Testing Services
Services
University of Houston Testing Services is committed to your success. Our office will serve students both in-person and remotely. Testing Services provides a wide range of academic testing and evaluation services to UH students and the community. We strive to make each testing experience as successful as possible. Tests are administered by, including but not limited to Placement Exams, the DSST Program (formerly the DANTES Program), and the TSI Assessment (TSIA2). Testing Services is equipped for computerized and paper-and-pencil tests.
Testing services works with instructors to provide students with the means to complete University of Houston exams off-campus. We work as the medium between you, your students and their proctors to ensure they are scheduling exams at reputable testing facilities and are completing exams by the deadlines listed in your syllabus.
Distance Education Testing
The University Testing Service serves as a proctoring site for numerous universities and institutions nationally and internationally. The tests may be in the traditional paper and pencil or delivered online.
- Distance Assessment (UH Students)
- Distance Assessment (Non-UH Students): to submit a proctoring request please email the proctoring request to pdaniel@uh.edu with the Institution name and Proctoring Service requirements.
Consultation and Course Testing Support
Testing Services offers University of Houston faculty a wide range of services that include consultation and course testing support.
Service |
Description |
|---|---|
| Test Development | Assistance with designing, organizing, and improving assessments to support course and program objectives. |
| Credit by Exam Selection Consultation | Guidance for departments and students regarding appropriate credit-by-exam options and testing requirements. |
| Placement Test Consultation for Validation | Support for evaluating and validating placement testing processes to ensure accurate student placement decisions. |
| Scholarly Review of Tests and Test Materials | Professional review of exams and testing materials to evaluate quality, clarity, fairness, and effectiveness. |
| Consultation About Standardized Testing | Advising and support related to standardized testing practices, procedures, and implementation. |
| Administration of Make-up Exams | Coordination and administration of approved make-up exams for students unable to test during the scheduled time. |
| Administration for Students Requiring Special Accommodations | Testing support and accommodations provided in coordination with university accessibility and disability services. |
| Administration of Tests in Support of Programs | Administration of exams that support university and professional programs, including certification and qualification tests. |