodations to all selected courses" as well).
  5. Click "Continue to next step."
  6. Select the needed accommodations for each course.
  7. Click "Submit request."

Requesting an Appointment 

  1. Log in to the portal.
  2. Click "My appointments" on the left sidebar.
  3. Click "Request" and "Appointment" on the right top of the page
  4. Fill out the form selecting at least five time slots you are available.
  5. Click "Add appointment request."
  6. You will receive a response with the time that works for ESS staff.

Scheduling an Exam in the ESS Portal

  1. Log in to the portal.
  2. Along the left side, click "ESS test proctoring."
  3. Select the course from the drop-down menu and click "Schedule an exam."
  4. Read and accept the terms and conditions.
  5. Select the test you wish to schedule.
  6. Select a date and time you wish to schedule (be sure you know your professor’s policy on how soon you must schedule an exam in ESS after it is given in class).
  7. Select the accommodations you need for that specific exam.
  8. Click "Add exam request."
  9. If you get an error, it may be because you are trying to schedule while the office is closed or already full.

Re-scheduling an Exam in the ESS Portal

  1. Log in to the portal.
  2. Click on "ESS test proctoring" on the left side under "Accommodations."
  3. Click the blue view next to the exam you wish to cancel.
  4. All your exam information will pull up; modify what needs to be modified. Make sure you know the window your prof opened the exam for.
  5. Accept all the terms and conditions.
  6. This will end up as “Pending changes” until our office confirms the changes. We will ensure that your new time/date works and then confirm.

Cancelling a Scheduled Exam in the ESS Portal

  1. Log in to the portal.
  2. Click on "ESS test proctoring" on the left side under "Accommodations."
  3. Click the blue view next to the exam you wish to cancel.
  4. Scroll down to cancel exam request.
  5. Select your reason.
  6. Click "Cancel exam request."
  7. Click "Confirm."
  8. This will end up as “Pending changes” until the office confirms. (So if you accidentally canceled the wrong one just let us know and we won’t approve it.)