Honorlock: Use a Suggested Syllabus Statement
Honorlock is a remote proctoring solution to enhance academic integrity for high-stakes online courses and Canvas assessments. If you choose to use Honorlock in your course, it is strongly recommended that instructors include a statement in the syllabus to provide students with a basic understanding of Honorlock and how it will be used in your course.
Note: To best facilitate students’ use of Honorlock, have your students use it on a no-point practice exam provided by Honorlock before using Honorlock on a high-stakes exam.
Suggested Syllabus Statement
This class will be using Honorlock to proctor exams this semester. Honorlock is an online proctoring service allowing you to take your exam from a remote location. You do not need to create an account or schedule an appointment to complete an exam with Honorlock. Honorlock is available 24/7, and all that is required is a computer (laptop, desktop, or Chromebook) that can run a Chrome browser, a working webcam/microphone, your UMN Internet ID, and a stable Internet connection.
You will need to add the Honorlock Chrome Extension in Google Chrome (the extension will only work in a Chrome browser) before the exam begins.
- During the spring 2025 semester, UMN is transitioning from using Proctorio to Honorlock for exam proctoring. Instructors may require students to use either exam proctoring tool. Both exam proctoring tools require Chrome extensions to function. Since these extensions conflict when used in the same Chrome profile, create a new Chrome profile to use exclusively with exams proctored with Honorlock to avoid technical issues. Another solution to avoid these technical issues is to uninstall and reinstall either proctoring tool as you need them. Both tools will not work properly when installed in the same Chrome profile browser.
Honorlock records your exam session through your webcam, microphone, and a recording of your screen. Honorlock also has an algorithm that can detect search-engine use, so do not attempt to search for answers, even if it's on a secondary device.
If Honorlock detects potential behavior that the instructor has identified as prohibited, it will flag that point in the recorded exam session for your instructor to review after your test session. If that behavior repeats or is significant (for example, a new face appears in the background, other voices are detected, or it detects other internet browsers being used), a live exam proctor may pause your exam and begin a chat conversation in a window over the exam to ask you about the noted behavior.
Honorlock support is available 24/7/365. If you encounter any issues, contact them through live chat on the support page or within the exam itself. Use these additional resources for test-taking support:
