Proctors should have a demonstrated professional or institutional commitment to education and
intellectual integrity. The proctor should have no personal/ vested interest in the student’s
academic success. The proctor should have a professional email address and phone (i.e.
accounts like Hotmail, yahoo, aol, Verizon, etc are unacceptable). Both the email and postal
mail addresses should correspond to a school or business, and a physical location should be
given in addition to or instead of a PO Box. Regardless of professional position, no family
member or close friend of the student will be allowed to serve as a proctor.

Approved proctors MAY be:

• Superintendent, Principal, full-time Teacher, Librarian, or Guidance Counselor of
  Educational Service Region, School, or District, either Public or Parochial.
• Head Librarian or Reference Librarian of an academic or public library.
• Dean, Academic Department Head, Professor, Extension or correspondence
• Administrator, Registrar, or official Testing Service of an Accredited University or College.
• Education Officer (Armed Services Personnel Only)
• Established testing center personnel, either commercial or institutional.
• Corporate Education Director
• Human Resources Officers
• MSU Extension agents or adult education centers
• Job Service employees for students living outside the United States: a proctor whose position is equivalent to
  one of those listed above or an administrative official of a US embassy or consulate.

Approved proctors may NOT be:

• Family members
• Supervisors
• Direct reports
• Co-workers
• Friends
• Church officials
• Athletics personnel (coaches, trainers, counselors, etc.)

Proctor Responsibilities:

• Sign the Student-Proctor Agreement form.
• The student will contact you in advance to schedule exams.
• You will be emailed confirmation of testing times and appropriate testing conditions for
  each student you are proctoring.
• Verify the student’s identity prior to administering each exam.
• Administer the exam (s) to the student under the conditions specified by the instructor
  and monitor the student during the exam to the best of the proctor’s ability.
• Provide the student with an appropriate environment for taking exams.
• Residential settings are not appropriate for taking exams.
• Report any instances of attempted cheating or unauthorized use of materials to the
  Testing Center immediately.