Student Forms: Request for Additional Test Time

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Additional Test Time for Non-Native Speakers of English 

Students who are non-native speakers of English (international or permanent resident/citizens) may request extended test-taking time (time and a half). 
  
This accommodation applies to exams and does not apply to other forms of evaluation (papers, projects, group presentations) or to situations in which students must demonstrate clinical or similar skills. 
  
Eligibility is determined by the Department of Languages and is good for one semester. 

Eligibility:

Students are eligible for Additional Test Time for NNSE if they:
  • Have a first language other than English
  • Are in their first two (2) semesters in academic courses
  • Submitted a TOEFL or equivalent English Proficiency score of less than 90

Requests cannot be used for ESL, LANG, or other courses in which the primary language of instruction is not English.
 
If any of these qualifications are not met, the request can be denied. Each application is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Additional Test Time Approval Steps:

  1. Students submit the Request for Additional Test Time Student – Initiated eform. 
    • Eform Instructions:
      • Course Name: List the full name of the course, not the subject or abbreviated course name
        • Example: Blugold Seminar in Critical Reading & Writing
      • Course #: Include the subject and course number
        • Example: WRIT 114
      • Course Section: List the specific section number for the course
        • Example:  Section .024
      • Instructor: Type the family name of your instructor and choose the correct instructor

  2. Deadlines for Submitting Request: 
    • Fall and Spring Semester: Two (2) weeks before the exam or quiz
    • Winterim and Summer: First day of classes

  3. You will receive an email notification of your approved courses. Your instructors will also receive the same email.

  4. Talk with your instructor to plan the time and location of your accommodation request

Please contact Lisa Lee (leels@uwec.edu), ESL Academic Coordinator, with any questions.