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Expanded Testing Hours for Final Exams at the University Testing Center

It’s hard to believe this semester is coming to an end!  Final exams are  around the corner and the UTC will extend its hours to accommodate the schedule.

Testing hours will be 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, December 12th through Wednesday, December 18th, including Saturday, December 14th.  The testing office will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day.

There will be no testing during Reading Days (Tuesday, December 10th and Wednesday, December 11th).

DASS students and student-athletes should schedule their testing appointments as soon as possible in the UTC Portal, as space is limited.

Best of luck on your finals, Mustangs, and congratulations to our December graduates!

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University Testing Center expands services this fall with new test-scheduling software

The 2022-23 academic year brought many exciting changes on the SMU campus, including a three-phased opening of the University Testing Center (UTC) in Clements Hall last August. During phase one, the center began providing accommodated testing services previously proctored by Disability Accommodations & Success Strategies (DASS), except scribe and reader tests.

This fall, phase two operations will expand testing services to student-athletes during their sport’s competition season, which necessitated a migration from DASS Link to a new test scheduling software to increase student group access.

The new UTC Portal offers a comprehensive, streamlined approach for delivering additional academic testing and credit-by-exam services to SMU students and local community partners during the phase three expansion in Spring 2024.

Watch our new video overviews for students and professors to learn more about our new system. Professors can schedule one-on-one consultations to be oriented to the new platform.

The UTC is certified by the National College Testing Association (NCTA) and adheres to professional standards ensuring exam integrity and accessibility for both examiners and examinees.