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Electronic Proctoring

Proctorio

After our academic IT team evaluated several proctoring solutions this year, we are happy to announce we in CPH have renewed Proctorio, the university-wide electronic exam proctoring solution, through the 2026-27 academic year. Proctorio integrates with Canvas and works with the Chrome web browser to secure online tests and ensure exams are proctored fairly and impartially. This automated system allows instructors to set controls for each exam including locking down the browser, recording and ID verification options, customized behavior settings, and more. Proctorio provides virtual proctoring options for fully online courses but can also be used to secure assessments in blended and on-campus courses.

Video (3:08): Proctorio Overview, by Heather Porter, Associate Professor, College of Public Health

Import Reminder to Faculty - Following best practices, students should be given a proctored practice quiz before the first proctored exam. Follow the steps below to enable Proctorio in your course.

Step 1: Submit Request to Enable Proctorio in Your Canvas Course

Please send a Help Request with the Canvas course IDs for all the Canvas courses in which you wish to use Proctorio. The Canvas course ID is the long number at the top left side of your Canvas course screen. Proctorio is not automatically included in your course, so you must submit a help request in order to have it enabled in your course each semester you plan to use it. After you receive confirmation from the help ticket that Proctorio has been enabled in your course, follow the steps below to install the Chrome extension and enable Proctorio in your Canvas quizzes.

Step 2: Install the Proctorio Extension into Chrome

Once Proctorio has been activated in your course, install and enable the Chrome Extension:

  1. Open your Google Chrome browser
  2. Open Canvas and go into your course
  3. On the course navigation menu, click on the Secure Exam Proctor link
  4. Next, follow the steps shown (see screenshot below)

Step 3: Create Quizzes

Creating a Quiz with Proctorio

  1. Click on Quizzes on the left side Canvas menu
  2. Click on +Quiz on the top right
  3. When prompted, select Classic Quizzes. Proctorio only works with Classic Quizzes.
  4. Scroll down to the Quiz Restrictions area and check the box that says Enable Proctorio Secure Exam Proctor
  5. In the instructions box, please use these Sample Proctorio Instructions
  6. Enter at least 1 in the Time Limit box
  7. Finish naming and setting up your options. Click on the Proctorio Settings tab. You can hover over each setting and click on the blue question mark in the upper right side of each setting to learn more about each setting. Please see Enabling Proctorio for Students Using Text-To-Speech Technology to select settings to make your test more accessible.
  8. Save the quiz. You will now see (Remotely Proctored) added to the name of the quiz. Do not change the name.

Video (7:43): Setting Up Your Quiz, by Heather Porter, Associate Professor, College of Public Health

Step 4: Review Proctorio Results

  1. Click on the name of the quiz that you want to review
  2. Click on Review Proctorio Gradebook. A list of the students that took the test will be displayed, as well as suspicion levels for each student
  3. Click on the Eye icon to view a student's test

Video (6:07): Reviewing Proctorio Results, by Heather Porter, Associate Professor, College of Public Health

Tips and Best Practices

Help for Students During an Exam

If you are not in an exam, you can always use the Live Chat button on proctorio.com/support if you have the extension installed. (Make sure your browser isn't blocking third-party cookies or the window will not open to Live Chat.)

If you have any technical issues while taking a Proctorio-enabled exam, please contact Proctorio directly as follows:

Live Chat Options During Exam Pre-Check

For any issues during the pre-check part of the exam, please contact Proctorio directly via chat by clicking on the gray shield in the upper right corner of the browser. Then click Live Chat.

Or, click on Extensions (the puzzle piece icon) and click on Proctorio. Then click Live Chat. Live Chat will open in the bottom corner of your screen.

Live Chat Options During the Exam

If your exam is in full screen mode (this is a setting the instructor selects; students cannot opt out of this setting), the chat button can be found in the Quiz Tools area on the left side of the screen. Then click on the button shown below highlighted by the red square to open Live Chat.

If your exam is not in full screen mode, please contact Proctorio directly via chat by clicking on the gray shield in the upper right corner of the browser. Then click Live Chat.

Or, click on Extensions (the puzzle piece icon) and click on Proctorio. Then click Live Chat. Live Chat will open in the bottom corner of your screen.

Email Option

If for some reason you can't find the live chat button during your exam, you should send Proctorio an email at support@proctorio.com and please specify in the subject line and in the body that you need an immediate Google meeting session as you are currently in an exam. Proctorio support should be contacted for any technical issues before contacting your instructor. Your instructor is not able to assist with Proctorio issues; only Proctorio can.

Benefits of Proctorio

Video (2:51): Strengths and Weaknesses of Proctorio, by Heather Porter, Associate Professor, College of Public Health

Remote Proctoring Statement for Students

Zoom, Proctorio or a similar proctoring tool may be used to proctor exams and quizzes in this course. These tools verify your identity and record online actions and surroundings. It is your responsibility to have the necessary government or school issued ID, a laptop or desktop computer with a reliable internet connection, the Google Chrome browser and Proctorio extension, a webcam/built-in camera and microphone, and system requirements for using Proctorio, Zoom, or a similar proctoring tool.