Independent Study Program (ISP)

OpScan Information and Form Request

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) has re-instated use of the OpScan Form. This form will be accepted for examination purposes until 28 December 2012 at which time it will be retired. Blank OpScan forms may be requested until 28 September 2012.

Organizations that utilize the OpScan form should begin formulating processes to prepare for the retirement of this form and the hardcopy processing of examinations by EMI. Beginning 1 January 2013 all EMI Independent Study course testing will be accomplished online.

FEMA's Independent Study Program (ISP) has implemented new OpScan answer sheets, Form 064-0-9 . Prior editions of the OpScan forms are no longer accepted and any expired forms submitted to ISP will be returned to the sender. The 064-0-9 OpScan forms can be obtained by filling out the request form at the bottom of the page. OpScan form requests will be processed and mailed by USPS media mail. Please allow 4-8 weeks for delivery.

Instructors conducting classes and sending groups of OpScan forms must also submit a single copy of the test questions from the administered exam and the completed Independent Study Delivery Processing Form. Opscan forms submitted without both of these items will be returned to the sender.

The Independent Study Delivery Processing Form is available at http://training.fema.gov/is/docs/Group Training Delivery Processing Form.pdf.

The current version of classroom exam questions must be used by the instructor. Please see the Steps for Classroom Training for instructions on obtaining the most current version of the exam and submitting them for scoring to the Independent Study offices.