OU Testing Services Support students, faculty, staff and community members by administering exams and assessments in a secure environment. Services include testing accommodations for students registered with Disability Support Services, ACT Residual testing, distance education examination proctoring, and other testing related to college and career success. All tests are proctored to ensure academic honesty.
Testing accommodations for students with disabilities include provisions of a proctor, extended testing time, reduced-distraction testing spaces, noise cancelling headphones or earbuds, computers, and other assistive technology, as needed. Before the beginning of each semester, the American College Test (ACT) Residual is administered to international, home schooled, transfer students, and freshmen who have not already taken the ACT or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Students who have taken the ACT or SAT are not eligible to take the ACT Residual Test. Results are used for placing students in appropriate courses of study. This fulfills Alabama state requirements for entrance into special programs and assists advisors and counselors in their work of helping students to plan their academic programs, evaluate their academic progress, and set realistic personal and career goals. Test scores are used for institutional purposes and cannot be released to another college.
OU Testing Services are in Cunningham Hall on the 2nd Floor and can be reached at testing@oakwood.edu.