The Goldman Testing Center
The Goldman Testing Center is exclusively for Tulane University students with approved accommodations through the Goldman Center for Student Accessibility. It serves as the primary location for accommodated testing on the Uptown campus, providing services such as extended time and a distraction-reduced environment to support students' individual needs.
The Goldman Testing Center is located in Suite B30 on the basement level of the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, directly across from the Goldman Center’s administrative offices. For all questions or support related to testing accommodations, email is the most effective and preferred method of communication.
Email: goldmantesting@tulane.edu | p: (504) 862-8431
Exam Scheduling Information
Students must activate their accommodations for the semester and schedule all exams requiring accommodations (e.g., extended time, distraction-reduced environment, alternate formats) using the Goldman Center Portal. If you took an exam and did not receive your approved accommodations, contact the Goldman Center as soon as possible: goldmantesting@tulane.edu.
Exam Scheduling Deadlines
To ensure availability and proper arrangements, exams must be scheduled at least four (4) business days in advance. Business days end at 5:00 PM and do not include weekends.
To schedule an exam on:
Monday → Submit by 5:00 PM the Tuesday before your exam
Tuesday → Submit by 5:00 PM on the Wednesday before your exam
Wednesday → Submit by 5:00 PM on the Thursday before your exam
Thursday → Submit by 5:00 PM on the Friday before your exam
Friday → Submit by 5:00 PM on the Monday before your exam
Missed an Exam Deadline?
To be considered for an exemption to the 4-business-day deadline, please complete the following steps:
Step 1: Schedule all of your upcoming quizzes, tests, and final exams in the Goldman Center Portal. This includes exams for every course where you plan to use your approved testing accommodations — not just the course with the missed deadline.
Step 2: After you have scheduled all applicable exams, send an email to goldmantesting@tulane.edu. In your message, include the details of the exam for which you missed the scheduling deadline.
Important: We are unable to accept exam exemption requests by phone.
Testing Center Policies and Procedures
The Goldman Testing Center accommodations are coordinated collaboratively between the student, their professor, and the Goldman Center for Student Accessibility. As a resource for both students and faculty, we follow the exam instructions provided by each professor. Students take their exams in a secure and private testing environment, at individual carrel-style desks, which are monitored by overhead cameras to ensure privacy and security. The cameras are monitored live by staff in the Testing Office, and video recordings are stored for several weeks in case review is needed later. In addition to video monitoring, Goldman Center staff regularly walk through the testing rooms to help maintain the integrity of the exam process.
- Arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled start time and check in the Goldman Testing Coordinator.
- At the exam start time, you must begin the exam. Studying in the Goldman Center waiting area instead of taking the exam is not allowed.
- Only drinks with lids are permitted in the Testing Center; food is not allowed.
- If you are unclear about exam instructions or conditions, seek assistance from a Goldman Center staff member. The staff member will attempt to contact your professor or have you write the question on the exam itself to turn in with your exam.
- You are not permitted to leave the Goldman Testing Center area once you have begun your exam (exceptions for bathroom breaks).
- You are responsible for providing your personal exam materials (pencils, calculators, etc.); scrap paper will be provided.
- If a Goldman Center staff member has evidence that a student is currently impaired due to drugs or alcohol, the student will not be allowed to test in the Center.
- Not feeling well on the day of your exam? Contact your professor via email and copy goldmantesting@tulane.edu to coordinate rescheduling your exam. While we understand life happens and your health conditions may flare, the Goldman Center has no authority to excuse you from a scheduled exam with your professor's explicit permission.
- TIP: If your extended time has not been applied to your Canvas exam, contact your professor and the Goldman Testing Center (goldmantesting@tulane.edu) as soon as possible. Do not begin a timed exam without your extended time applied.
- If you are more than 10 minutes late, but less than 30 minutes late, you will begin losing testing time.
- If you are more than 30 minutes late for an exam, you will not be allowed to test. You are responsible for coordinating a make-up exam with your professor. You must obtain written permission from your professor in order to reschedule your exam in the Goldman Testing Center.
If, for any reason, you have decided not to take your exam at the Goldman Testing Center, you are responsible for notifying our office to ensure that we have space for other students to test. This includes withdrawing from a course. You can cancel your exam request online through your Goldman Center Portal or email goldmantesting@tulane.edu to cancel your exam.
If you cannot take an exam at the scheduled time (due to illness, scheduling conflicts, etc.), you must obtain written permission (ie, email) from your professor in order to reschedule your exam in the Goldman Testing Center. The Goldman Center has no authority to excuse students from taking an exam. Scheduling or rescheduling of exams has to be done with explicit instruction from the professor. If the professor reschedules an exam date for the class, the professor must notify the Goldman Center in writing, by email, or in person to reschedule the exam.
Cheating is strictly prohibited in the Goldman Testing Center. If a student is suspected of cheating, Goldman Center staff may ask questions and investigate the situation. Any suspected evidence of academic dishonesty will be collected, documented, and submitted along with the student’s exam. In such cases, both the professor and the Newcomb-Tulane College Honor Board will be notified. The report will include any relevant evidence as well as a written account of what was observed by our staff.
During all exams, Goldman Center staff reserve the right to enter the testing rooms and move throughout the space to ensure the integrity of the testing environment.
If your class is allowed to take the exam from any location and is not required to be in the classroom, you do not need to schedule the online exam with the Goldman Center.
However, if the online exam is proctored in the classroom, you should schedule it through the Goldman Center Portal. In general, scheduling through our portal is only necessary when an exam needs to be proctored in person.
What should I do if I am taking a Canvas exam and my accommodations have not been applied?
As soon as you start a Canvas exam, you should check to make sure your extended time has been applied to the timer. If it has not, do not wait! Contact both your professor and the Goldman Testing Center staff (goldmantesting@tulane.edu) immediately, so that your time can be corrected.
Your professor will provide detailed instructions on how to apply for accommodations through Certiport. To complete the process, you’ll need a formal letter from the Goldman Center. Please email us at goldman@tulane.edu to request your letter.
CASE MANAGEMENT
The Goldman Testing Center is reserved exclusively for students who have been approved for testing accommodations through the Goldman Center in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Students who have not been approved for accommodations should contact Case Management for assistance with short-term academic concerns, such as temporary injuries (e.g., broken bones) or scheduling conflicts.
STANDARDIZED EXAMS
If you need accommodations for a standardized exam (such as the GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, etc.), please email goldman@tulane.edu to request an accommodation verification letter.
Please note: The Goldman Center does not provide proctoring services for non-Tulane exams, including the LSAT, MCAT, and GMAT
Frequently Asked Questions
To use your accommodations, log on to our portal at accessibility.tulane.edu, and activate them. After you have done so, an official notification e-mail will be sent to your professors, informing them about your accommodations. You should then reach out to each of your professors to find out how they plan to handle testing. Some professors may provide accommodations themselves. Many will ask you to take your tests in the Goldman Testing Center. If they do, you will need to log in to our portal again and schedule your tests. Please remember that this must be done at least 4 days before the day of the test. If you do not remember how to activate your accommodations or how to schedule tests, please review these video tutorials:
No, whether you use your accommodations is entirely up to you. If you decide that you would rather not use them, then simply report to class, and take the test/quiz with your professor.
When you activate your accommodations, your professors will be sent an official notification e-mail. However, we recommend that you also contact your professors directly to discuss how your accommodations will be implemented.
There is nothing for you to do in this case. It is your professors’ responsibility to submit the Testing Contract to us, and we will remind them. This will not affect your ability to schedule and take tests at the Goldman Center.
You will never be asked to miss part of a class to make use of your extended time on a test/quiz. If you have another class immediately after the one in which you are taking a test, please schedule your test to start early and end at the same time as the class. If you have other classes both before and after the one in which you are taking the test, you will need to schedule the test for another time in the day. In this case, please schedule the test for as close as possible to when the rest of the class is taking it (without running into another class.)
You may schedule the test for the day/time that your professor is allowing. However, please have the professor e-mail us confirming their permission for the alternate day/time. We will not approve the request until this is received.
Please follow your professor’s instructions, unless you have a specific reason why you feel that they are not meeting your accommodation needs. In this case, please contact the Goldman Center and speak with a member of our staff as soon as possible.
