Registrar’s Office Final Examination Makeup Sessions

1. Right-click on the link for your course final assessment (ie CS 115 (OL) Final) and open in a new tab in Odyssey.

2. Scroll down to Rooms & Seats

   o    Click on drop down for “Add new special sitting:”

   o    Choose appropriate makeup session date and time

   o    Then click “ADD SITTING”

3. On the same page: Scroll up to and click “Special Cases”

   o    Click “Update Existing Candidate”

   o    Type in student ID#

   o    Then click “Next”

4. On the next page:

   o    Check student name and ID# to ensure correct student.

   o    Go to “Allocation” drop down box and choose the correct makeup session date and time.

   o    Then click “Update…”

o    The following page will show the student information and the scheduled makeup session date and time.

If you have students writing in different makeup sessions, please repeat steps 1-4. You can get to your starting page by scrolling to the top of the page and clicking on “Return to Main Menu, Offering, Assessment.”

If you are adding students that are not enrolled into the course for the term at hand:

1. you will need to go to “Special Cases” and click the Select Extra Candidates.

2. Then fill in the box with ID# and username (e.g. 12345678, jdoe).

3. Once you have added them here, go to step 3 above and start at “Update Existing Candidate” then follow steps to end.

After you have added your makeup session and students, you will need to decide which exam you want the Registrar’s Office or AccessAbilities to administer.

• If you have uploaded an exam for the current term in Odyssey and want to use that version for your makeup exams, there is no further action needed by you.

• If you choose to use a different version of the exam that has not been previously uploaded in the current term, you will need to follow the steps below:

  If you are not using a Crowdmark exam, you can email your exam or contact us for hand delivery at regmstrs@uwaterloo.ca.
  If you are using a Crowdmark exam, you will need to create the exam in Crowdmark directly. You can email the Crowdmark file or contact us for hand delivery at regmstrs@uwaterloo.ca.

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