What are my options for taking exams for my online courses?

What are my options for taking exams for my online courses?

If you are enrolled in an online course with monitored (proctored) exams, you have the following options:

Honorlock

Honorlock is the College's remote proctoring option. With Honorlock, you can take the exam from home or any other suitable location. Honorlock will monitor your exam session and flag any potential issues detected for your professor to review. To use Honorlock, you must:
  1. Have a computer with a webcam, microphone, and a stable internet connection.
  2. Have a suitable testing location.
  3. Install the Honorlock Chrome extension and use Google Chrome to take your exam.
  4. Pay $9.50 per exam.

Inside the Kirkwood area

If you live within the seven-county Kirkwood area (Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington counties) and you do not wish to use Honorlock, you have the following options:

Kirkwood Test Center

You can take your exam at any of the three Kirkwood Test Center locations for free. An appointment and a valid photo ID are required for all exams.

Other Kirkwood locations

Kirkwood Test Center does not operate at the Benton County, Iowa County, Jones Regional, or Washington Regional centers. However, their staffs may provide testing services by appointment. Please contact these centers directly to inquire about the availability of testing services.

Outside the Kirkwood area

If you live outside the seven-county Kirkwood area (Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington counties), you can find a proctor in your local area willing to administer your exam. You will need to provide Kirkwood Test Center with your proctor's name and contact information. Kirkwood Test Center will verify that the proctor complies with the requirements and send exam instructions. Once your proctor is approved, you can make arrangements with them directly to test.

Other Iowa community college test centers

All 15 Iowa community college test centers have an agreement to provide testing services for each other's students free of charge. If you live in Iowa, your best first place to contact would be the community college nearest you:
  1. Des Moines Area Community College testing center
  2. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges testing center
  3. Hawkeye Community College testing center
  4. Indian Hills Community College testing center
  5. Iowa Central Community College testing center
  6. Iowa Lakes Community College testing center
  7. Iowa Valley Community College District
    1. Ellsworth Community College testing center
    2. Marshalltown Community College testing center
  8. Iowa Western Community College testing center (no website, email testing@iwcc.edu)
  9. North Iowa Area Community College testing center
  10. Northeast Iowa Community College testing center
  11. Northwest Iowa Community College testing center
  12. Southeastern Community College testing center
  13. Southwestern Community College testing center
  14. Western Iowa Tech Community College testing center

Other college and university test centers, public libraries, or learning centers

If you live outside of Iowa, or are unable to test at an Iowa community college for other reasons, you can contact another college or university testing center, public library, or learning center about proctoring your exam. Keep in mind that most test centers, libraries, and other in-person proctors charge a fee (typically between $15-$30), so Honorlock may be the more economical option.