Getting Started with the CBTF

Getting Started

1. Fill out CBTF Interest Form

Deadline for Spring 2026: By December 5th

Any submissions after this date will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Fill out the following semester's interest form for the CBTF.

This signals your intent to use the CBTF so that CBTF staff can check space and scheduling feasibility. If you do not specify your exam dates by the deadline, we will schedule your exam based on the CBTF's availability. Filling out the form is not a guarantee of acceptance into the CBTF. 

2. Review Instructor Handbook

Deadline for Spring 2026: Before scheduled onboarding meeting

Once you've been accepted into the CBTF, please review this instructor handbook(link is external).

3. Onboarding Meeting

Deadline for Spring 2026: The onboarding meeting needs to happen at least 1 week before semester start (January 13th, 2026)

Schedule a time to meet and plan with CBTF Staff. During this onboarding, you will go through the following:

  1. Course & Exam setup (PrairieTest + PrairieLearn)

    1. Course setup
    2. Exam creation + linking
    3. Orientation quiz materials
  2. DSP Accommodations & Accessibility Requirements
    1. DSP workflow
  3. Policies, Procedures & Exam Logistics
    1. Exam timing
    2. Exam windows
    3. Overrides
    4. Support boundaries
    5. Confirming exam dates
    6. New CBTF policies

4. Submit CBTF Testing Agreement

Deadline for Spring 2026: January 23rd, 2026

Before your course can begin scheduling exams in the CBTF, please complete and turn in the CBTF Testing Agreement (provided during your onboarding meeting) to cbt-help@berkeley.edu. This agreement helps ensure your course is properly set up across PrairieLearn and PrairieTest and that all required items (such as staff access, DSP coordination, and student communication) are completed in advance.

Once the CBTF staff reviews your agreement, you will receive a confirmation email indicating that your course is fully onboarded and ready for testing.