It is the intent of Agriculture Education Services & Technology, Inc. to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.  AEST provides common accommodations for industry certification exams as necessary. Accommodations may alter the testing environment or the administration of the exam,  but will not alter the content of the exam.

All requests for paper exams must be submitted online at least 7 days prior to testing.

Paper and pencil exams. Based on the student/candidate's needs, paper exams can be provided as a substitute for online exams. This option allows students to mark directly on the test form. Exams must be administered by an approved proctor and may or may not include additional accommodations including extended time, verbal assistance, and use of a translation dictionary based on the student/candidate's needs. All exam accommodations offered during the administration of a paper exam must be noted in the Student/Candidate's account.  

• Paper exams must be kept in secure storage at all times and should only be handled by the assigned proctor.
• Paper exams must be administered by an approved AEST Proctor and are subject to all AEST exam administration policies.
• The proctor must return the exam and verification form to AEST via the U.S. postal service within 24 hours of the exam completion.

This form is required to Schedule a Paper Exam Session to fulfill the student's testing accommodation.  A separate form must be submitted for each student requesting a paper exam.

Testing Accommodations, including those requiring a paper exam, must be requested through the Accommodations Request Form and documented in the Student/Candidate's account BEFORE an accommodated exam is scheduled. The student's Accommodation Code is required to schedule a paper exam session and submit this form.  Accommodation Codes can be viewed on the "Student Detail" screen in the Exam Delivery Platform.

The following steps must be completed for all paper exams:

Step 1: Create a Student/Candidate Account

Step 2: Complete the Accommodations Request Form

Step 3: Bind the accommodation code to the Student/Candidate account

Step 4: Complete form to Schedule a Paper Exam Session (this form replaces the need to schedule the exam through the exam delivery platform)

Step 5: Proctor receives exam via U.S. mail and confirms receipt with AEST

Step 6: Proctor administers exam

Step 7: Exam and verification form are returned to AEST via U.S. postal service within 24 hours of exam completion