This U.S. Constitution exam option is intended for California teaching credential candidates who must fulfill the U.S. Constitution requirement. It satisfies the U.S. Constitution requirement for multiple/single subject and designated subject credentials.
The exam does not fulfill the U.S. Constitution requirement for baccalaureate candidates.
By definition this is a challenge examination to a full college-level course. As such, it is a very difficult examination and the assumption is that those challenging the exam have done serious preparation prior to taking it. Note that this is a testing experience and not an educational experience. Students who take this exam will not be given the correct answers to questions missed.
Testing hours can change due to holiday and alternate schedules. Students are advised to contact the College of Extended and Global Education directly at (909) 537-5976 to check current hours and schedule an appointment.
You have a maximum of 3 attempts at passing the U.S. Constitution exam. Your 3 attempts at passing the exam must be completed within one year from the date you first register. After the third attempt you will have to take the course to meet the requirement.
Yes. We are now offering an online module option. If you choose this option you will be proctored during the test administration and have a maximum of 1 ½ hours to complete the exam. No supplementary materials or notes will be allowed.
ProctorU currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.4 or newer version of those systems.
At this time, ProctorU does not support any Linux operating systems such as Chrome OS, Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.
You will need a web cam and must have Mozilla Firefox or Chrome to run Canvas and ProctorU programs.
There are Optional Fees: Flex Scheduling allows an examinee to make an appointment at least 72 hours before the desired start time. However, an examinee may choose either the Take it Now or Take it Soon options to be paid at their own expense.
Take it Soon ($5.00) allows a test to be scheduled within 72 hours of the chosen start time.
Take it Now ($8.75) allows a test to be taken on-demand with no appointment needed.
These options are for the convenience of the examinee and the additional charges will not be billed to the institution. Any charges applicable to the examinee must be paid with a credit or debit card. The examinee will be required to enter payment information on a secure page connected to a third-party card processor. The page is encrypted and secure and ProctorU does not see or store any credit card data. Examinees will be required to re-enter payment information each time new charges are incurred.
Once the College of Extended and Global Education has processed your registration, please allow 2-3 business days for CSUSB's system to generate a Coyote ID which you will need to log into Canvas and schedule a time with ProctorU to take the exam. You will be sent an email confirmation once completed with the Canvas & ProctorU sign-on information. This email will outline in detail the next steps in scheduling and taking the exam.
No appointment is necessary to view the online module, student does need to schedule their exam date/time at their convenience with ProctorU.
If you need to take it sooner, student will use the “Flex Scheduling” that allows an examinee to make an appointment up to 72 hours before the desired start time. There is an additional fee if the examinee wants to take the test ‘on-demand’ with no appointment needed.
There are no additional fees for appointments scheduled after 72 hours.
Yes. Only students who present a photo I.D. will be allowed to view the online module and take the exam.
The U.S. Constitution online exam has a maximum time limit of 90 minutes.
Students should allow a minimum of at least an hour to take the exam. Questions not answered will be marked incorrect.
No notes or any reference materials are allowed during the exam.
Students are advised not to leave the testing room after testing has begun. If an emergency arises, it will be noted that the student left during testing and your test may be declared invalid, thus using one of your three exam attempts.
No. Only students who are testing are allowed.
The College of Extended and Global Education will contact you with your results by mail at the address you provide. It generally takes 7-10 business days for your exam to be graded and your results mailed to you.
Expedited Test Results (3-5 business days) will be an additional $25.00 fee, please contact our office or send an e-mail to provide you the payment link.
Students who pass will receive by mail a College of Extended and Global Education Certificate of Completion,
Students who fail will receive a letter stating the number of questions missed. Students will not know which questions were missed nor the correct answers.
Remember, this is not an educational experience, this is a testing experience. No exam results will be given over the phone. Students may arrange to pick up their written results by calling the College of Extended and Global Education in advance to assure results are available. Students picking up written results in person must present a photo I.D.
Note: The highest success rate comes from students who take the U.S. Constitution Preparation Module. Those who fail their first or second attempt may register for this course but must pay the full course fee and are still limited to a total of three attempts.
No. Students who fail all three attempts at the exam can no longer satisfy this requirement through the College of Extended and Global Education.
Students who fail all three attempts will have to satisfy the U.S. Constitution requirement by taking the appropriate university course at CSUSB or another institution.
It is highly recommended that you use Mozilla Firefox or Chrome to run the Canvas and Proctor U program. There is a higher chance of unexpected technical problems when running Internet Explorer for a long time. CSUSB and Proctor U both have 24 hour 7 days a week tech support.
You may contact CSUSB ITS department at 909-537-7677, support@csusb.edu or Technology Support Center
You may contact Proctor U Help Desk at 1-855-772-8678, help@proctoru.com or ProctorU.
