The exam must be administered in a closed, quiet room suitable for a standardized test. The room’s lighting, temperature, and ventilation must be adequate with the room’s windows closed, as open windows may allow for unexpected noise from outside to distract students as they are testing.
Students should be seated at least 4 feet apart from each other in all directions, measured from the spot on the desk or table where students’ devices will sit. There should be a maximum of 20 students per proctor. Students should be seated at desks or tables with their own devices and should not be able to see the screens of students on either side of them. If it is not possible to maintain this distance, please secure another room and another proctor.
Any educational material, such as math or grammar posters, should be removed or covered. Partitions and other materials between desks are not allowed, as the proctor must be able to see all students’ screens at all times. Students should have enough space to set up their devices and to use scratch paper comfortably.
Multiple factors affect bandwidth requirements; accordingly, it is difficult to determine with exactitude whether a site’s bandwidth is adequate before test day. As a general rule, however, 25 Mb/s (for both uploading and downloading) is usually sufficient for a site with under 40 test-takers, provided that the internet isn’t being used for any other high-bandwidth activities while students are taking the test. You may test your device’s Mb/s upload speed at speedtest.net. Please contact us if your test site's speed is less than 25 Mb/s. To improve a slow or unstable connection on a given device, you can try using an Ethernet cable, if possible.
Internet and devices can also be tested by having a group of students open and submit a practice exam, available in their CLT accounts. If a device cannot successfully submit a practice exam please consider trying a different browser, device, or network.
Devices should be plugged in during the exam. Schools should supply device chargers and take outlet access into consideration when selecting a testing room.
Students may use a laptop, desktop, or tablet for the exam. Students planning to take the optional essay (available for the CLT and CLT10) should use a laptop or desktop instead of a tablet for ease of typing.
Proctors should ensure that students’ devices’ software and browser are up to date before test day. The best browser for the In-School CLT is Chrome, although Firefox and Safari may also be used. We do not recommend using a browser other than these three, such as Edge or Internet Explorer.
Schools should ensure that cltexam.com, app.cltexam.com, and hs-scripts.com are not blocked by a school or district firewall, as these domains must be accessed in order to test and to be able to access our live Test Day Chat Support.