GRE At-Home Proctored Mac Setup
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ETS · graduate admissions
GRE General Test At-Home is delivered through ETS using ProProctor (Prometric's home-proctoring product) on Mac. Live human proctor, continuous webcam, continuous screen capture.
ETS contracts with Prometric for at-home GRE delivery via ProProctor. ProProctor on Mac uses macOS' standard capture stack (ScreenCaptureKit), which honors per-window privacy. The overlay is technically invisible. Pre-exam: 360 room scan with phone, ID check, environment verification. During exam: continuous webcam, ambient audio, screen capture every few seconds, live proctor on call. The score cancellation risk for being caught using external resources is real - ETS does cancel scores and reports to programs.
Key points
- GRE At-Home runs on Prometric ProProctor.
- Live proctor + continuous capture.
- Pre-exam 360 room scan with phone.
- Overlay invisible to ProProctor screen capture.
- ETS cancels scores and reports cheating to grad programs.
Common questions
How long does the GRE at-home take?
About 1 hour 58 minutes for the General Test (shortened format since 2023).
Do I need a specific browser?
No - ProProctor is a downloaded Mac app, not browser-based.
Can I use scratch paper?
Only the on-screen whiteboard within ProProctor. Physical scratch paper is forbidden.