Students must submit their quiz and exam accommodation requests through Accommodate using the student portal: https://njit-accommodate.symplicity.com/. Requests must be submitted in accordance with OARS testing deadlines and procedures.

To offer the OARS staff and professors/course instructors the appropriate amount of time to coordinate exam accommodations, testing accommodation requests must be submitted as follows:

  • Regular Semester Exams (Test / Quizzes) are to be requested no later than 3 business days (Monday - Friday) prior to the exam date
  • Common Exams are to be requested no later than 5 business days (Monday - Friday) prior to the exam date
  • Final Exams are to be requested no later than 10 business days (Monday - Friday) prior to the exam date

The dates for the Common Exams and Final Exams can be found via the Exam Schedules page.

Students will receive an email confirmation with the testing location, start time and date of the exam. 

Please contact OARS immediately if any of the following occur: 

  • You have not received an email confirmation at least 2 business days (Monday- Friday) before the quiz/exam date.
  • You submitted an exam request, but prefer to take the quiz/exam with the class or made an arranged with the professor. 
  • You have a personal, medical, or mental health emergency and cannot take the quiz/exam (Please note additional documentation submitted to the Office of the Dean of Students is required to excuse your absence from the exam and request a makeup exam)  

We recognize a host of factors effect adherence to the submission deadlines.  If this occurs, please inform OARS and your professor(s) to try and make alternative arrangements as soon as possible. OARS does not reschedule or allow makeup exams without first receiving approval from the professor/course instructor.  Additional documentation and approval from the Office of the Dean of Students (Central King Building, L-71) may be required prior to requesting a rescheduled or makeup exam. Please contact OARS to determine the appropriate steps and documentation for a makeup exam.

FYI: Common exams are not allowed for make-up.