SDC Instructor Portal Information

Access SDC Instructor Portal

Instructors who are actively teaching courses can access the SDC Instructor Portal using their CSU NetID and password. 

Below, you will find instructions for accessing the portal to view your students and their accommodations and to provide SDC with exams that will be taken in the SDC Accessible Testing Center.  If you have any questions or run into any issues using AIM, please contact the SDC at 970-491-6385 or email [email protected].

Instructors can view a list of students and their accommodations in their course at any time through the SDC Instructor Portal. Please notethat instructors are not required to use this feature. Instructors will receive notice of each student’s accommodations through an individual accommodation letter sent to them via email.

To view accommodation letters in the SDC Instructor Portal, please complete the following steps.

  • Login into SDC Instructor Portal using your NetID and password.
  • When you log into the portal, you will be presented with a reminder about student privacy policies. You will need to review this information and then click the “Continue to View Student Accommodations” button. before you can continue to access the portal.
  • Once you have entered the portal you will be presented with a list of students who have requested to use their accommodations in your course.
Screenshot of a list of student accommodations requests.
  • You can view the student’s accommodations by clicking either “View” or “PDF” next to their name in the list.
    • Clicking “View” will open a window displaying the students’ accommodations.
    • Clicking “PDF” will download a copy of the student’s accommodation letter to your computer.
  • After you have used either method to view the student’s accommodations, the “status” column will change from “emailed” to “read”.

The SDC Instructor Portal allows instructors to export a spreadsheet with accommodation information. To export a spreadsheet, please complete the following steps.

  • Log into the SDC Instructor Portal using your NetID and password.
  • Navigate to the box labeled “Export Data: Students” and click the down arrow in the box.
Screenshot of the export information section of the instructor portal.
  • Select the data that you would like to export.
    • For most instances you will want to select, “Do not include cancelled accommodation requests”.
  • Click the “Export Accommodation Requests” button to export a list of all requested accommodations by student and course.
  • An Excel spreadsheet will automatically be downloaded to your computer.

Instructors will have the ability to add a co-instructor to their course in the SDC Instructor Portal. This is beneficial for those who may have teaching assistants or for course coordinators who coordinate multiple sections of one course. Whoever you add as a co-instructor will have access to the accommodation information of students who provide an accommodation letter for your course.

To add a co-instructor, you will need to do the following:

  • Log into the SDC Instructor Portal with your NetID and password.
  • On the left-side of the page click the “Add Instructor” button.
Screenshot of the add instructor button
  • Click on “Add Instructor.”
  • In the “Personal Information” section, enter the information:
    • The class you are adding the instructor to.
    • Select whether you are adding an additional instructor, or replacing the primary instructor.
    • The instructor’s name.
    • The Instructor’s CSU email.
Screenshot of the add instructor information section.
  • Click “Add Instructor.”
  • Your request will be sent to the co-instructor’s email directly, with a link to “Self-Verify” their account.
  • The co-instructor needs to complete their self-verification. Once completed, the system will begin processing the request. Please allow up to 24 hours for the system to process.

Please note: you may allow additional instructors who need to have access to accommodation information to see the accommodation letter if the instructor needs this information to implement accommodations for academic purposes. This information must not be shared for any other purpose. Additional instructors are subject to FERPA requirements and privacy of student information.