1. Open your Canvas course page and select Testing Center.
   
2. Your exams homepage will open. From there you can navigate to various tabs on your student portal.
   
3. To schedule an appointment, select the name of the desired course.
   
4. All of your McBurney approved accommodations will appear under the Select Accommodations heading. Select all accommodations you would like to have for this exam.
   
   • This field is not pre-checked, so you MUST select specific accommodations if you wish to have access to them during your exam.
   • Please verify you have selected all necessary accommodations before confirming your exam. Accommodations that were not selected cannot be added once you have scheduled your appointment.
     
     
5. Select a time from the Choose a Time drop-down menu. If the available start times listed do not work with your schedule, please reach out to your instructor.
   
6. If you’d like test notifications, enter your phone number into the Would you like to receive text notifications? field.
   
   • If you opt in, you will receive a notification when you schedule your exam and 24 hours prior to your start time.
     
7. Review your submission
8. Read and select the Exam Guideline Acknowledgement, and then select Add to cart.
   
9. You will be taken to your cart where you can either add another exam or click complete registration to finalize your appointment.
10. If your appointment was successfully scheduled, the message at the top of the screen will read (your name), your registration is complete! 
    
    
    • All details of your exam appointment will appear below. You will also receive a confirmation email and a confirmation text message (if opted in). 
    • Please review the testing guidelines listed on this page. You can also see Testing & Evaluation Services’ guidelines on their website at Testing Lab Instructions, Expectations, and FAQs.

1. Open your Canvas course and select Testing Center.
2. After RegisterBlast opens, select Dashboard.
   
   
3. From the dashboard tab, find the name of your exam, which will also be labeled Upcoming Appointment.
4. Select either Reschedule or Cancel.
   

Rescheduling

Note: You may edit or reschedule any existing appointment on RegisterBlast until 48 hours before the exam.

1. First, select Reschedule from your upcoming appointment listing.
2. Select a new date from the provided calendar. Then, choose a time.
   
3. Select Reschedule.
4. You will see a banner stating Your exam has been rescheduled.
   
   

Canceling

Note: You may cancel your appointment at any time.

1. Select Cancel from your Upcoming Appointment listing.
2. You will be asked to confirm whether you want to cancel your appointment. 
3. Select Cancel Reservation if you’d like to cancel, or select Keep Current Registration if you do not.
   
4. You will receive a message confirming your registration has been canceled.
   

• If the time you would like to test is not available in the Choose a time drop-down menu, please contact Testing & Evaluation Services. You can find their contact information in the next section, Support and Resources.
• This message usually means the following: 
  
  • No seats are available at that time 
  • The time is not within your instructors allowed time range to take the exam.
  • If you receive this message, please contact Testing & Evaluation Services. See the next section, Support and Resources, for contact information.
• Unless otherwise specified, please arrive at the location indicated on your confirmation email and on your exam details on your dashboard.
  • Location may change due to issues with the testing room, seat availability, or other concerns. You might receive updated confirmations before your exam. 
  • Please be sure to check your confirmation details prior to your scheduled exam time.

Support

• If you are experiencing any problems with scheduling your appointment, please contact the testing coordinator immediately by email at testing.coordinator@exams.wisc.edu. Please note:
  

  • Emails regarding scheduling issues sent within the 48 hour scheduling deadline will be considered late requests and will be denied. 

  • Emails are not monitored on weekends.

• For Student Expectations or frequently asked questions about RegisterBlast, see Accommodated Testing Information

More Resources

For information about Testing and Evaluation services, see  University of Wisconsin-Madison Accommodated Testing Information

For Frequently Asked Questions and faculty/student expectations, see Testing Lab Instructions, Expectations, and FAQs