Online Proctoring

Online proctoring requires the use of a webcam and microphone to monitor the testing environment and screen share to monitor your exam. Online proctoring typically uses security measures, which may include a scan of your testing environment and photo ID check. Online proctoring is only allowed by online proctoring services that have been vetted and approved by Oregon State University.

About Proctorio

Proctorio is an automated proctoring system that is integrated into Canvas and can be added to Canvas exams to help ensure exam integrity. Proctorio can be configured by faculty to record students using their webcam, microphone, or both, and to monitor web traffic during the Canvas exam. Faculty can review recorded information if there is a concern of academic misconduct. There is no cost for students or faculty to use Proctorio.

For Students

Students will need to meet technical requirements to use Proctorio.  If you are taking an Ecampus class, please review information about Proctorio in Ecampus courses. Additional information about using Proctorio as a student, including privacy and data security questions, is provided on the Proctorio Q&A for Students website. 

Consider whether online proctoring is a good option for you. Review course information during registration to see if online proctoring is an option or required.  If you register for a course with online proctoring, consider whether you would like to remove personal items from your test location prior to taking a test, take the test at a location other than your residence, or take the test in-person if that is an available option.

For all OSU faculty considering online proctoring

Determine whether online proctoring will be used for your course. If it will, the following steps are needed so that students are informed before registering:

All OSU faculty who plan to use online proctoring, including online proctoring in a classroom-based course, are required to include a notification for students in the Schedule of Classes prior to registration opening. Contact your department scheduler to add the following statement in the Class Notes on the section (this must be posted by the due date noted below in order to use Proctorio in your Canvas course site): 

“This course requires online proctored testing, which may include testing fees and the use of security measures, such as a scan of your testing environment. Please carefully review online proctor test information at: beav.es/proctoring” 

For questions about using disability-related accommodations with online proctoring please contact Disability Access Services. 

Faculty will also need to meet technical requirements to use Proctorio. 

Please note the following due dates for upcoming terms to post the required notification in the Schedule of Classes: 

U2024 – Thursday April 11, 2024 

F2024 – Thursday May 16, 2024 

W2025 – Thursday November 14, 2024 

S2025 – Thursday February 20, 2024  

For faculty teaching campus-based courses

Faculty who submit a request to have Proctorio installed in their classroom-based Canvas site will be required to submit a link to and a screenshot from the Schedule of Classes showing the statement for their course. Proctorio will not be installed in courses that do not contain this statement. 

Example link: 

Please review answers to frequently asked questions and requirements and limitations of Proctorio before submitting a request to have Proctorio added to your Canvas course site (OSU login required to access the request form). 

For faculty teaching Ecampus courses

If you are teaching an Ecampus course, please see additional information on the Ecampus faculty website to get started.