College of Nursing Testing Center

Testing is by advance online appointment only. Please schedule at least 48 hours (two business days) in advance. Schedule your appointment through RegisterBlast below.

Make an appointment

To cancel or reschedule your appointment, email the College of Nursing Testing Center or call either 605-718-4193 or 605-718-4117.

If you are feeling ill, please reschedule your exam while you self-isolate. If you are required to quarantine, you may not test at the testing center.

For instructors: Please email the College of Nursing Testing Center to request a proctoring form with your exam requirements and instructions.

Black Hills State University-Rapid City now requires a visitor pass for parking (exceptions for BHSU and SDSU students). Please check in 15 minutes before exam to obtain a visitor parking pass from the testing center or main office to place in your vehicle.

Students must check in 15 minutes before their exam. If student is not seated by the exam start time, student will be considered late and will need to reschedule accordingly with instructor. All South Dakota Board of Regents holidays will be observed. If Black Hills State University-Rapid City is closed due to inclement weather, the testing center will also be closed.

A photo ID card is required for testing. Please bring a student ID, driver's license, government-issued ID card or passport. Scratch paper and pencils are provided. Any other materials, such as a calculator, must be preapproved with your instructor and notified to the proctor for usage per your exam instructions.

No food or drink is allowed in the testing room. Lockers are provided for personal items.

Testing center capacity: 14 computers/stations with nine seats for students taking paper/pencil exams.

Black Hills State University-Rapid City
Room 102
4300 Cheyenne Blvd.
Box Elder, SD 57719

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MST

The testing center will be closed:

Fall 2025

• Sept. 1
• Sept. 30
• Oct. 13
• Oct. 20
• Nov. 11
• Nov. 26-28
• Dec. 10
• Dec. 24-26

Spring 2026

• Jan. 1-2
• Jan. 19
• Feb. 16
• April 3
• April 6
• May 13
• May 25

To receive critical weather and emergency alerts affecting the Testing Center at Black Hills State University-Rapid City, please register for campus alerts.

The center offers a range of proctoring services for SDSU, Black Hills State University and University of South Dakota students, as well as other students both in and outside of the South Dakota Board of Regents system. Students taking an online course through a South Dakota Board of Regents or non-South Dakota Board of Regents institution are eligible to have their exams proctored at the testing center. Students with a documented disability are eligible for reasonable testing accommodations. Testing Center services are also available to College of Nursing students at other locations.

The Testing Center in Rapid City is currently only serving students for the following exams:

• Computer-based and paper proctored exams for online courses.
• Makeup exams (requires instructor preapproval).
• Reasonable accommodation testing.
• Assessment Technologies Institute assessments.
• ACCUPLACER placement exams.

Proctoring services for College-Level Examination Program or other tests cannot be scheduled at this time. We will be adding these services in the near future, please check back soon. These tests are offered at other locations.

Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodations

SDSU provides reasonable accommodations for individuals in conformity with the Americans with Disabilities Act, its amendments and implementing regulations. Accommodations for students are made once the disability has been verified the Office of Student Accessibility. Students interested in receiving accommodations, may email the Office of Student Accessibility office or call 605-688-4504.

Documentation of a disability must be provided to and approved by the Office of Student Accessibility before testing arrangements can be made. Once accommodations are approved, testing appointments are made with the Testing Center through RegisterBlast.

Other South Dakota Board of Regents Disability Services locations:

Black Hills State University (main campus)

• Phone: 605-642-6099
• Email: Jennifer Lucero

Dakota State University (main campus)

• Phone: 605-256-5121
• Email: Disability Services Office

Northern State University (main campus)

• Phone: 605-626-2371
• Email: Doris Stusiak

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (main campus)

• Phone: 605-394-1924
• Email: Jolie Mccoy

University of South Dakota (main campus)

• Phone: 605-677-6389
• Email: USD Disability Services